Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Second Edition Testbank
Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, Shelley C. Mishoe,
William F. Galvin, Alexander B. Adams
Chapter 1: History and Physical Examination
1. An eight-year-old boy arrives at the emergency department with severe respiratory
distress. His mother says her son has had allergies in the past, but nothing like this has
happened before. The boy’s respiratory distress is his
A) Chief complaint
B) History of present illness
C) Occupational and environmental history
D) Family history
Answer: A Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Recall
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. A. 1
2. A 45-year-old, otherwise healthy woman presents at the emergency department
following a fall. She has a persistent respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths per minute.
The patient states that this condition makes her feel nervous. The physician may want to
treat the patient for
A) Angina
B) Concussion
C) Asthma
D) Tachypnea
Answer: D Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Analysis
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. B. 1 a
3. A wife of a 65-year-old man with advanced COPD is concerned because her husband
has started to sleep in his favorite chair instead of in bed. The patient likely has
A) Bradypnea
B) Dyspnea
C) Orthopnea
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, Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice, Second Edition Testbank
Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, Shelley C. Mishoe,
William F. Galvin, Alexander B. Adams
D) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Answer: C Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Analysis
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. A. 7. c
4. A three-year-old girl presents at the emergency room with a bad cold, which she has
had for several days. Examination of the her nasal passages reveals redness and
inflammation, but very few mucus secretions. Which of the following therapies might be
effective?
A) Air humidification
B) Decongestants
C) Nasal rinses
D) Antibiotics
Answer: A Content Area: Initiation and Modification of Therapeutic Procedures
Question Type: Application
NBRC Matrix Classification: 3. A. 1. b. 3
5. A 49-year-old woman with an artificial knee is required to take antibiotics before
dental procedures. This is prophylaxis for which condition?
A) Atrial gallop
B) Heart murmur
C) Infective endocarditis
D) Toxoplasmosis
Answer: C Content Area: Initiation and Modification of Therapeutic Procedures
Question Type: Application
NBRC Matrix Classification: 3. G. 4. e
6. A 15-year-old girl presents with fever, confusion, lack of appetite, sensitivity to light,
and Biot respirations. The physician is likely to order treatment for
A) Anxiety
B) Influenza
© 2014 Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, Shelley C. Mishoe,
William F. Galvin, Alexander B. Adams
Chapter 1: History and Physical Examination
1. An eight-year-old boy arrives at the emergency department with severe respiratory
distress. His mother says her son has had allergies in the past, but nothing like this has
happened before. The boy’s respiratory distress is his
A) Chief complaint
B) History of present illness
C) Occupational and environmental history
D) Family history
Answer: A Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Recall
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. A. 1
2. A 45-year-old, otherwise healthy woman presents at the emergency department
following a fall. She has a persistent respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths per minute.
The patient states that this condition makes her feel nervous. The physician may want to
treat the patient for
A) Angina
B) Concussion
C) Asthma
D) Tachypnea
Answer: D Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Analysis
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. B. 1 a
3. A wife of a 65-year-old man with advanced COPD is concerned because her husband
has started to sleep in his favorite chair instead of in bed. The patient likely has
A) Bradypnea
B) Dyspnea
C) Orthopnea
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Dean R. Hess, Neil R. MacIntyre, Shelley C. Mishoe,
William F. Galvin, Alexander B. Adams
D) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Answer: C Content Area: Patient Data Evaluation and Recommendations
Question Type: Analysis
NBRC Matrix Classification: 1. A. 7. c
4. A three-year-old girl presents at the emergency room with a bad cold, which she has
had for several days. Examination of the her nasal passages reveals redness and
inflammation, but very few mucus secretions. Which of the following therapies might be
effective?
A) Air humidification
B) Decongestants
C) Nasal rinses
D) Antibiotics
Answer: A Content Area: Initiation and Modification of Therapeutic Procedures
Question Type: Application
NBRC Matrix Classification: 3. A. 1. b. 3
5. A 49-year-old woman with an artificial knee is required to take antibiotics before
dental procedures. This is prophylaxis for which condition?
A) Atrial gallop
B) Heart murmur
C) Infective endocarditis
D) Toxoplasmosis
Answer: C Content Area: Initiation and Modification of Therapeutic Procedures
Question Type: Application
NBRC Matrix Classification: 3. G. 4. e
6. A 15-year-old girl presents with fever, confusion, lack of appetite, sensitivity to light,
and Biot respirations. The physician is likely to order treatment for
A) Anxiety
B) Influenza
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