All of the following statements about near-drowning are true EXCEPT:

You are evaluating a patient who was reported to you as being in a MVA and was resuscitated in the ED. Which of the following would you suspect is the cause of your finding of small “pinpoint” pupils?

You are evaluating a patient who was reported to you as being in a MVA and was resuscitated in the ED. Which of the following would you suspect is the cause of your finding of small “pinpoint” pupils?

The tidal volume delivered by a neonatal positive pressure ventilator will be affected by the _________ settings.I. oxygen concentrationII. flow rateIII. pressure gradientIV. inspiratory time

Which of the following is the equation to calculate MAP (mean airway pressure)?

What position is the Swan-Ganz catheter, if it is displaying the waveform on “C”?

You are the respiratory therapist working the night shift in a 250 bed community hospital. The physician asks you to assist in the evaluation of a patient who was admitted to the ED with chest trauma. Upon entering the trauma room the MD has ordered pain meds to be given to the patient. Providing adequate analgesia to the patient may make paradoxical chest wall movement more obvious.

Which of the following injuries ARE seen with tracheostomy tubes?I. tracheomalaciaII. tracheal stenosisIII. glottic edemaIV. trachealesophageal fistulas

Order: Epinephrine 1 mg IV every 3-5 minutes as needed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  Available:  Which dosage strength would the nurse select? _______ What volume would the nurse administer? Round your answer to the tenths.  _______

Under which of the following patient conditions should the healthcare team consider changing from an endotracheal tube to a tracheostomy tube?I. improvement of the patient’s condition each dayII. the patient’s intubation time is nearing 14 daysIII. the patient is hemodynamically unstable and is requiring high levels of PEEPIV. the patient has failed their last 4 SBTs over the last week