After a patient is intubated, the CO2 detector on the proximal end of the ET tube reads 2%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do at this time?

A patient’s PaO2 is 80 torr on a nonrebreathing mask, but the patient complains he can’t tolerate wearing the mask. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A patient on a ventilator has become agitated and combative, and the high-pressure alarm is sounding with each breath. To paralyze the patient to prevent him from fighting the ventilator, the respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following medications?

After a patient inhaled hypertonic saline for a sputum induction procedure, he begins to wheeze. What should be done at this time?

Which is the best indicator that your needle is in the epidural space?

A 54-year-old patient enters the emergency department with mild chest pain and shortness of breath. Oxygen is started at 3 L/min per nasal cannula. The ABGs drawn 30 minutes later are as follows: pH 7.36 PaCO2 44 mm Hg PaO2 62 mm Hg HCO3 24 mEq/L BE 0 mEq/L The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following?

The respiratory therapist is having difficulty suctioning secretions from an adult patient’s tracheostomy tube. The suction pressure is set at -80 mm Hg. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Which pathology occurs when there is an arterial bleed between the skull and the dura mater?

Most cholesterol is made by the liver during what time? 

Which of the following represents the normal value for sodium?