What are the arrows A, B, and C indicating on this waveform? 

After intubation and initiation of mechanical ventilation, the physician asks you to provide an initial Vt for a male patient who is 5’9”. Which of the following Vt ranges would you suggest? 

A 36-year-old man is taken to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. He is unconscious and unresponsive. ABGs obtained while the patient is receiving oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask show the following: PaO2 = 48 mm Hg, PaCO2 = 90 mm Hg, pH = 7.10, and HCO3− = 27 mEq/L. Which of the following would the therapist recommend?

Acute ventilatory failure is specifically _________, whereas respiratory insufficiency could be inadequate lung function with either hypoxia or hypercapnia.

What is the greatest concern if mechanical ventilation causes liver dysfunction?

 A 5’7” female patient arrives in the Emergency Department intubated and being manually ventilated with 100% FiO2. Paramedics state she was discovered unconscious at home with an empty pill bottle by her side. The RT should select which of the following ventilator settings to best ventilate the patient?

You enter Mr. Pines room and notice that the high-pressure alarm has been triggered since the last time you were in the room. It is no longer alarming, and you should consider which of the following as the cause for the alarm to go off?

What is the waveform above indicating?

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.

True or False: The maximum human lifespan is estimated to be 132 years old.