The ___-bordered pages of the ERG can be used to look up a material by name

How should an axe blade be carried if not in a scabbard?

A. Behind the body B. Over the shoulder C. Away from the body D. Tool head close to the ground

A female intubated patient has been weaned from full ventilatory support to PSV 5 cm H2O, CPAP 5 cm H2O, and an FIO2 of 0.3. The patient is alert and oriented and doing well. The res-piratory therapist performs a cuff leak test

The average peritubular leak is 70 mL. The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following? a. Maintain the patient on the current set-tings and redo the cuff leak test in 24 hours. b. Increase the PSV to 10 cm H2O and maintain the CPAP and FIO2. c. Extubate the patient and place her on a heated aerosol generator with an FIO2 of 0.4. d. Pretreat the patient with steroids and/or racemic epinephrine before extubation.