According to Starling law of fluid dynamics.  If a lack of  protein or salt ends up in the blood vessels what will happen.

How does the IABP effect the heart?

EtCO2 greater than 10 torr means adequate comressions during CPR?

A Respiratory therapists notices that the Static compliance for a ventilator patient is 50 ml/cmH2O and the dynamic compliance is 25 ml/cmH2O.  What is the correct interpretation of these values?

Calculate the Gradient between the arterial and transcutaneous CO2 values.  PaCO2 = 50mmHG.  PtcCO2 = 80

A patient has the following ABG results: pH 7.25, CO2 30 PaO2 95, HCO3 17.   The Anion gap is High at 14meq/L.  What is most likely the cause of the ABG interpretation?

70 kg Patient Known severe COPD         BAse line pH 7.36, CO2 55, O2 60, HCO3 32SIMV Vent settings Vt 560, IMV rate 6, Spontaneous rate 12, PS 10 cmH2O, Spontaneous Vt 275, PEEP of 5 cmH2O, FIO2 65%,Interpret the following ABG:pH 7.31, CO2 63, PaO2 63 HCO3 32 SaO2 91%

A Respiratory therapists notes that a ventilator patient has a PIP of 40 ml/cmH2O and a Plateau pressure of 36 ml/cmH2O.  These values can be interpreted as?

A patient had their PtcCO2 decline from 80 torr to 70 torr.  The Gradient was calculated earlier at 1.6 torr. What is the extimated PaCO2? 

70 kg Patient Known severe COPDVC Vent settings Vt 560, Set rate 12, Spontaneous rate 29, PEEP of 5 cmH2O, FIO2 45%,Interpret the following ABG:pH 7.35, CO2 54, PaO2 61 HCO3 29 SaO2 89%