Which of the following describes the action of the drug, Acetylcysteine?

Which of the following would contraindicate head down positioning for chest physiotherapy? I. OrthopneaII. Head TraumaIII. Pneumonia

Which of the following should be increased to aid a falling blood pressure during mechanical ventilation?

Which of the following occurs during a positive pressure breath?

During mechanical ventilation, the most beneficial technique to prevent damage from the cuff of a tracheostomy tube is:

Which of the following statements is associated with the drug, Pulmicort?

In the presence of mild increases in resistance or slight decreases in compliance, a volume ventilator will:

An 80 kg male is being ventilated in VC mode. ABGs indicated a pH of 7.29 PCO2 59 PO2 72 HCO3 28. Current ventilator settings are 600 IMV rate 8 total rate 24 35% FiO2. The RT should recommend increasing which TWO settings: I. Set flowrate II. SIMV rate III. Tidal volume IV. FiO2

During mechanical ventilation, the most beneficial technique to prevent damage from the cuff of a tracheostomy tube is:

The patient is sedated, paralyzed, and ventilated. Given a current PaCO2 44 on a set rate of 10. The physician orders a new PaCO2 of 28. What is the new set rate?