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The ICU unit is closely monitoring a patient with COPD’s arterial blood gas for signs of respiratory alkalosis and acidosis.  The normal blood PH is 

The opposite of Supine is:

Cardi/o

For the radiologic technologist to work effectively in radiology, it is necessary to understand the language of medicine. Define medical term or abbreviation.   Chest x-ray

Your patient in the above question develops acidosis at your next visit that day.  What do you expect the PH level to be?________  What ratio in the blood has caused this to occur?  BE BRIEF

Which structure fires first to begin the electrical rhythm of the heart?

All of the following are accessory muscle of respiration EXCEPT:

This is a pulmonary artery procedure used to measure arterial pressure and blood gas values as blood flows through the right side of the heart.

An 88 y/o female is admitted to ICU for treatment of pneumonia.  Her past medical history is significant for a myocardial infarction 5 years ago.  She is referred to PT for ROM, bed mobility and pre-gait activities on day 3 when the PT did the eval.  On day 4 the PTA reviews the record and finds the following data: Cholesterol at 220 mg/dl, RR is 22, HR is 92, O2 Saturation at 88%, BP is 142/89, Wt. is 130 lbs. Blood PH is 7.4, and EKG shows a normal rhythm.  Explain the significance of EACH of the 8  values that you have reviewed.  (4 points)

A PTA completes a fitness screening on a 34 year old man prior to starting an aerobic exercise program.  The plan of care is to exercise the patient at 60% of maximal heart rate.  Which value is most representative of the desired heart rate?