The device that some EMS services use as a light wave device to measure oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) is called a(n):

A home care patient using NIV complains that when she puts on the NIV mask at night and turns on the machine, "at first the gas feels like it is punching her in the face." The patient is noncompliant with the NIV because of this

What action should the respiratory therapist take? a. Decrease the IPAP. b. Increase the EPAP. c. Decrease the flow trigger. d. Set the ramp and delay time.

Which of the following will not be included in computing the net autopsy rate?

A) Deaths occurring under 48 hours B) Infant deaths within 1 week C) Postoperative deaths within 10 days D) Medical examiner's deaths that are not autopsied by the hospital