During assessment of Mr. Fagan, the therapist obtained these systemic blood pressure readings: systolic 95 mm Hg, diastolic 49 mm Hg. the therapist should report the finding to his physician as:

Your patient has evidence of retained secretions and you have an order to administer a mucolytic agent. To monitor the patient for bronchospasm during aerosol drug therapy, what actions should the RT take?

You have a 70 kg male patient on the surgical floor. He is currently using 50 LPM at 50% high-flow nasal cannula. The patient is in respiratory distress and requires support. The physician asks for your recommendations for the initial ventilator settings.

Calculate the static compliance given the following information: Ppeak 42 cm H2O, Pplat 37 cm H2O, VT 550 mL, PEEP +10 cm H2O, FIO2 1.0, rate 22. 

ABG Interpretations: pH  7.33 PaCO2 66 HCO3  35

In hemodynamic monitoring, catheters may be placed directly in all of the following locations except

Calculate the stroke index using the following data: cardiac output = 4.7 L/min, heart rate = 90 beats/min, and body surface area = 1.7 m2.

Which of the following techniques provides a noninvasive estimate of arterial oxygenation and carbon dioxide?

Which waveform is most likely to determine the beneficial effects of a bronchodilator treatment? 

The therapist wants to increase the minute volume for a patient receiving continuous ventilation with a volume- cycle ventilator. Which control could help you accomplish this?I. RateII. Pressure LimitIII. Tidal VolumeIV. Flowrate