A patient with COPD is receiving oxygen by a nasal cannula at 1 L/min.  The target SpO2 is 90%.  The following data are obtained: pH            7.35PaCO2          64 torrPaO2          52 torrHCO3-          35 mEq/LBE          +7 mEq/L   HR         100RR          18BP        145/90 mm HgSpO2          85% Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend FIRST?

A 30-year-old patient has been receiving mechanical ventilation for 24 hours following admission for a drug overdose.  The patient is alert, oriented, and stable, and has been weaned to PSV of 5 cm H2O and an FIO2 of 0.40.  The following data are collected after 30 minutes:pH                 7.45PaCO2             34 torrPaO2           126 torrHCO3-             24 mEq/LBE             +1 mEq/L   VT          485 mLMIP           -38 cm H2ORR            16 Which of the following should a respiratory therapist recommend?

33. Who might an adherent of Karma yoga––the discipline of action––most likely look up to as a role model?

42. The tulku, or “reborn lama,” system introduced what innovation concerning buddhas and bodhisattvas into the Tibetan Buddhist tradition?

51. What symbol, meaning “God is One” or “One Being Is,” is the most widespread, important symbol in Sikh life?

 A respiratory therapist collects the following data on a 58-year-old male who has been receiving VC, A/C ventilation for the past 24 hours following thoracic surgery:MIP             -32 cm H2OExhaled VT 420 mL The patient is alert and oriented.  He has an SpO2 of 98% while receiving ventilation with the following settings:FIO2                    0.40Mandatory rate       12VT                    600 mL The best weaning method for this patient is

25. A Theravada Buddhist practitioner asks a Mahayana Buddhist practitioner why his new sutra contradicts earlier ones, and receives the explanation, “The Buddha tailored his teaching to his students, and earlier students just weren’t ready for his full teaching yet!” Which idea is the Mahayana Buddhist employing?

40. In a park, you pass a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness repeating the words, “Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare.” What is this person doing?

39. Which statement most accurately describes the gods described in the Vedas?

Match the definition to the key term.