A 49 year old patient intubated for respiratory failure has…

A 49 year old patient intubated for respiratory failure has improved clinically. Which of the following would need to occur for the patient to be extubated? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY A. The patient would need to be trialed on Assist Control Volume Control B. The patient’s sedation would need to be stopped. C. The patient’s tube feeds would need to be stopped. D. The patient’s Train of Four would need to be 0 out of 4

A 58 year old female is admitted to the ICU with pneumonia,…

A 58 year old female is admitted to the ICU with pneumonia, and is intubated for hypoxic respiratory failure. Three days later, her vital signs are T 98.3F, HR 111, BP 159/79, RR 24, O2 saturation 97% on 40% FiO2, and she has a RASS of +1, an elevated BPS/CPOT, and is CAM +. Based on her signs and symptoms, what would be the most appropriate intervention? 

A 74 year old woman with a history of HTN, DM, CAD, and righ…

A 74 year old woman with a history of HTN, DM, CAD, and right sided heart failure presents to an ICU with urosepsis and septic shock. Her vital signs are the following: T 104.2F, HR 123, BP 77/48 (MAP 58), RR 31, O2 saturation 92% on 5L NC. On exam, she reports feeling short of breath, and has +3 pitting edema. A bedside ultrasound reveals the patient’s inferior vena cava is 75% collapsible. The nurse does a passive leg raise and there is a 5% improvement in her cardiac index. Which of the following most likely indicates the patient is intravascularly dry?

VRAAG 2 2.1 Ludwe, Nobuzwe se seun het motorbande vir sy…

VRAAG 2 2.1 Ludwe, Nobuzwe se seun het motorbande vir sy duur motor by “Lee Tyre and Exhaust” sentrum in Kaapstad gekoop. Bestudeer die inligting op die faktuur hieronder en beantwoord die vrae wat volg   Regsklik op die knoppie om die FAKTUUR  in ‘n nuwe “oortjie” oop te maak.   2.1.1 Bereken die waarde van A, die Netto bedrag (waarde) van die “Firehawk” motorbande. (2) 2.1.2 Skryf neer die bedrag wat Ludwe as kleingeld ontvang het.  (2) 2.1.3 In Augustus was daar ʼn afslag van 5,6% op SLEGS die motorbande. Bereken die bedrag wat Ludwe vir die motorbande sou betaal het, insluitende BTW (4)