What is the name of the basic structure composed of renal corpuscles and tubules and numbers over a million?

The respiratory therapist is performing a physical assessment of a patient receiving pressure sup-port ventilation

The patient is short of breath, has a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min, a dull percussion note over the right base that becomes resonant over the right upper lobe, and resonance over the left lung. Chest movement on the right side is decreased. The STAT chest X-ray reveals a blunting of the right costophrenic angle. The pulmonary disorder that is causing this clinical presentation is which of the following? a. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) b. Emphysema c. Pneumothorax d. Pleural effusion

Surfactants are delivered to infants by which of the following routes?

A) direct instillation B) intravenous administration C) oral administrationD) nebulization