Which of the following patients is the best candidate for a heated humidifier?     1.  Patient receiving mechanical ventilation in the operating room     2.  Patient receiving long-term mechanical ventilation     3.  Patient with an artifical airway transported to CT scan     4.  Patient receiving oxygen via nasal cannula at 4L

What are some signs and symptoms you may see if your patient has inadequate airway humidification?     1.  Dry, Productive Cough     2.  Thick, Dehydrated Secretions     3.  Increased Work of Breathing

What is the point in the respiratory tract normally 5 cm below carina where inspired gas reaches 37 º C, ambient pressure, saturated with water vapor (100% relative humidity)?

A patient with chronic hypercarbia is placed on an FiO2 of 60%. When you complete your assessment, you notice the patient is hypoventilating.What is the possible cause of this phenomenon?

Which of the following nebulizers uses a pizeoelectric transducer to generate liquid particle aerosols?

You administer a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and you instruct the patient to hold their breath for 5-10 seconds after administration. Which deposition are you making more efficient?

You provide your patient a breathing treatment via small volume nebulizer and they keep coughing at the end of inspiration. Which mechanism of deposition is primarily being impacted?

Which of the following gases has a slightly sweet odor and taste and often used as an anesthetic gas?

A common application of the adjustable pressure-reducing valve is in combination with which of the following?

All of the following you would recommend bland aerosol therapy administration except?