Your clinical supervisor directs you to test your client’s s…
Your clinical supervisor directs you to test your client’s stimulability for sound production. Answer the following questions: What is stimulability? How do you measure it? If you have not already addressed this in the previous questions, what are some tools/methods for measuring stimulability?
Read DetailsA 46-year-old male patient (IBW = 85 kg) who was injured in…
A 46-year-old male patient (IBW = 85 kg) who was injured in a motor vehicle crash has been receiving invasive mechanical ventilation for 24 hours. The patient is awake, alert, and looks comfortable on the following settings: VC-IMV with pressure support of 5 cm H2O; set rate = 12 breaths/min; set VT = 500 mL; FIO2 = 0.4; PEEP = 5 cm H2O. After 10-minutes into the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) the patient yields this information: f = 30 breaths/min, RSBI = 145, P0.1 = 10 cm H2O. What should the respiratory therapist suggest to the physician during patient rounds?
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