A patient with a large left tension pneumothorax is likely to exhibit all of the following, EXCEPT:

Dr. D inserted a central line catheter into Patient A’s subclavian artery. An hour later, the RT notices that the patient’s clinical condition has deteriorated and crepitus is noted on the anterior chest wall. Which of the following should the therapist recommend FIRST?

A patient who was intubated with a history of COPD who exacerbated due to RML and RLL pneumonia has been in the MICU for the past two days with little improvement of the underlying condition. At 0700 you document the following parameters, PIP 26, Pplat 14 and then two hours later you note the following, PIP 27, Pplat 23. What is the underlying problem that has resulted in these changes?

A 10-year-old patient has inhaled hot gases and an inspection of her oropharynx shows edema and blisters. What should be done?

When attempting to determine the source of a leak in a chest tube drainage system, what is the step-by-step approach in order of succession?

All of the following statements about thermal injury are true EXCEPT:

What type of pneumothorax is being described in the previous question?

All of the following injuries would be consistent with a diagnosis of flail chest EXCEPT:

A patient has complications from a parapneumatic pleural effision where the pleural fluid contains pus and has a pH of 7.23 is best described as a(an):

Mr. Jacobson is a patient in the burn unit with full thickness burns to his face, chest and left-sided extremities. He is intubated and on the mechanical ventilator. Based on these findings, what would be his estimated % of surface burns?