Match the oxygen delivery device to the appropriate description.

A patient with rocky mountain spotted fever is receiving non-invasive positive pressure breathing by mask at the following settings:   IPAP   18 cm H2O     EPAP 6 cm H2O   Corresponding blood gases are:   pH   7.36     PaCO2 43 mm Hg   PaO2 72 mm Hg   HCO3- 24 mEq/L   BE 0 mEq/L   FIO2 0.60   The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following change(s)?

Which of following calculations will determine inspiratory capacity (IC)?

An adult patient in the emergency room is wheezing bilaterally after multiple metered dose inhaler treatments with albuterol at home. The patient may best benefit from which of the following?

Which of the following is most indicative of right heart failure?

A patient is receiving heliox therapy with a mixture of 70/30% by nonrebreather mask to reduce airway resistance. The therapist also observes that the reservoir bag is not collapsing at all with each inspiration. After ensuring that the face mask is sealed around the face properly, the problem continues.  The therapist should

Which of the following pressures is most consistent with normal pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)?

A trader takes a short position in five June S&P E-mini contracts. How would they later unilaterally close their position?

Immediately after inserting a nasal pharyngeal airway, the patient begins to cough uncontrollably. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Four hours after a quadruple coronary artery bypass graft, a patient’s blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg and the patient is ashen in color. The following data is also available:  PAP   10 mm Hg     PCWP 5 mm Hg   CVP 1 mm Hg  The patient could benefit most from which of the following?