Name the procedure indicated.

Which port/channel in a PA catheter used to obtain a mixed venous sample?

How many heme groups are located within each folded polypeptide of a hemoglobin molecule?

At 1 minute after birth, a newborn infant exhibits the following: heart rate of 65/min, a slow and irregular respiratory rate, some muscle flexion, a grimace when nasally suctioned, and a pink body with blue extremities. What is the infant’s 1-minute Apgar score?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding diabetes?

Scientific studies of exercise-associated muscle cramping (EAMC) have concluded that this condition is ____.

The most appropriate use of body mass index (BMI) is to determine

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is found in coenzymes that are needed to ____.

All of the following are examples of a teratogin except:   

An ARDS patient is being mechanically ventilated, the respiratory therapist hears the high pressure alarm sounding with each inspiration. Upon assessment, the RRT hears no breath sounds on the right, tracheal shift to the left and a hyperresonant note upon percussion on the right is noted. The patient has become diaphoretic, tachycardic, hypotensive and has a decreased cardiac output. What action should be taken at this time?