The portion of delivered oxygen actually consumed and an indicator of the efficiency of the circulatory system is defined by which of the following?

Mr. B is a patient in the burn unit with full thickness burns over his torso and arms. He is intubated and on the mechanical ventilator. Over the course of the last 24 hours, his dynamic lung compliance has been decreasing. Which of the following is recommended to use to relieve the restrictive effect of his full-thickness burns?

Neonates who present with ____ are good canidates for CPAP.I. retained lung fluidII. atelectasisIII. respiratory distress syndromeIV. retracting, grunting and nasal flaring with adequate ventilation

A nurse is preparing to reconstitute amoxicillin.  How much diluent should the nurse add to this medication? Round your answer to the tenths. 

A patient has been scheduled for a outpatient cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and the physician has asked you to set the cardioverter to a proper initial shock strength. Which of the following would be recommended?

After increasing the level of CPAP delivered to an infant, the therapist notices that the neonate’s PaCO2 rises and the PaO2 falls. What may have caused this situation?

BONUS: A chest tube has been removed from a post-MVA patient after 24 hours of no bubbling in the water seal chamber of the chest drainage system. An occlusive dressing has been applied over the insertion site and the patient appears to be resting comfortably. Your responsibility to the patient at this point is:

The primary goals of providing mechanical ventilatory support in the neonatal patients include all of the following EXCEPT:

Assignments will count as _____ percent of your final grade.

BONUS: Which of the following measurements is associated with increased afterload and with increased myocardial work and oxygen consumption for a given cardiac output?