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A patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation develops Staphlococcus aureus pneumonia. The most likely cause of the infection is 

An adult patient is receiving mechanical ventilation. When the respiratory therapist places a hand on the patient’s chest, palpable rhonchi are detected. What is the most likely cause?

After getting a new order to start postual drainage with percussion and vibration, the respiratory therapist should First

An apneic 85-kg (187 lb) male patient is intubated and being mechanically ventilated as a result of an accidental drug overdose. His ventilator settings and ABG results follow: Mode PC, SIMV FiO2 40% Mandatory rate 10 Total rate 10 Vt 600 ml Pressure support 4 cm H20   ph 7.31 PaCO2 54 torr PaO2 90 torr HCO3- 26 mEq/L BE +2 mEq/L What should be recommended in this situation?

During a successful CPR attempt, an adult patient has an oral 6-mm endotracheal tube placed.  Mechanical ventilation is started in the SIMV mode. During spontaneous breaths, the patient’s work of breathing is noted to be increased. What could correct this?

What would be the best recommednation the respiratory therapist could make for a patient with a 45% pneumothorax and an SPO2 of 92% on 35% oxygen?

A 49-year-old patient who had a bowel resection yesterday is being evaluated for incentive spirometry. The patient’s Vt is 400 ml, and uncoached inspirtory capacity is 800 ml. At what value should the patient’s initial incentive spirometry be set?

Describe what causes the artifact on the ECG tracing and how you would fix it Wandering Baseline-   Interrupted Baseline- Somatic Tremor- AC interferance-