A 7 y/o girl is in the emergency department for shortness of breath due to asthma exacerbation. Her mom stated that she has already received 6 puffs of albuterol x 3 prior to arriving to the hospital. What should the therapist recommend?

When servicing an ABG analyzer, the Severinghaus electrode is reading outside of the standard deviation. What does this electrode measure?

A 15 y/o 40 Kg girl is receiving oxygen via simple mask at 10 lpm with a SpO2 of 96%. The patient was admitted for drug overdose. The emergency room physician wants to intubate and place the patient on CMV for ALOC and with the following ABG. pH – 7.24 PaCO2 – 60 mmHg PaO2 – 85 mmHg HCO3 – 24 mEq/L What ventilator settings should the respiratory therapist set-up?

A pediatric child was just intubated and a colorimetric capnometer was attached. What would indicate that the endotracheal tube is in the trachea after giving manual ventilation?

With the following PETCO2 waveform , which of the following is exhalation of just alveolar gas?

Which of the following mathematical expressions is correct with respect to calculating a 0.20 M Sr(OH)2 solution:

In the precontemplation stage of the transtheoretical model of behavior change, people  

How could the concentration of Ag+ ions in solution be decreased?

About 90% of the harm from regular cigarettes comes from

Which of the following is studied by health psychologists to analyze the health care system and formulate health policy?