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While administering a treatment with Albuterol to a patient with COPD, the therapist notes a sudden change in the patient's color to marked cyanosis. The patient appears apneic and the heart rate on the pulse oximeter indicates 30/min. The therapist should FIRST A. go get help B. administer oxygen by non-rebreathing mask C. auscultate breath sounds D. begin mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Answer D. begin mouth-to-mouth resuscitation A 70-kg (154-lb) female patient is receiving mecha...

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has received Halcion in the last twenty minutes. The physician orders the institution of spontaeneous breathing trials to commence immediately. Which of the following medications would be most helpful to the patient? A. Valium B. Romazicon (Flumazenil) C. Morphine sulfate D. Meperidine - Answer Answer: B. Romazicon (Flumazenil) In preparation for ventilator weaning the physician requests a VD/VT ratio assessment. Which of the following is need...

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a Rt is helping a patient with COPD prepared to be discharged home. The RT is reviewing alernative activities of daily living with the patient. Which of the following is considered ADLs? - Answer 2 and 3 shaving and grocery shopping during a preoperative test of a mechanical ventilator, the RT notices the ventilator is not delivering sufficient VT to the test lung compared to the set VT volume. The following settings are being used mand rate- 20 VT- 800 FiO2- 30% PEEP- 5 flow 40 whi...

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The medication prostacyclin is used for which of the following purposes? A. decrease pulmonary hypertension B. bronchodilate large airways C. decrease systemic vascular resistance (SVR) D. improve cardiac contractility - Answer A. decrease pulmonary hypertension The respiratory therapist obtains the following blood gas data on a patient breathing spontaneously on room air: pH 7.35 PaCO2 45 torr PaO2 50 torr HCO3- 27 mEq/L BE +2 mEq/L The therapist could accurately estimate the pati...

A patient Who has mild strider following endotracheal extubation would benefit most from which of the following? - Answer Racemic epinephrine Which of the following is most indicative of a pulmonary embolism - Answer Increase PAP, decreased PCWP A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has receive Halcion in the last 20 minutes. The physician orders the institution of spontaneous breathing trial to commence immediately. Which of the following medications would be helpful to the patients?...

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