A patient presents to the ER with a severe metabolic acidosis. The MD wants to determine if the patient’s metabolic acidosis is caused by either the accumulation of acids or an excessive loss of HCO3. Which of the following would you recommend?

A 2-month old baby has been admitted for RSV. The only health history is the baby was born premature. What medication should you recommend to treat the RSV?

Match each blood cell to the correct normal value.

You are accessing a patient in a diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The blood sugar is being treated. Your assessment reveals increased rate and depth of breathing. Identify the breathing pattern?

A 64-year-old male patient is receiving an aerosol treatment with acetylcysteine and hypertonic saline via a small volume nebulizer. After only a few minutes, the patient suddenly becomes dyspneic. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this problem?

Your patient’s ABG results are as follows: pH 7.20, PaCO2 62, PaO2 80, HCO3 25. What is your interpretation?

The patient in the ER is a drug overdose patient that is breathing 7 breathes per minute. What would you expect the ABG to look like?

A 48-year-old woman had her gallbladder removed. What is most effective in preventing postoperative atelectasis?

Your patient’s ABG results are as follows: ABG was drawn while the patient was on 2L nasal cannula. What treatment plan would be best for this patient? pH- 7.39 PaCO2- 42 PaO2- 64 HCO3- 24

In which of the following patients would you expect to see digital clubbing?