Upon inspection of the chest tube insertion site, you notice a new onset of swelling in the chest tissue (SQ air) and upon palpation a crackling sound is heard. This leads you to believe that:

What is the actual I:E ratio of a newborn just placed on mechanical ventilation on the following settings? VC-A/C, tidal volume = 15 mL, f = 30 bpm, FiO2 = 50%, flow = 8 L/min, Ti = 0.35 seconds, PEEP = 5 cmH2O and you wanted to maintain and I:E ratio of 1:2?

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

BONUS: While checking the ventilator of a pediatric patient that is on a pressure-targeted mode of ventilation, the therapist observes the following volume–time scalar:What action should the therapist take at this time?

BONUS: A patient has had the chest tube clamped for one hour in preparation for removal. The patient is now exhibiting dyspnea, increased respiratory rate, accessory muscle use and is diaphoretic. The most appropriate action to take at this time would be to:

A 10-year-old patient has inhaled hot gases and an inspection of her oropharynx shows edema and blisters. What should be done?

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

All of the following injuries would be consistent with a diagnosis of flail chest EXCEPT:

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

A respiratory therapist has assisted in a thoracentesis with the removal of 1 L of pleural fluid that is cloudy in a patient who has a history lung cancer and frequent bacterial pneumonias. Laboratory results indicate the pH is 7.09 and a protein level count of 4.2 g/dL. This is best described as a(an) ____________________.