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espiratory Care,
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9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Wilkins'kClinicalkAssessmentkinkRespiratorykCare,
Contents:
Chapterk1.kPreparingkforkthekPatientkEncounter
Chapterk2.kThekMedicalkHistorykandkthekInterview
Chapterk3.kCardiopulmonarykSymptoms
Chapterk4.kVitalkSigns
Chapterk5.kFundamentalskofkPhysicalkExamination
Chapterk6.kNeurologickAssessment
Chapterk7.kClinicalkLaboratorykStudies
Chapterk8.kInterpretationkofkBloodkGases
Chapterk9.kPulmonarykFunctionkTesting
Chapterk10.kChestkImaging
Chapterk11.kElectrocardiography
Chapterk12.kNeonatalkandkPediatrickAssessment
Chapterk13.kOlderkPatientkAssessment
Chapterk14.kMonitoringkinkCriticalkCare
Chapterk15.kVascularkPressurekMonitoring
Chapterk16.kCardiackOutputkMeasurement
Chapterk17.kBronchoscopy
Chapterk18.kNutritionalkAssessment
Chapterk19.kSleepkandkBreathingkAssessment
Chapterk20.kHomekCarekPatientkAssessment
Chapterk21.kDocumentation
,Chapterk1:kPreparingkforkthekPatientkEncounterkT
estkBank
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Whichkofkthekfollowingkactivitieskisknotkpartkofkthekrolekofkrespiratoryktherapistsk(RTs)
kinkpatientkassessment?
a. Assistkthekphysiciankwithkdiagnostickreasoningkskills.
b. Helpkthekphysiciankselectkappropriatekpulmonarykfunctionktests.
c. Interpretkarterialkbloodkgaskvalueskandksuggestkmechanicalkventilationkchanges.
d. Documentkthekpatientkdiagnosiskinkthekpatient’skchart.
ANSWER:k D
RTskareknotkqualifiedktokmakekankofficialkdiagnosis.kThiskiskthekrolekofkthekattendingkphysician
.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 9
2. Inkwhichkofkthekfollowingkstageskofkpatient–
cliniciankinteractionkiskthekreviewkofkphysiciankorderskcarriedkout?
a. Treatmentkstage
b. Introductorykstage
c. Preinteractionkstage
d. Initialkassessmentkstage
ANSWER:k C
Physiciankorderskshouldkbekreviewedkinkthekpatient’skchartkbeforekthekphysiciankseeskthekpat
ient.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 9
3. Inkwhichkstagekofkpatient–cliniciankinteractionkiskthekpatientkidentificationkbraceletkchecked?
a. Introductorykstage
b. Preinteractionkstage
c. Initialkassessmentkstage
d. Treatmentkstage
ANSWER:k A
ThekpatientkIDkbraceletkmustkbekcheckedkbeforekmovingkforwardkwithkassessmentkandktreat
ment.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 9
4. Whatkshouldkbekdonekjustkbeforekthekpatient’skIDkbraceletkiskchecked?
a. Checkkthekpatient’skSpO2.
b. Askkthekpatientkforkpermission.
c. Checkkthekchartkforkvitalksigns.
d. Listenktokbreathksounds.
ANSWER:k B
Itkiskconsideredkpolitektokaskkthekpatientkforkpermissionkbeforektouchingkandkreadingkhiskork
herkIDkbracelet.
, REF:k k pg.k3 OBJ:k k 3k|k5
5. Whatkiskthekgoalkofkthekintroductorykphase?
a. Assesskthekpatient’skapparentkage.
b. Identifykthekpatient’skfamilykhistory.
c. Determinekthekpatient’skdiagnosis.
d. Establishkakrapportkwithkthekpatient.
ANSWER:k D
Thekintroductorykphasekiskallkaboutkgettingktokknowkthekpatientkandkestablishingkakrapportkwit
hkhimkorkher.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 3
6. Whichkofkthekfollowingkbehaviorskisknotkconsistentkwithkresistivekbehaviorkofkakpatient?
a. Crossedkarms
b. Minimalkeyekcontact
c. Briefkanswersktokquestions
d. Askingkthekpurposekofkthektreatment
ANSWER:k D
Ifkakpatientkaskskaboutkthekpurposekofkthektreatmentkyoukarekaboutktokgive,kthiskgenerallykin
dicateskthatkhekorkshekisknotkupset.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 3
7. Whatkiskthekmainkpurposekofkthekinitialkassessmentkstage?
a. Tokidentifykanykallergiesktokmedications
b. Tokdocumentkthekpatient’sksmokingkhistory
c. Tokpersonallykgetktokknowkthekpatientkbetter
d. Tokverifykthatkthekprescribedktreatmentkiskstillkneededkandkappropriate
ANSWER:k D
Whenkyoukfirstkseekthekpatient,kyoukarekencouragedktokperformkakbriefkassessmentktokmakeks
urekthektreatmentkorderkbykthekphysiciankiskstillkappropriate.kThekpatient’skstatuskmaykhavekc
hangedkabruptlykrecently.
REF:k Tablek1-1,kpg.k4 OBJ:k k 3
8. Whatkiskthekappropriatekdistancekforktheksocialkspacekfromkthekpatient?
a. 3ktok5kfeet
b. 4ktok12kfeet
c. 6ktok18kfeet
d. 8ktok20kfeet
ANSWER:k B
Theksocialkspacekisk4ktok12kfeet.
REF:k k pg.k5 OBJ:k k 5
9. Whatkiskthekappropriatekdistancekforkthekpersonalkspace?