A patient is brought into the ED after he passed out at home…
A patient is brought into the ED after he passed out at home for the second time. A pulmonary artery catheter has been inserted and the following measurements are obtained:PAP: 19/7 torrPCWP: 3 torrCVP: 1 torrB/P: 76/50SVR: 1360 dynes.sec.cm-5C.I.: 1.8 L/minWhich of the following is the MOST likely cause for his condition?
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You are the RT assigned to the MICU and are preparing for a bedside percutaneous tracheostomy on Mr. Whitefoot who is in stable condition. You have the following equipment in the room: crash cart, suction equipment, and oxygen flowmeter. Which of the following should also be made readily available?I. bronchoscopeII. continuous monitorIII. resuscitator bag or maskIV. stylet
Read DetailsThe bronchoscopy technique that flushes 100 mL of normal sal…
The bronchoscopy technique that flushes 100 mL of normal saline through the scope’s instillation channel in four or five increments of 20 to 30 mL to distend the distal bronchioles and fill the alveoli, thereby washing out samples of any microorganisms that are collected into a Leuken’s trap, is which of the following?
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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) ____________________.
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