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The patient's lung has an air leak You are called to the emergency department to
help care for a patient who was in a vehicle
accident and has chest injuries including broken
ribs. Crepitations are felt while palpitating the
patient's neck. What is most likely the cause of this?
Reversible airway obstruction A forced expiratory measurement obtained after
the administration of a bronchodilator shows an
increase in FEV1 from 60% to 80% of predicted. This
indicates a:
complete airway obstruction During capnography monitoring of a mechanically
ventilated patient, you note that the end-tidal
PCO2 (PetCO2) has dropped to 0 mm Hg. This
finding may indicate:
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inserting an esophageal-tracheal An unconscious apneic patient with a full stomach
combitube cannot be orally intubated in the emergency room.
Which of the following would your recommend
be?
patients size and clinical condition While establishing initial ventilatory support
settings for a new patient, the most important
consideration is the:
Fever (hyperthermia) A male patient has a lower than normal mixed
venous O2 content. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition?
apply 5-10 cm H20 pressure support You are trying to wean an alert intubated patient
off full ventilatory support using the CPAP protocol
with 40% O2. Early in the initial effort her
respiratory rate increases from 24 to 30/min and
you start to observe some use of her accessory
muscles while breathing. Which of the following
would be your first action at this time?
70 minutes What is the approximate duration of flow of an
oxygen E-cylinder at 1000 psi running at 4 L/min?
increase the suction pressure to -120 While using a Yankauer device to suction an adult
mm Hg patient, you are unable to remove thick secretions.
The regulator attached to the oropharyngeal
suctioning device displays a reading of -70 mm Hg.
Which of the following actions should you take at
this time?
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a missing lead While setting up a 12-lead EKG on a patient, you
are unable obtain any electrical signal. The
batteries are fully charged and the device was able
to power-on. The most likely cause of this problem
is which of the following?
angiography Which of the following imaging procedures is used
to evaluate the arteries for abnormalities such as
aneurysm, atherosclerosis, embolism, occlusion,
stenosis, thrombosis, trauma, or vasculitis?
has smoked within the prior 12-24 You obtain an expired carbon monoxide (CO)
hours reading of 18 ppm on a COPD patient participating
in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Based on
this finding, you can conclude that the patient:
decrease in O2 saturation from 91% While monitoring a patient during a spontaneous
to 82% breathing trial, which of the following observations
would cause you to stop the trial and return the
patient to ventilatory support?
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The patient's lung has an air leak You are called to the emergency department to
help care for a patient who was in a vehicle
accident and has chest injuries including broken
ribs. Crepitations are felt while palpitating the
patient's neck. What is most likely the cause of this?
Reversible airway obstruction A forced expiratory measurement obtained after
the administration of a bronchodilator shows an
increase in FEV1 from 60% to 80% of predicted. This
indicates a:
complete airway obstruction During capnography monitoring of a mechanically
ventilated patient, you note that the end-tidal
PCO2 (PetCO2) has dropped to 0 mm Hg. This
finding may indicate:
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inserting an esophageal-tracheal An unconscious apneic patient with a full stomach
combitube cannot be orally intubated in the emergency room.
Which of the following would your recommend
be?
patients size and clinical condition While establishing initial ventilatory support
settings for a new patient, the most important
consideration is the:
Fever (hyperthermia) A male patient has a lower than normal mixed
venous O2 content. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition?
apply 5-10 cm H20 pressure support You are trying to wean an alert intubated patient
off full ventilatory support using the CPAP protocol
with 40% O2. Early in the initial effort her
respiratory rate increases from 24 to 30/min and
you start to observe some use of her accessory
muscles while breathing. Which of the following
would be your first action at this time?
70 minutes What is the approximate duration of flow of an
oxygen E-cylinder at 1000 psi running at 4 L/min?
increase the suction pressure to -120 While using a Yankauer device to suction an adult
mm Hg patient, you are unable to remove thick secretions.
The regulator attached to the oropharyngeal
suctioning device displays a reading of -70 mm Hg.
Which of the following actions should you take at
this time?
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a missing lead While setting up a 12-lead EKG on a patient, you
are unable obtain any electrical signal. The
batteries are fully charged and the device was able
to power-on. The most likely cause of this problem
is which of the following?
angiography Which of the following imaging procedures is used
to evaluate the arteries for abnormalities such as
aneurysm, atherosclerosis, embolism, occlusion,
stenosis, thrombosis, trauma, or vasculitis?
has smoked within the prior 12-24 You obtain an expired carbon monoxide (CO)
hours reading of 18 ppm on a COPD patient participating
in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Based on
this finding, you can conclude that the patient:
decrease in O2 saturation from 91% While monitoring a patient during a spontaneous
to 82% breathing trial, which of the following observations
would cause you to stop the trial and return the
patient to ventilatory support?
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