A respiratory therapist is assisting with the oral intubation of an adult patient. After the tube has been placed, breath sounds are assessed. It is noticed that breath sounds are decreased on the left compared with the right lung. The most likely cause of this is

After an ultrasonic nebulizer treatment is given to an intubated 6-year-old child, large amounts of watery secretions are found with suctioning. A 10 French suction catheter with –120 mm Hg suction pressure is being used. What should be recommended in this situation?

Which one of the following findings in a nursing assessment of a newly admitted patient would be most likely to result in a fat-soluble vitamin deficiency?

Type I hypersensitivity includes which of the following antibodies? 

A patient known to have advanced COPD has been hospitalized and is receiving oxygen at 5 L/min to a simple face mask. It is noticed that she is becoming lethargic and her breathing more shallow. Her SpO2 reading is 98%. What should the respiratory therapist recommend be done at this time?

When a 70-year-old female presents with a hip fracture she is diagnosed with osteoporosis. One factor that most likely contributed to her condition includes? 

Calcitonin injection into a client could be used to treat which of the following electrolyte imbalances?

A hypotensive patient is spontaneously breathing room air when an arterial blood gas sample is taken for analysis. The following values are found: pH 7.27 PaCO2 25 mm Hg PaO2 105 mm Hg HCO3– 12 mEq/L BE –12 mEq/L Based on this information, what best describes the patient’s condition?

Which of the following statements regarding the technique of intubation is false?

A patient has shortness of breath on a 60% aerosol mask. The following data are obtained: Pulse 112 b/min RR 34 b/min ABGs pH 7.27 PaCO2 53 mm Hg PaO2 68 mm Hg On the basis of this information, which of the following should be recommended at this time?