A patient coughs productively after receiving an aerosolized bronchodilator, followed by postural drainage therapy. The respiratory therapist notes that the sputum sample is foul-smelling and green. What is the patient’s most likely condition?

To determine if the patient’s diaphragm moves with each breath, the respiratory therapist should

During a bedside assessment and interview, a new patient tells the respiratory therapist that he has been coughing up white sputum for the last 2 days. The patient most likely has

For a client experiencing metabolic acidosis, the body will compensate by:

After a successful spontaneous breathing trial, the physician plans to extubate a 4-year-old child recovering from pneumonia. The physician wants to provide the highest oxygen percentage possible. What should be recommended in this situation?

A respiratory therapist is assisting with the oral intubation of an adult patient. After the tube has been placed, breath sounds are assessed. It is noticed that breath sounds are decreased on the left compared with the right lung. The most likely cause of this is

After an ultrasonic nebulizer treatment is given to an intubated 6-year-old child, large amounts of watery secretions are found with suctioning. A 10 French suction catheter with –120 mm Hg suction pressure is being used. What should be recommended in this situation?

Which one of the following findings in a nursing assessment of a newly admitted patient would be most likely to result in a fat-soluble vitamin deficiency?

Type I hypersensitivity includes which of the following antibodies? 

A patient known to have advanced COPD has been hospitalized and is receiving oxygen at 5 L/min to a simple face mask. It is noticed that she is becoming lethargic and her breathing more shallow. Her SpO2 reading is 98%. What should the respiratory therapist recommend be done at this time?