Your patient is on VC AC with the following settings:f= 28VT=400Flow=60FiO2=50%Peep=8 An ABG was drawn to assess the patient’s ventilation and oxygenation levelspH=7.50PaCO2=30PaO2=120HCO3=24  The doctor states that a PaCO2 of 30 mmHg is too low and wants you to try to bring the PaCO2 value up to 40 mmHg. What should the rate be set at to increase the PaCO2 value to 40 mmHg? 

You have a patient who is on PC AC mode with the following settings. The patient has an IBW of 60 kg.  Vent Data:PC/ ACf=18 Inspiratory Pressure= 12Ti= 0.8 secondsFiO2=60%Peep=8Flow Trigger= 2 Patient DataPatient Rate=24Vte= 220 mlsVe=5.28 L/minI:E=1:4Peak=24Plateau=20Compliance=40The physician requested you draw an ABG to see how well the patient is doing with the current settings. The results are as followspH=7.27PaCO2=50PaO2= 100HCO3= 34SaO2=99%From the information provided, what ventilator changes, if any, would you make to correct the patient’s ABG?

You are assisting in the PFT lab and are performing a spirometry test on a patient. After the patient performs the test, you notice their flow-volume loop looks like the image below. The solid black line shows the patient’s effort while the blue dash line shows a “normal” flow-volume loop. fixed obstruction pressure volume loop.png  Based on the image and shape of the flow-volume loop, what do you suspect the patient having?

You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on VC AC with the following set parametersf=16VT=450Flow=50 L/minFiO2=50%PEEP=12Rise Time=50%The patient data is as follows:Vte= 452 mls Rate=16Ve=7.23 L/minPeak=22Plateau=20Compliance=32The physician requests you perform an ABG and below are the results while the patient was on the above ventilator settingspH=7.38PaCO2=38PaO2=130HCO3=24SaO2=100%Based on the results, which of the following is the best choice to normalize the patient’s ABG?

A patient diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis 3 days ago, suddenly develops dyspnea and decreased oxygen saturation. What might the patient be experiencing?

While looking at a capnograph waveform, the ETCO2 measurement can be assessed by looking at the very end of which phase? 

Suppose the total fixed cost for Angiomax is $28 million, The total profit under the optimal value-based price is $ _______ million.

Assume the fixed cost is 0. The total revenue under the optimal value-based price is $ _______ million.

To promote healing of a patient’s residual limb in the early post-operative phase, the nurse should perform which intervention? Select all that apply.

Hydrochlorothiazide is prescribed to treat a patient with high blood pressure. What dietary modification will be recommended?