An average, healthy patient's caloric support should consist of about 50—80% fat
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FALSE
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Your patient is an eight-year-old girl. As you approach her, you note that she is holding her right arm against her body, cradling it with the left arm. To find out what happened, which of the following is the best approach?
A) Ask the parents to tell you what happened while you examine the child. B) Sit next to the patient and ask her what happened. C) Take the parents aside and ask them what happened. D) Ask the parents to leave the room so you can talk to the patient.
Your protocols call for a dopamine infusion beginning at 5 micrograms per kilogram per minute. You estimate that your patient weighs 190 pounds. Using a standard dopamine concentration of 800 mg in 500 mL, at what drip rate (in drops/minute) will you need to administer the infusion using microdrip tubing?
A) 27 B) 432 C) 4 D) 16
The flow-time curve shows small oscillations after the peak flow rate has been reached. The res-piratory therapist can alleviate this by making which of the following ventilator adjustments?
a. Increase the set flow rate. b. Increase the inspiratory time. c. Decrease the inspiratory rise time. d. Increase the inspiratory rise time.
Convert the pediatric weights from pounds to kilograms. 58 lb
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