An 80 kg (176 lb) patient with ARDS is intubated and is receiving mechanical ventilation with following settings: Mode  SIMV RR 10 Vt 700 ml PEEP 10 cm H20 FIO2 0.5 The respiratory therapist notes that the patient’s SpO2 has dropped from 98% to 85% over the past two hours.  The respiratory therapist notes the PIP has increased from 36 cm H20 to 46 cm H20 and the plateau pressure has increased from 28 cm H20 to 38 cm H20.  Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?

When coordinating the sequence of the following therapies relating to bronchopulmonary clearance, which should the respiratory therapist do first?

A 70-kg (154 lb) male patient is receiving mechanical ventilation. The respiratory therapist notes the patient’s SpO2 drops from 97% to 86%.  The right lung is expanding more than the left, with clear breath sounds on the right but diminished breath sounds on the left.  The patient’s ETT is taped at the 29 cm mark at the lip. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do at this time?

A patient’s electrocardiogram shows a depressed S-T segment and inverted T waves during an exercise (stress) test.  This would indicate:

Which of the following are reasons to recommend capnography monitoring? 1. BIPAP initiation 2. Verify correct placement of ETT 3. Optimize mechanical ventilation 4. Assess effectiveness of CPR

After a bronchoscopy, the respiratory therapist notes that it is taking more ventilator pressure to ventilate the patient’s lungs than before the procedure.  This could be caused by which of the following? 1. Pulmonary hemorrhage 2. Bronchospasm 3. Hpoxemia 4. Pneumothorax

M2 is ________ related to expected deposit outflows, and is ________ related to the market interest rate.

The respiratory therapist is using a 12-French suction catheter to suction a female patient who is intubated with a 7.0 mm ETT and is having difficulty removing the thick secretions.  The suction pressure used is -120 mm Hg.  Which of the following should be recommend to correct this problem?

A respiratory therapist is preparing to assist in a nasotracheal intubation of an adult patient.  Which of the following will be required to complete the intubation?

Which of the following increases the delivered Vt to a patient taking an IPPB treatment? 1. Increasing the flow rate 2. Increasing the inspiratory pressure 3. Decreasing the sensitivity 4. Decreasing the flow rate