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Childhood vaccination is done to prevent which of the following possible causes of epiglottitis?

Which of the following is the first recommendation to treat obstructive sleep apnea.

Which of the following medications would help reduce intercranial pressures?

According to the Berlin definition of ARDS, what does a PaO2/FIO2 ratio of 90 mm Hg indicate for a patient on mechanical ventilation with a PEEP of 10 cm H2O?

Which of the following anatomical land marks are used to position a tube needed to drain a pleural effusion or hemothorax?1. The tube is placed in the 2nd to 3rd intercostal space.2. The tube is placed in the 4th to 5th intercostal space.3. The tube is placed in the midclavicular line.4. The tube is placed in the midaxillary line.

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.