A patient on a ventilator presents as cyanotic and listless. Alarms are sounding. Your immediate action would be to:
A) determine if the vent is a negative or positive pressure type.
B) establish what type of alarm is sounding.
C) disconnect the ventilator and start positive pressure ventilation.
D) stop the ventilator and obtain breath sounds.
Question 2
The two main functions of the renal system are:
A) maintaining pH balance and blood volume.
B) maintaining blood glucose and clearing dead blood cells.
C) maintaining blood volume with proper pH, and retaining glucose and excreting urea.
D) maintaining hematocrit levels with the proper creatine balance, and activation of the RAAS.
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