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• A patient in the cardiac ICU is intubated and is re- PEEP of 5 cm
ceiving mechanical ventilation with 40% O, and a H,O. The following
data have been collected:
pH 741 PaCO, 37 torr Pao, 81 torr HCO, 23 mEq/L BE -2 Cla-vO, 8.1
vol% PCWP 2 mm Hg
On the basis of these data, the respiratory therapist should recommend
which of the following?
A. Administer a diuretic
B. Increase the PEEP to 10 cm H,0
C. Administer fluids
D. Increase the FIO2 . Answer: C. Administer fluids
• All of the following are low-flow O, devices EXCEPT the
A. Nasal cannula
B. Air-entrainment mask
C. Partial rebreathing mask
D. Simple O, mask . Answer: B. Air-entrainment mask
• The respiratory therapist is instructing a patient about the proper
procedure for using an MDI. The patient should be told to activate the
medication in the inhaler
A. Just before inspiration
B. Just after inspiration has begun
C. At the end of exhalation
, D. After inhaling as deeply as possible . Answer: B. Just after inspiration
has begun
• The respiratory therapist is instructing a patient about the proper
procedure for using an MDI. The patient should be told to activate the
medication in the inhaler
A. Just before inspiration
B. Just after inspiration has begun
C. At the end of exhalation
D. After inhaling as deeply as possible . Answer: A. The tube position is
too low
• While suctioning through a patient's 7.0 ET tube us- ing a 10-Fr
catheter, the respiratory therapist begins having difficulty removing the
thick secretions. Which of the following is the appropriate measure to
take? A. Increase the suction pressure to - 140 torr B. Switch to a 12-Fr
catheter C. Apply continuous suction while withdrawing the catheter D.
Instill saline down the ET tube before suctioning . Answer: B. Switch to
a 12-Fr catheter
• The following ABG levels are collected from a patient on a 50% air-
entrainment mask: pH 7.37 PaCO, 40 torr PaOz 70 torr If the barometric
pressure is 747 torr, which of the following represents this patient's P(A-
a) 0,?
A. 170 torr
B. 230 torr
C. 300 torr
D. 350 torr . Answer: B. 230
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Solutions Graded A+ 100% Verified (2026)
• A patient in the cardiac ICU is intubated and is re- PEEP of 5 cm
ceiving mechanical ventilation with 40% O, and a H,O. The following
data have been collected:
pH 741 PaCO, 37 torr Pao, 81 torr HCO, 23 mEq/L BE -2 Cla-vO, 8.1
vol% PCWP 2 mm Hg
On the basis of these data, the respiratory therapist should recommend
which of the following?
A. Administer a diuretic
B. Increase the PEEP to 10 cm H,0
C. Administer fluids
D. Increase the FIO2 . Answer: C. Administer fluids
• All of the following are low-flow O, devices EXCEPT the
A. Nasal cannula
B. Air-entrainment mask
C. Partial rebreathing mask
D. Simple O, mask . Answer: B. Air-entrainment mask
• The respiratory therapist is instructing a patient about the proper
procedure for using an MDI. The patient should be told to activate the
medication in the inhaler
A. Just before inspiration
B. Just after inspiration has begun
C. At the end of exhalation
, D. After inhaling as deeply as possible . Answer: B. Just after inspiration
has begun
• The respiratory therapist is instructing a patient about the proper
procedure for using an MDI. The patient should be told to activate the
medication in the inhaler
A. Just before inspiration
B. Just after inspiration has begun
C. At the end of exhalation
D. After inhaling as deeply as possible . Answer: A. The tube position is
too low
• While suctioning through a patient's 7.0 ET tube us- ing a 10-Fr
catheter, the respiratory therapist begins having difficulty removing the
thick secretions. Which of the following is the appropriate measure to
take? A. Increase the suction pressure to - 140 torr B. Switch to a 12-Fr
catheter C. Apply continuous suction while withdrawing the catheter D.
Instill saline down the ET tube before suctioning . Answer: B. Switch to
a 12-Fr catheter
• The following ABG levels are collected from a patient on a 50% air-
entrainment mask: pH 7.37 PaCO, 40 torr PaOz 70 torr If the barometric
pressure is 747 torr, which of the following represents this patient's P(A-
a) 0,?
A. 170 torr
B. 230 torr
C. 300 torr
D. 350 torr . Answer: B. 230
