Which of the following is a childhood disease that can last for several weeks or even months and is highly contagious and potentially fatal, but also preventable by vaccine?

A respiratory therapist is administering a nebulizer treatment to an intubated pediatric patient and notices an increase in the patient's airway pressure. What could be the cause?

a. The nebulizer b. The medication is working c. PEEP has decreased d. Decrease in volume delivered by the ventilator

What is the function of the purge valve on the Bunnell Life Pulse High-Frequency Jet Ventilator?

a. It releases internal pressure. b. It allows water into the humidifier car-tridge. c. It opens to dry out the monitoring line of the hi-lo jet tube. d. It breaks pressurized gas flow into small bursts of gas.