This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A 22-year-old with asthma comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress. The patient ... (Read 46 times)

dejastew

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 562
on: Jul 16, 2018
A 22-year-old with asthma comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress.
 
  The patient has acute shortness of breath (SOB); is febrile, tachypneic, and tachycardic; and has an SpO2 of 88 on a nasal cannula that delivers 2 L/min. Which of the following actions should the respiratory therapist take at this time?
  a. Teach the patient to breathe through pursed lips.
  b. Place a simple mask on the patient.
  c. Remove the cannula and place a 0.35 air-entrainment mask on the patient.
  d. Place a high-flow cannula at 15 L/min on the patient.

Question 2

An oxygen _____ compresses air and oxygen from a high-pressure source into a chamber where the pressure of the two gases is equalized, usually at 50 psi.
 
  a. blender
  b. tent
  c. hood
  d. delivery devices


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

FergA

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 352
Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
A patient with asthma benefits from a precise preset FIO2. With a simple mask, there is a greater likelihood of the patient retaining CO2, which is not helpful for those with asthma. Breathing through pursed lips is beneficial to people with asthma; however, it is not the first course of ac-tion. Finally, a high-flow cannula at 15 L/min is too much FIO2 for the patient at this time.

Answer to Question 2

a. blender


dejastew

  • Member
  • Posts: 562
Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
:D TYSM

lkanara2

  • Member
  • Posts: 329
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.

Did you know?

Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.

Did you know?

Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.

Did you know?

Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.

Did you know?

The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.

Reindeer antlers grow again each year under a layer of fur called velvet. This reindeer is losing th Reindeer antlers grow again each year under a layer of fur called velvet. This reindeer is losing th
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
An emergency medical technician positions defibrillator paddles on the chest of a supine male patien An emergency medical technician positions defibrillator paddles on the chest of a supine male patien
Patient teaching: lung assessment Patient teaching: lung assessment
On May 15, 1916, after deliberating for one hour, an all-white jury in Waco, Texas, found seventeen- On May 15, 1916, after deliberating for one hour, an all-white jury in Waco, Texas, found seventeen-
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
Video: Gas exchange - partial pressure, locations, external and internal respiration

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library