The indications for CPAP are essentially the same as for PEEP with the additional requirement that the patient must have adequate lung functions that can sustain _______________ ventilation documented by the PaCO2.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
eucapnic
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A) the effect of benzodiazepines is limited by the amount of endogenous GABA in the CNS. B) benzodiazepines cannot cause hypotension or respiratory depression. C) the therapeutic dose of barbiturates is very close to the lethal dose. D) benzodiazepines cause a counteraction by inducing high levels of dopamine in the CNS.
Depending on whether the patient is conscious or unconscious, ________ precautions are used when moving the patient from the operating table to the stretcher after surgery
A. the same B. different