Clinical signs and a chest X-ray confirm that a patient receiving volume control SIMV has suffered a tension pneumothorax. Which of the following actions would you recommend to treat this problem?
A. lowering the peak inspiratory pressure
B. obtaining a stat arterial blood gas
C. performing a needle thoracostomy
D. switching to pressure control SIMV
Answer: C. performing a needle thoracostomy
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Nervous Tissue ____ Epithelial Tissue ____ Connective Tissue___ Cardiac Muscle Tissue____ Skeletal Muscle Tissue____ Smooth Muscle Tissue___ a. Provides electrical control and communication system. Pathway for the exchange of information between organs, the brain, spinal cord, etc. b. Covers and protects the body's structures. Protects underlying tissues. Provides location for absorption and secretion of nutrients and waste. c. Propels the blood throughout the body. d. Supports, contains, and gives shape to all structures of the body. e. Responsible for all of the movements of the body. Limb movement and locomotion. f. Its contractions propel material through vessels and the hollow canals of organs.
Bone marrow acts as the primary site of red and white blood cell production
Indicate whether the statement is true or false