In assessing a patient in the acute phase of ARDS, you would expect to find:

A. increased lung volumes
B. refractory hypoxemia
C. increased compliance
D. metabolic alkalosis


Ans: B. refractory hypoxemia

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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An adjunctive device that helps to stiffen an endotracheal tube temporarily for insertion is:

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