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What is the best airway that can be used for a long term trached patient  who is spontaneously breathing during the day but needs positive pressure ventilation at night?

What is the best airway that can be used for a long term trached patient  who is spontaneously breathing during the day but needs positive pressure ventilation at night?

A newborn patient is currently undergoing Nitric Oxide (NO) therapy at 20 PPM. Current BP is 66/45 mmHg. The next day the patient’s BP is 70/50 mmHg. What should you do at this time?

Which of the following allows patient selection for pulmonary rehabilitation?I. Patient with irreversible airway obstruction with FEV1/FVC > 60%II. Patient with restrictive lung disease with TLC < 80%III. A patient with pulmonary vascular disease with a DLCO < 80%IV. A patient with a source of reimbersement

A patient with COPD is in the hospital and currently on oxygen on 2L NC with a saturation of 92% . The patient was taken off of oxygen and SpO2 is 89% with a PaO2 of 59 mmHg at rest. The patient was ambulated by physical therapy and saturation did not change. How would this effect reimbursment of oxygen  for this patient?

What are some of the advantages of pulmonary rehabilitation home base program.

The patient must be instructed on how to use an MDI with a spacer. The patient lives by herself and only speaks her native language. What are the best ways to instruct her prior to discharge?I. Give a written step by step instruction II. Demonstrate in the appropriate orderIII. Tell them the instructions very slowly so that they may understand.IV. Give step by step instructional illustrations if available

Which of the following are goals of respiratory home care?I. To slow down the respiratory disease progressionII. Enhance the patient’s quality of lifeIII. Reversal of the disorderIV. Improve the patients physiologic function

You are in the ED assessing a patient who is suspected of having a narcotic overdose. Your assessment reveals that the patient is hypoventilating. Which of the following medication is recommended at this time?

The following ABG was drawn radially:pH         7.33PaCO2     63 mmHgPaO2        61 mmHgHCO3      31 mEq/LBE         +3 What can be concluded from the following result?