Which of the following helps stiffen a tracheostomy tube to facilitate its initial insertion?
A) a stylette
B) Magill forceps
C) an obturator
D) a trocar
C
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A ________ weighs 135 pounds, is only five inches high, and includes a respirator, heart machine, intravenous drugs, and monitors that transmit all the data they gather immediately to the hospital.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The artery that serves the AV node is the ___________________ artery.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient in the subacute care unit is receiving NIV with a PTV system, with an IPAP of 10 cm H2O and an EPAP of 3 cm H2O
The patient's latest arterial blood gas values reveal an increase in the PaCO2. The most appropriate action to take is which of the following? a. Increase the IPAP. b. Decrease the IPAP. c. Increase the EPAP and IPAP. d. Intubate and mechanically ventilate.
Which instruction in the ICD-10-CM tabular list means "not coded here" and indicates two or more conditions that cannot be reported together?
a. excludes1 note b. excludes2 note c. includes note d. inclusion term