A patient on a ventilator has become agitated and combative,…
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?
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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?
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