An alert 56-year-old man with a history of COPD presents in the emergency department complaining of dyspnea, which has worsened over the last few days. A blood gas is drawn on room air: pH 7.26 PaCO2 70 mm Hg PaO2 50 mm Hg HCO3 32 mEq/L Interpret the blood gas. 

A patient who is suffering from Myasthenia Gravis would be expected to have ________ muscle weakness. 

What is the only absolute contraindication to turning?

Staphylococcus epidermidis is different from Saccharomyces cerevisiae because

Match each chemical with its correct description.

A young adult patient with cystic fibrosis is admitted and needs ACT but is having difficulty lying down. Which ACT should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Fill in the table below from your laboratory results by matching the uppercase letter in the table with the correct descriptive term: Specimen Gram Stain (positive or negative) Morphology Escherichia coli A C Staphylococcus epidermidis B D

The only information which might be obtained about a bacterial culture from observing its growth on an nutrient agar plate would be the

When using a PEP device, the patient takes a deep breath, places the device in the mouth, and holds a breath for 2 to 3 seconds. What is the next step?

The vaccine for the Yellow Fever virus is an attenuated vaccine, meaning that it is