You have intubated a patient with a long history of chronic bronchitis. During transport, you notice that ventilations are becoming increasingly difficult. You auscultate the chest and hear faint equal breath sounds. What intervention is most likely indicated for this patient?
(A) Increasing ventilation rate to 16/minute
(B) Withdrawing the ET tube 2 cm and reassessing
(C) Tracheobronchial suctioning
(D) Gastric decompression
Ans; (C) Tracheobronchial suctioning
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A) general and local anesthesia B) plants, herbs, nonpoisonous snakes, and religious beliefs C) penicillin D) all of the above
Which patients are at the highest risk for developing platelet refractoriness?
a. Anaesthetized surgical b. Bleeding trauma c. Chronically transfused oncology d. Multiparous obstetrical
What is scope of practice?
A) The number of departments where a worker might be assigned B) The number of people who report to one supervisor C) Trying a new technique in a practice lab before working with real patients D) What a worker may and may not do as part of his or her job E) None of the above
The Walker Method for the AP inferosuperior transaxillary axial shoulder can be done with the patient standing, sitting, or supine.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)