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1. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with
di-
C. aphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+
pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are
consistent with
A. liver failure.
B. pulmonary embolism.
C. heart failure.
D. electrolyte imbalances.
2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a
motor
C. vehicle accident. On physical exam, the
respiratory therapist discovers that breath
sounds are absent in the left chest with a
hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is
shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is
45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood
pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. What action should
the therapist recommend first?
A. Call for a STAT chest x-ray.
B. Insert a chest tube into the left chest.
C. Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space.
D. Activate the medical emergency team to
intubate the patient.
3. All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the C.
likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT
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A. maintaining cuff pressures between 20 and
25 mm Hg.
B. using the minimal leak technique for inflation.
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C. using a low-residual-volume, low-compliance cuff.
D. monitoring intracuff pressures.
4. A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy
pa-
D. tient's breath sounds become more coarse
upon com- pletion of postural drainage with
percussion. The res- piratory therapist should
recommend
A. continuing the therapy until breath
sounds im- prove.
B. administering dornase alpha.
C. administering albuterol therapy.
D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions.
5. A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient has
developed
B. atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is 30% of
his pre- dicted value. What bronchial hygiene
therapy would
be most appropriate initially?
A. IS / SMI
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. postural drainage and percussion
D. PEP therapy
6. A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her C.
forced vital capacity in the first second?
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A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 80%
7. A.
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1. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with
di-
C. aphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+
pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are
consistent with
A. liver failure.
B. pulmonary embolism.
C. heart failure.
D. electrolyte imbalances.
2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a
motor
C. vehicle accident. On physical exam, the
respiratory therapist discovers that breath
sounds are absent in the left chest with a
hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is
shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is
45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood
pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. What action should
the therapist recommend first?
A. Call for a STAT chest x-ray.
B. Insert a chest tube into the left chest.
C. Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space.
D. Activate the medical emergency team to
intubate the patient.
3. All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the C.
likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT
1/
105
, TMC Practice Questions A- Kettering exam Solved Correctly To
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A. maintaining cuff pressures between 20 and
25 mm Hg.
B. using the minimal leak technique for inflation.
2/
105
, TMC Practice Questions A- Kettering exam Solved Correctly To
Score A+
C. using a low-residual-volume, low-compliance cuff.
D. monitoring intracuff pressures.
4. A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy
pa-
D. tient's breath sounds become more coarse
upon com- pletion of postural drainage with
percussion. The res- piratory therapist should
recommend
A. continuing the therapy until breath
sounds im- prove.
B. administering dornase alpha.
C. administering albuterol therapy.
D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions.
5. A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient has
developed
B. atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is 30% of
his pre- dicted value. What bronchial hygiene
therapy would
be most appropriate initially?
A. IS / SMI
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. postural drainage and percussion
D. PEP therapy
6. A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her C.
forced vital capacity in the first second?
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105
, TMC Practice Questions A- Kettering exam Solved Correctly To
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A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 80%
7. A.
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