BONUS: Which port should be utilized to attain a sample for a mixed venous reading?

Key points to consider in planning fiberoptic bronchoscopy include which of the following?I. ensuring equipment is working properlyII. availability of medicationsIII. pain management and sedation during procedure is only medication preparation requiredIV. monitoring of VS performed on a PRN basis

An infant has been in the NICU for several weeks and has developed PIE (pulmonary interstitial emphysema), which of the following would be lung protective strategies to maintain any further damage to the neonate lung and maintain adequate acid base balance?I. tidal volumes of 5-6 mL/kgII. PEEP >5 cmH2OIII. inspiratory time between 0.25 and 0.4 secondsIV. continuous flow no more than 8 L/minV. keep PIP

If you observe that your patient has significant apnea spells leading to bradycardia, you should:

Which of the following IS NOT a typical clinical feature of Guillain-Barre?

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

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

A patient who was intubated with a history of COPD who exacerbated due to RML and RLL pneumonia has been in the MICU for the past two days with little improvement of the underlying condition. At 0700 you document the following parameters, PIP 26, Pplat 14 and then two hours later you note the following, PIP 27, Pplat 23. What is the underlying problem that has resulted in these changes?

A patient with a large left tension pneumothorax is likely to exhibit all of the following, EXCEPT:

Which of the following are appropriate orders before an elective fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedure scheduled for the next morning?I. patient should be NPO after midnightII. administration of IM medicationIII. anesthesize the airway with an aerosolized anesthetic