What is respiratory failure due to inadequate ventilation?
a. Hypoxemic
b. Hypercapnic
c. Compensated
d. Chronic
ANS: B
Hypercapnic (type II) respiratory failure describes "bellows failure" of the lungs resulting in ele-vated carbon dioxide levels.
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Your patient with diabetes presents with a rocker-bottom foot. This is most likely due to:
A. club foot deformity due to poor diabetes control. B. fractures and/or dislocations causing a Charcot deformity. C. the combination of chronic hypertension and progressive arterial disease. D. all of the above.
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Which of the following is an indication for using an oropharyngeal airway?
A) To prevent vomiting in the conscious patient. B) The teeth are clenched. C) The patient needs ventilatory assistance but has a gag reflex. D) The tongue is blocking the airway.
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