… develop the nurse’s ability to recognize clues that suggest changes in a patient’s condition
and to develop an evidencebased, patient-centered plan of care to ensure safe delivery of …

… Positive end expiratory pressure PECO2 Mixed expired carbon dioxide tension in mmHg
P-ICU … expiratory pressures and any negative pressures generated by the …

… • Hypoxaemia despite positive end-expiratory pressure (… The ratio of arterial oxygen tension
to fraction of inspired … If the patient responds verbally, then he has no immediate threat to his …

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… use of ionising radiation, which in some patient groups might increase risk … Non-cystic
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… Describe the indications for arterial blood gas analysis and … hygiene and airway care (chest
physiotherapy, PEP therapy, … less commonly in patients with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, …

… ; initial blood gas values reveal a pH of 7.53, partial pressure of … a healthy person and a patient
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… requiring more intense chest physiotherapy or suction with … blood gas (ABG/CBG)
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… adequate levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), … chest physiotherapy is often
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… if obtained by an arterial blood gas (measuring oxygen level in … Some individuals can have
pulmonary fibrosis in the lower … for acute bronchitis at the urgent care center six weeks ago. A …