The primary goals of providing mechanical ventilatory support in the neonatal patients include all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following injuries would be consistent with a diagnosis of flail chest EXCEPT:

Which of the following is the equation to calculate MAP (mean airway pressure)?

A respiratory therapist has assisted in a thoracentesis with the removal of 1 L of pleural fluid that is cloudy in a patient who has a history lung cancer and frequent bacterial pneumonias. Laboratory results indicate the pH is 7.09 and a protein level count of 4.2 g/dL. This is best described as a(an) ____________________.

All of the following are true about pendelluft respirations. Select all that apply.

What initial inspiratory time range would you suggest for a preterm newborn infant being placed on mechanical ventilation?

All of the following statements about thermal injury are true EXCEPT:

A patient has been scheduled for a outpatient cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and the physician has asked you to set the cardioverter to a proper initial shock strength. Which of the following would be recommended?

BONUS: Calculate the amount of fluid necessary in the first 8 hours for a 102 kg patient who has 50% third degree burns.

You are evaluating a patient who was reported to you as being in a MVA and was resuscitated in the ED. Which of the following would you suspect is the cause of your finding of small “pinpoint” pupils?