Which of the following parameters is the most important indicator of neonatal distress?
A) Decreased respiratory rate
B) Increased respiratory rate
C) Increased heart rate
D) Decreased heart rate
D
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A) improve myocardial contractility and cardiac output. B) improve blood flow to the lungs, thereby reducing pulmonary edema. C) achieve a negative chronotropic effect and thereby reduce the myocardial workload. D) control rapid ventricular rates, because many of these patients also have atrial fibrillation.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A respiratory therapist is increasing the ventilator rate for a patient. How should the inspiratory time (IT) be adjusted in order to prevent air trapping and to allow for sufficient exhalation of the delivered breath
A) The ventilator rate should never be modified. B) The IT should be increased. C) The IT should be decreased. D) The IT should remain the same.
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A) When the unit is dispatched B) When the command officer arrives and receives a report at the scene C) After initial assessments and hazard identifications are complete D) On the arrival of the first units at the scene