A patient is brought in from a local construction site by am…
A patient is brought in from a local construction site by ambulance after falling off scaffolding onto concrete steps. At the scene the man was complaining of severe chest pain and stated “I can’t get my breath.” When he arrives at the emergency department he only responds to painful stimulation, is breathing shallowly 16 bpm and has a SpO2 reading of 82% on a 100% NRB mask. On visual examination you note profound paradoxical movement of his left anterior chest wall. The physician orders STAT ABGs. Which of the following results would you expect with this patient?
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If, when the pulmonary artery catheter is inserted and after inflation of the balloon, there is a rapid increase in the height of the pressure waveforms with the downstroke dropping near zero, the respiratory therapist should:
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