What will most likely result if the patient ventilated in the assist-control mode develops a high ventilatory drive?

A home care patient on transtracheal O2 therapy at 0.5 L/min frantically calls you, unable to reinsert the catheter after cleaning. What would you recommend?

You notice that air is bubbling through the water seal of the patient’s pleural drainage system when she coughs. This tells you that:

BONUS: Which of the following electrolyte imbalances can hinder weaning from ventilatory support?I. hypophosphatemiaII. hypomagnesemiaIII. hypokalemia

What is the destination inside a typical body cell of an oxygen molecule being transported in the blood? 

Who is most likely to develop a substance use disorder?

An adult patient in respiratory failure has the following blood gases on a nasal cannula at 5 L/min: pH = 7.20; PaCO2 = 67 mm Hg; HCO3- = 27 mEq/L; PaO2 = 89 mm Hg. The attending physician orders intubation and ventilatory support. What FIO2 would you recommend to start with?

Which electron configuration below is the one predicted by the quantum mechanically correct rules discussed in class for the Tantalum atom?

What organelle is ejected in the last few days in developmental process of a human erythrocyte?

After a sleep study has been performed, your patient is given a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. His physician asks for your advice on the best method of management. You would recommend that