A 6’2″ female patient is currently being ventilated in AC/VC mode on the following settings: Vt 500, RR 14, PEEP 5, and FIO2 50%.  The patient’s high PIP alarm is sounding and the respiratory therapist notes thick secretions in the ETT.  The patient’s SpO2 is currently 87%.  What is the most appropriate initial action?

A reduced flow rate can lead to:

Which of the following could be responsible for the following image:

69.  Isoniazid inhibits synthesis of Mycolic acid; therefore, it is effective against:            

66. Sources of Antibiotics come from 3 groups of microorganisms.  Name the groups and give 1 example of an antibiotic from each group.                                         a) ———————————————————————————————        b) ——————————————————————————————–       c) ———————————————————————————————  

75.  Name three major phyla of pathogenic fungi and for each phylum, name the corresponding sexual spore.

62.   At time zero, you added 10 cells to a culture medium.  If you allowed the cells  to divide 5 times, how many cells will be in the culture at the end of the  experiment.               A. 10;       B.  20;       C.  32;       D.  160;       E.  320

A 5’9″ male patient is currently being ventilated in PC-CMV mode on the following settings: 20/5, 12, and 65%.  The following ABG is obtained: 7.32/48/81/24/95%.  What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A 5’6″ female patient is being ventilated in PRVC mode on the following settings: Vt 400, RR 12, PEEP 5, and 45%.  The following ABG is obtained: 7.31/50/76/24/94%.  What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A 24-year-old patient is currently prescribed lithium carbonate (Priadel) 400 mg tablets, FOUR AT NIGHT. In order to increase compliance, the decision is made to switch him onto lithium citrate (Priadel) 520 mg/5 mL liquid. How many millilitres of lithium citrate 520 mg/5 mL liquid should the patient be prescribed for each dose? Give your answer to the nearest whole number.   Extract from Online BNF