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CO2 retainers are stimulated to breathe by what mechanism.

A home care patient has a problem with his oxygen concentrator and needs to change to the H tank of oxygen.  If the patient’s nasal cannula is receiving a flow of 4 L/min and the tank pressure is 1500 psig, how long can the patient receive oxygen?

Which of the following is true of appropriate home oxygen therapy? 1. Reduced PAP 2. Increased PVR 3. Decreased PVR 4. Improved nocturnal Sa02

During triage after a mass shooting, a patient arrives and is not breathing after assessment.  Which of the following is true? 1. Red tag 2. Black tag 3. Pain relief and pallative care 4. Aggressive treatment required

Mr. Darcy has some bleeding during his endoscopy.  What drug should he receive?

While setting up to clean a patient tracheostomy, your sterile glove touches the patient yankeur.  What is the most appropriate corrective action?

EMS delivers a patient to the ER following an explosion at a local chemical plant.  The patient is not following commands and appears to have a significant head injury.  How should this patient be classified?

In the box below,give 2 of the 5 different purposes of bacterial identification.

This is not a question.  Below is a chart you will need to answer some of the questions below for Unknown 1.    

A zone of inhibition for the chloramphenicol is 19 mm.  Could it be successfully used to treat a patient?