Lindsey Jones TMC Questions And Answers
The patient could benefit most from which of the following? sputum culture and
sensitivity
An adult male is being suctioned though an 8.0-mm ET tube with a 12 Fr. suction catheter at a
pressure of 90 mmHg. Secretion removal has been ineffective. Which of the following
modifications should be recommended? increase suction pressure to 110 mmHg
Which of the following devices is most helpful in performing a safe and proper nasal intubation?
Magill Forceps
A left-to-right shunt, due to a leaking septum wall in the heart, is best determined by an increase
in mixed venous oxygen saturation. From what location would the respiratory therapist
recommend blood extraction for analysis to determine mixed venous oxygen saturation?
pulmonary artery
A patient has a sleep study (PSG) which shows an AHI of 50 and an average oxygen desaturation
of 10%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?
CPAP/BIPAP nocturnal titration study
, Lindsey Jones TMC Questions And Answers
What does AHI mean? pnea-hypopnea index
An AHI index greater than ___ indicates sleep apnea AHI greater than 30
A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has received Halcion in the last twenty minutes. The
physician orders the institution of spontaeneous breathing trials to commence immediately.
Which of the following medications would be most helpful to the patient? in this question
the patient is taking a drug called Halcion. The doctor would like T-piece trials, which means the
patient has to breathe on his or her own. Since that medication would inhibit breathing, the effect
of that medication must be reversed. Romazicon is the drug that will reverse Halcion.
A patient is receiving volume-controlled ventilation and has a balloon-tipped pulmonary artery
catheter in place. The following clinical data is available:
10 am 2 pm
CVP (mm Hg) 4 5
PCWP (mm Hg) 12 28
The patient could benefit most from which of the following? sputum culture and
sensitivity
An adult male is being suctioned though an 8.0-mm ET tube with a 12 Fr. suction catheter at a
pressure of 90 mmHg. Secretion removal has been ineffective. Which of the following
modifications should be recommended? increase suction pressure to 110 mmHg
Which of the following devices is most helpful in performing a safe and proper nasal intubation?
Magill Forceps
A left-to-right shunt, due to a leaking septum wall in the heart, is best determined by an increase
in mixed venous oxygen saturation. From what location would the respiratory therapist
recommend blood extraction for analysis to determine mixed venous oxygen saturation?
pulmonary artery
A patient has a sleep study (PSG) which shows an AHI of 50 and an average oxygen desaturation
of 10%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?
CPAP/BIPAP nocturnal titration study
, Lindsey Jones TMC Questions And Answers
What does AHI mean? pnea-hypopnea index
An AHI index greater than ___ indicates sleep apnea AHI greater than 30
A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has received Halcion in the last twenty minutes. The
physician orders the institution of spontaeneous breathing trials to commence immediately.
Which of the following medications would be most helpful to the patient? in this question
the patient is taking a drug called Halcion. The doctor would like T-piece trials, which means the
patient has to breathe on his or her own. Since that medication would inhibit breathing, the effect
of that medication must be reversed. Romazicon is the drug that will reverse Halcion.
A patient is receiving volume-controlled ventilation and has a balloon-tipped pulmonary artery
catheter in place. The following clinical data is available:
10 am 2 pm
CVP (mm Hg) 4 5
PCWP (mm Hg) 12 28
