________ reduce inflammation or relax smooth muscle to improve air flow and are used to treat obstructive lung diseases such as asthma.

A male patient (74-kg IBW) is being ventilated with PC-CMV, f = 12/min, PIP = 20 cm H2O, TI = 1.5 seconds; the resulting flow-time scalar is shown below

The patient's measured VT is 435 mL. ABG results on these settings are: pH 7.32, PaCO2 54 mm Hg, HCO3? 25 mEq/L. The most appropriate action to take is which of the following? a. Increase f to 16/min. b. Increase TI to 2.5 sec. c. Increase PIP to 27 cm H2O. d. Decrease flow rate to 40 L/min.

Which word correctly applies the "i before e" rule?

a. hieght b. relieve c. recieve d. foriegn