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1. What are the primary causes, interventions, and expected outcomes for respiratory acidosis, metabolic acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, and metabolic alkalosis?

2. For ventilation/perfusion ratios, how do we determine what those definitions are and the type of lung failure it represents?

3. How to safely suction somebody? intubate? place an airway? manage oxygenation?

4. What are the treatment options for asthma?

5. What are the risk factors for pulmonary hypertension, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia, aspiration pneumonitis, pulmonary embolism, status asthmaticus, oxygen therapy, artificial airways, intubation, invasive mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, and thoracic surgery?

6. What are the contraindications for invasive mechanical ventilation and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation?