When TPN is used, it is essential to keep the amount of dextrose, a(n) ____, to a minimum as it can cause lipogenesis and increase O2 consumption and CO2 production.

The respiratory therapist is examining a patient in the medical ward and notes that the trachea is deviated to the left. All of the following may be causing the tracheal deviation to the left EXCEPT:

a. a right-sided tension pneumothorax. b. a right-sided pleural effusion. c. a tumor mass on the right. d. atelectasis of the right upper lobe.

The use of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 _____ against the unauthorized access to computerized records

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