The SpO2 is 93%, and auscultation reveals decreased breath sounds to the bases, wheezes and poor chest wall excursion.  Your recommendations for pre- and post-op management of this patient would be:

Which technique should be used to assess the degree of difficulty anticipated with intubation, prior to the intubation procedure?

The following test results are obtained:    White blood cell count 18.5 X 109/L   Segmented neutrophils  12 X 109/L   Band neutrophils  0.4 X 109/L   Basophils  0.8 X 109/L   Eosinophils  0.35 X 109/L   Lymphocytes  3.6 X 109/L   Monocytes  0.80 X 109/L D-Dimer Test Negative ECG Sinus Tachycardia   The D-Dimer test result definitively rules out which of the following diagnoses?

A PEEP trial is initiated.  With a PEEP of 10 cmH2O, the following results are obtained.  All other ventilator settings remain unchanged.  ABGs HEMODYNAMIC READINGS  PO2 65          CVP 5 mmHg PCO2 44        PAP 25/10 mmHg PH 7.31         PAOP 8 mmHg H+ 35            CO 6.0 L/min HCO3 22      SvO2 75% SaO2 90%    BP 110/75 Hb 120 g/L  Which value is the correctly calculated CaO2 (vol %)? 

The pathophysiology related to this patient’s condition includes:

A room air ABG is drawn with the following results:PaO2 64 mm Hg PaCO2 34 mm Hg pH 7.46 HCO3- 24 mmol/L SaO2 93 %  The correct interpretation is: 

Which therapy would be most effective to improve V/Q matching for this patient?

A chest tube was inserted on the left side.  Appropriate placement would be:

Which medication is NOT indicated at this time?

Which medication should be included in Graham’s acute management in the ER department?