A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has developed a t…
A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has developed a temperature of 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit with purulent secretions over the last 12 hours. The respiratory therapist has also noted a steady increase in peak inspiratory pressure. What initial assessment recommendation should be made to address these changes?
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Following coronary artery bypass surgery, a patient receives Incentive Spirometry QID. The patient’s inspiratory capacity has diminished over the past several days and the patient is becoming increasingly short of breath. Chest radiograph shows left lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. The respiratory therapist would conclude that the patient has developed:
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