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a. manual dexterity The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of
the following to develop a teaching plan for a
patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer
at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
d. bronchoscopy Which of the following would be most beneficial in
resolving microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
,b. oropharyngeal airway A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive
care unit after undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To
prevent soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory
therapist should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
d. Run 2 only Quality control material has published values for pH
of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg. Documentation indicates
the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine
results are as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is
out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
, a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To
determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which
of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
c. heliox therapy A patient with increased airway resistance from a
fixed upper airway obstruction would benefit most
from which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
d. inspiratory muscle strength Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is
most useful in evaluating which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
b. excess water in the tubing An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming
from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which
of the following most likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
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Terms in this set (140)
a. manual dexterity The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of
the following to develop a teaching plan for a
patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer
at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
d. bronchoscopy Which of the following would be most beneficial in
resolving microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
,b. oropharyngeal airway A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive
care unit after undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To
prevent soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory
therapist should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
d. Run 2 only Quality control material has published values for pH
of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg. Documentation indicates
the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine
results are as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is
out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
, a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To
determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which
of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
c. heliox therapy A patient with increased airway resistance from a
fixed upper airway obstruction would benefit most
from which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
d. inspiratory muscle strength Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is
most useful in evaluating which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
b. excess water in the tubing An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming
from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which
of the following most likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
