In order to guarantee the same performance of the nebulizer after repeated use, what should be suggested to the user?

 When administering aerosol therapy to a pediatric patient, which of the following conditions can affect aerosol deposition? I. Airway diameter II. Respiratory rate III. Body weight IV. Nasal breathing

A therapist is viewing frontal and lateral neck X-rays of a 12-month-old child and notices what is described as the “thumb” sign: supraglottic narrowing above the vocal cords. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?

A 5 year old boy has just been intubated.  The physican asks you what depth you like tap the ETT. What is your recommendation?

The following capnogram was obtained from a newborn infant receiving mechanical ventilation. How should the therapist evaluate this capnogram?

The physician in the emergency department is attending to a 12-year-old child who has an exacerbation of asthma. The physician asks the therapist to recommend a medication that has a synergistic effect with beta-2 agonists during asthma exacerbations. Which of the following medications should the therapist recommend?

A respiratory therapist is evaluating a chest radiograph of a patient taken 2 days after being admitted for significant respiratory distress and right middle lobe pneumonia. Although the therapist notices a dramatic clinical improvement in the patient, the chest X-ray appears to be more radiopaque than the one on admission. What could explain this situation?

A small-particle aerosol generator (SPAG) is used to deliver which medication:

While working in the NICU with a mechanically ventilated newborn who is being monitored for PetCO2, the therapist observes the following capnogram. What interpretation should the therapist make of this capnogram?

The therapist has applied a bandage-type pulse oximetry probe too tightly to an infant’s finger. What problem can be expected to occur in this situation?