What term describes the highest positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) that should be used in children, resulting in a PaO2 greater than 60 mm Hg without cardiac output depression?
A) additional PEEP
B) optimum PEEP
C) initial PEEP
D) threshold PEEP
B
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A. hyperglycemia. B. sepsis. C. a foreign body airway obstruction. D. a serious allergic reaction.
Regulations that list certain restrictions, such as no jewelry, fingernail polish, or artificial nails in the sterile product environment, are known as:
A) DEA 222. B) ASHP. C) USP 797. D) FED 209.
Your pregnant patient is in active labor. You note that her contractions are getting closer together and much stronger as the baby moves deeper into the birth canal. The muscle contraction mechanism that moves the baby toward birth is the same mechanism that moves:
A) fluid into and out of the cell. B) sweat to the surface of the skin. C) food from the esophagus to the stomach. D) air down the bronchial tubes to the alveoli.
As changes occur in the musculoskeletal system due to aging, which of the following are not likely to occur?
A. Elderly patients will have increasing difficulty with dexterity. B. Mobility may decrease. C. Elderly patients will have increasing difficulty with gripping ability. D. Mobility is not affected.