Which issue do the events in these headlines have in common?

What city does Victor Frankenstein live in?

You are a respiratory care practitioner assigned to a 62 y/o male patient with a PBW of 65kg. The patient is awake, alert and has a chief complaint of increasing SOB and increase productive cough for the past several weeks. What should be assessed at this time? Select as MANY indicated.

Assessment reveals: – Positive color change in the colorimetric capnometer – No positive pressure sounds in the stomach – Unilateral chest rise to the right – Absent breathsounds to the left   What should be done now?   Choose only ONE

What finding of the arterial blood gas suggests a more severe attack of asthma and impending respiratory failure? A. PaCO2 =  32 B. PaCO2 =  42 C. pH = 7.5 D. PaO2 = 59

Which of the following accurately describes compensation for acid base disorders? I   Lungs take hours to days to compensate for metabolic disorders II  Kidneys take hours to days to compensate for respiratory disorders III  Renal compensation is always complete IV  Respiratory compensation is always complete

What ventilatory strategy has been found to be useful for avoiding barotrauma in the treatment of patients with ARDS? A. prolonged expiratory time B. permissive hypercapnia C. inverse-ratio ventilation D. intermittent mandatory ventilation    

A patient receiving pressure control ventilation is being ventilated with a following vent. settings: Rate 14 bpm ,  I-time 0.8 sec. ,  PIP 30 cm H2O,   PEEP  5 cm H2O What is patient’s PaW? ( Mean airway pressure )    I.   8.94 cm H2O II.  9.66 cm H2O III. 7.99 cm H2O IV. 10.4 cm H2O

The set rate was increased to 15 breaths/min.   Four hours later the patient’s nurse calls to tell you that the ventilator is alarming. You enter the room and the low pressure and low volume alarms are triggering. What should be assessed at this time?   Select as MANY as indicated

A time-cycled constant flow generator is set up with a flow of 35 L/min and an inspiratory time of 1.7 seconds. What is the approximate VT?   A. 750 ml (0.75 L) B. 990 ml (0.99 L) C. 1900 ml (1.90 L) D. 1200 ml (1.20 L)