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TEST BANK FOR WILKINS’ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN
RESPIRATORY CARE,
9TH EDITION BY ALBERT J. HEUER, CHAPTERS 1 - 21

Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care,

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER TEST BANK .................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2: THE MEDICAL HISTORY AND THE INTERVIE W TEST BANK ............................................................. 20
CHAPTER 3: CARDIOPULMONARY SYMPTOMS TEST BANK..................................................................................... 38
CHAPTER 4: VITAL SIGNS TEST BANK .......................................................................................................................... 60
CHAPTER 5: FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TEST BANK............................................................. 27
CHAPTER 6: NEUROLOGIC ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ............................................................................................. 102
CHAPTER 7: CLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES TEST BANK .................................................................................. 113
CHAPTER 8: INTERPRETATION OF BLOOD GASES TEST BANK .............................................................................. 131
CHAPTER 9: PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING TEST BANK .................................................................................. 151
CHAPTER 10: CHEST IMAGING TEST BANK ............................................................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 11: INTERPRETATION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACINGS T EST BANK ...................................... 196
CHAPTER 12: NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT T EST BANK ................................................................ 218
CHAPTER 13: OLDER PATIENT ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ...................................................................................... 235
CHAPTER 14: RESPIRATORY MONITORING IN CRITICAL CARE TEST BANK ....................................................... 253
CHAPTER 15: VASCULAR PRESSURE MONITORIN G TEST BANK .......................................................................... 280
CHAPTER 16. CARDIAC OUTPUT MEASUREMENT ................................................................................................... 300
CHAPTER 17: BRONCHOSCOPY ................................................................................................................................... 315
CHAPTER 18: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ............................................................................................... 329
CHAPTER 19. SLEEP AND BREATHING ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 341
Answer Key ........................................................................................................................................................................ 373
CHAPTER 20: HOME CARE PATIENT ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ............................................................................ 403
CHAPTER 21: DOCUMENTATION TESTBANK ............................................................................................................ 415

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CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER TEST
BANK

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following activities is not part of the role of respiratory
therapists (RT s) in patient assessment?
a. Assist the physician with diagnostic reasoning skills.
b. Help the physician select appropriate pulmonary function tests.
c. Interpret arterial blood gas values and suggest mechanical ventilation changes.
d. Document the patient diagnosis in the patient’s chart.
CORRECT ANSWER:
D
RTs are not qualified to make an official diagnosis. This is the role of the
attending physici an.

REF: Table 1-1, pg. 4 OBJ: 9

2. In which of the following stages of patient–
clinician interaction is the review of physician orders carried out?
a. Treatment stage
b. Introductory stage
c. Preinteraction stage
d. Initial assessment stage
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Physician orders should be reviewed in the patient’s chart before the physician
sees the p atient.

REF: Table 1-1, pg. 4 OBJ: 9
3. In which stage of patient–clinician interaction is the patient identification bracelet
checked?
a. Introductory stage
b. Preinteraction stage
c. Initial assessment stage
d. Treatment stage
CORRECT ANSWER: A
The patient ID bracelet must be checked before moving forward with
assessment and tre atment.

REF: Table 1-1, pg. 4 OBJ: 9
4. What should be done just before the patient’s ID bracelet is checked?
a. Check the patient’s SpO2.
b. Ask the patient for permission.
c. Check the chart for vital signs.

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d. Listen to breath sounds.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
It is considered polite to ask the patient for permission before touching and
reading his or her ID bracelet.