Mechanical ventilation of the obese patient often includes which of the following? 1. Pressure or ...

Mechanical ventilation of the obese patient often includes which of the following?

1. Pressure or volume ventilation
2. Tidal volume: average 10 ml/kg PBW, range 8 to 12 ml/kg PBW
3. Position head of the bed greater than or equal to 30 degrees elevation
4. NIV for 24- to 48-hr postextubation
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 3, and 4 only

Q. 2 Your patient is in the burn unit of the hospital with burns that have destroyed the epidermis and dermis above the fascia. What degree of burn would this be categorized as?

a. First degree
b. Second degree
c. Third degree
d. Fourth degree

Q. 3 Which of the following patients is most likely to require endotracheal intubation?

a. COPD patient with acute exacerbation
b. An obese asthma patient with wheezing
c. A patient with a head injury and a GCS score of 7
d. A patient with suspected carbon monox-ide poisoning and an SpO2 of 100

Q. 4 Which of the following precautions should be immediately taken in a patient with blunt trauma?

a. Securing the airway with an endotracheal tube
b. Immobilization of the cervical spine
c. IV placement and aggressive fluid re-placement therapy
d. CT scanning to determine occult internal bleeding

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