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The cellular debris lining the alveoli during ARDS is called:

PEEP can be used to help stabilize a Flail chest.

Bronchodilators are ineffective against bronchoconstriction caused by a tumor.

What malampati score would you give a patient that has no visual uvula or soft palate?

The main goal for treating ARDS is supportive ventilation and oxygenation until the under lying cause is resolved.

A 2 year old patient presents with a cough,  clear lung sounds, stridor, barking cough and is afebrile.  Mother says he last ate about 1 hour ago. What diagnosis is most consistent with this information?

A pulmonary edema patient’s vital signs are as follows:  HR – 105, RR, 22, BNP 505, Creatinine is high, C(a-v) is 5%.  Blood protein levels are low.  Which of the following would be the most appropriate medication to give at this time?

A medical worker ends up having a positive PPD test,  Which drug would be ordered to treat this employee?

Clinical signs of an upper airway thermal injury include:1. facial burns.2. Blisters3. mucosal edema.4. epithelial sloughing.

The major pathologic or structural changes of the lungs associated with ventilator failure accompanying Guillain-Barré syndrome include: (Poorly managed)1. airway distortion and dilation.2..alveolar consolidation3. bronchospasm4. atelectasis.