A conscious adult patient with atrial fibrillation is being…
A conscious adult patient with atrial fibrillation is being prepared for synchronous cardioversion. Which of the following should be recommended? I.Administer midazolam (Versed) before starting. II.Administer flumazenil (Romazicon) before starting. III.Charge the defibrillator to 100 J. IV.Charge the defibrillator to 360 J. V.Set the ECG machine to lead II. VI.Have a manual resuscitator on standby.
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A patient presents to the ED who has a history of pulmonary emphysema is receiving 24% oxygen for the past 30 minutes. The patient’s PaCO2 increases from 45 mmHg to 48 mmHg and their PaO2 rises from 45 – 60 mmHg. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do NEXT?
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A patient who is mechanically ventilated is placed on a spontaneously breathing mode, what is the patient’s spontaneous tidal volume if he is breathing at a rate of 13 and the minute ventilation that is displayed on the patient parameters of the ventilator reads 11 L/min?
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