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HME's are not recommended with correct answer: infants as increased mechanical deadspace of the device exceeds the tidal volume of the infant, causing CO2 retention The gold standard test for diagnosing asthma correct answer: Methacholine Challenge test Considered positive for the disease if the 20% threshold is reached with the administration of a low dosage of methacholine Platelets correct answer: a series of reactions that clot the blood, preventing fluid loss. Tactile Fremitus...

Lung compliance decreases correct answer: PIP & PLATEAU increase Pathologies from decreased lung compliance correct answer: ARDS PULMONARY EDEMA ATELECTASIS How to correct decreased lung compliance pathologies correct answer: Add peep or correct disease Air resistance increasing correct answer: PIP INCREASES & plateau remains the same Raw correct answer: Pip-plateau Increased Raw pathologies correct answer: Bronchospasm, wheezing, ett linked, secretions Hypotensive corr...

What is the range for normal pH? correct answer: 7.35 --> 7.45 What is the range for normal PaCO2? correct answer: 45 --> 35mmHg What is the range for normal HCO3? correct answer: 22 --> 24 or 26mmHg What do you think when pH is normal? correct answer: Fully compensated What do you think when pH is abnormal? correct answer: Partially compensated What do you think when HCO3 or PaCO2 is normal? correct answer: Uncompensated What do you think when PaCO2 is decreased...

A 96 kg (211 Ib), 174 cm (5 ft. 10 in) 66 year-old male patient is receiving ventilatory support via a volume ventilator in the pressure support (PSV) mode. ventilator settings and arterial blood gas results are as follows: Ventilator Settings PSV: 12 cmH2O FIO2: 0.45 CPAP: 5 cmH2O Arterial Blood Gases pH: 7.41 PaCO2: 36 mmHg HCO3: 22 mEq/L PaO2: 81 mmHg On the basis of this information, the respiratory therapist should: correct answer: continue current therapy The respirator...

Prior to taking a pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PCWP) reading, the RT ensure that: correct answer: -the transducer is properly leveled and zeroed The fiberoptic bronchoscope is usually preferred device during bronchoscopy b/c its: correct answer: -flexibility The capnograph tracing above was obtained from a mechanically ventilated pt. On the basis of this tracing, the RT should: correct answer: -check the exhalation valve A RT is performing nasotracheal suctioning. During the proc...

A respiratory therapist is assisting a physician during a transtracheal bronchoscopy. As the bronchoscope is advanced in the airways, the above ECG tracing is observed on the patient's cardiac monitor. The RT should recommend? correct answer: Administration of lidocaine. After extubating a patient the RT observes the onset of inspiratory stridor. After administering racemic epinephrine (vaponefrin), the patient still has inspiratory stridor, but a lesser extent. The therapist should now do ...