The respiratory therapist is demonstrating incentive spirometry to a 5-year-old patient and the family postoperatively. Which outcome should the respiratory therapist tell them is the greatest advantage of incentive spirometry?

Interpret the following ABG: pH: 7.26 PaC02: 42 HC03: 16

How should the respiratory therapist assess the patient’s ability to perform incentive spirometry correctly?

Interpret the following ABG:  pH: 7.54 PaC02: 26 mmHg HC03: 21 mEq/L  

Interpret the following ABG: pH: 7.33 PaC02: 54 mmHg HC03: 28 mEq/L  

Interpret the following ABG: pH: 7.25 PaC02: 56 mmHg HC03: 24 mEq/L  

A 30-year-old unconscious male patient is brought into the emergency room with the following arterial blood gas values when breathign room air: pH 7.27, Pac02 56 mm Hg, Pa02 70 mm Hg, HCO3 26 mmol/L

When evaluating the results of an arterial blood gas, what would be considered the normal range for the pH?

Which of the following are hazards or complication of postural drainage therapy?1. Cardiac arrhythmias2. Increased intracranial pressure3. Acute hypotension4. Pulmonary barotraumas

Interpret the following ABG values: pH: 7.46 PaC02: 23 HC03: 16