Because Isoflurane (Forane®) evaporates easily, it is considered a(n)
a. suspension.
b. tincture

The mean is especially useful when the data are what statisticians call "normally distributed." This means:

A) if you graphed the data, it would form a shape similar to a bell curve. B) values are placed into numerical order, and the middle value is determined. C) the data falls within the "fiftieth percentile." D) the distribution of a group is how spread out it is, or how dispersed the data are.

A patient is transferred to the intensive care unit after abdominal surgery. Vital signs are observed within 20 minutes of arrival. BP 90/58 mm Hg and SpO2 97% on a 40% air-entrainment mask. The patient's color is dusky. The respiratory therapist should

A. assess INR B. check Hb level C. administer anticoagulant therapy D. institute volume ventilation