When reviewing the chart of a patient who presents with evidence of acute pulmonary infection, which of the following laboratory studies would provide the most useful information?

A premature infant is being ventilated with pressure control ventilation. The infant’s lung compliance begins to decrease. Which of the following statements is true regarding this situation?

An ambulatory care patient has a WBC of 20,000, along with increased sputum production.  Which of the following tests would you recommend for this patient?

A doctor asks you to provide serial measures of the respiratory muscle strength of a patient with progressive acute neuromuscular disorder.  Which of the following measures would you select to provide the needed information?

When inspecting the x-ray of an outpatient with nephrotic syndrome, you note a homogenous area of increased density that obscures the left costophrenic angle.  Which of the following is the most likely problem?

A patient with asthma is in acute respiratory distress and presents to the ER with markedly diminished breath sounds.  Following bronchodilator therapy, auscultation of the chest reveals rhonchi and wheezing.  This change suggests which of the following?

After a patient is intubated, the CO2 detector on the proximal end of the ET tube reads 2%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do at this time?

A pulmonologist asks you to assess airway responsiveness during a pulmonary function exam.  He wants to rule out asthma from chronic bronchitis in a patient complaining of nocturnal wheezing.  Which of the following test should you recommend?

To decrease the incidence of damage to the tracheal wall by the ET tube cuff, which of the following should be recommended?

A patient being mechanically ventilated in the assist-control mode at a rate of 12 breaths/min is triggering the ventilator at a rate of 34 breaths/min. The patient is anxious and agitated and has the following ABG results: pH 7.55 PaCO2 25 mm Hg PaO2 96 mm Hg HCO3- 25 mEq/L BE +1 Which of the following medications should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?