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Consider the following database table, named “customers”: cust_id name age city state 556201 Stephanie Smith 25 New York City NY 556202 Geoffry Sanders 62 Portland OR 556203 Lauren Pew 41 Salt Lake City UT 556204 Chris Nielson 36 Albany NY 556205 Jack Cho 68 Durham NC   What will be the result of the following SQL query? SELECT name, city FROM customers WHERE age > 50 ORDER BY city DESC ;

The following data has been collected from a patient using a volume ventilator in the control mode:FiO2          0.45Mandatory rate    15Tidal volume    800 mLpH         7.50PaCO2   30 torrPaO2     98 torrHCO3    22 mEq/LTo increase the PaCO2 to 40 mmHg, what should the new ventilator rate be?

A patient suffering from a drug overdose is being mechanically ventilated at the following settings:Mode               A/CFlow                 25 L/minFiO2                 0.30Rate                 16/minPressure limit 40 cm H20Vt                      520 mLThe pressure alarm sounds often, and wide fluctuations are noticed on the pressure manometer. The most appropriate action would be:

The following data is collected from a 75 kg (165 lb) patient on a volume ventilator.Mode    VC/AC        Vt         420 mL                 Rate     10 min                Tot. Rate  14 min                FiO2      0.60                  PEEP     5 cmH20ABG Results: pH        7.25PaCO2   56 torrPaO2     66 torrHCO3     25 mEq/LBE          0The patient’s chest x-ray indicates lobar atelectasis. Based on these data, the most appropriate recommendation is which of the following?      

A 50 year old female patient is 157 cm (5’2″) tall and weighs 90 kg (198 lb). She is receiving mechanical ventilation at the following settings:Mode     SIMVRate       18 minVt           550 mLFiO2        0.40PEEP       8 cmH20The respiratory therapist interprets the blood gas as respiratory alkalosis with normal oxygenation. Which of the following changes should the therapist recommend?