Respiratory Care,
9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Wilkins'mClinicalmAssessmentminmRespiratorymCare,
Contents:
Chapterm1.mPreparingmformthemPatientmEncounter
Chapterm2.mThemMedicalmHistorymandmthemInterview
Chapterm3.mCardiopulmonarymSymptoms
Chapterm4.mVitalmSigns
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Chapterm5.mFundamentalsmofmPhysicalmExamination
Chapterm6.mNeurologicmAssessment
Chapterm7.mClinicalmLaboratorymStudies
Chapterm8.mInterpretationmofmBloodmGases
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Chapterm9.mPulmonarymFunctionmTesting
Chapterm10.mChestmImaging
Chapterm11.mElectrocardiography
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Chapterm12.mNeonatalmandmPediatricmAssessment
Chapterm13.mOldermPatientmAssessment
Chapterm14.mMonitoringminmCriticalmCare
Chapterm15.mVascularmPressuremMonitoring
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Chapterm16.mCardiacmOutputmMeasurement
Chapterm17.mBronchoscopy
Chapterm18.mNutritionalmAssessment
Chapterm19.mSleepmandmBreathingmAssessment
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Chapterm20.mHomemCaremPatientmAssessment
Chapterm21.mDocumentation
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,Chapterm1:mPreparingmformthemPatientmEncounterm
TestmBank
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmactivitiesmismnotmpartmofmthemrolemofmrespiratorymtherapistsm(RT
s)minmpatientmassessment?
a. Assistmthemphysicianmwithmdiagnosticmreasoningmskills.
b. Helpmthemphysicianmselectmappropriatempulmonarymfunctionmtests.
c. Interpretmarterialmbloodmgasmvaluesmandmsuggestmmechanicalmventilationmchanges.
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d. Documentmthempatientmdiagnosisminmthempatient’smchart.
ANSWER:m D
RTsmaremnotmqualifiedmtommakemanmofficialmdiagnosis.mThismismthemrolemofmthemattendingmphysici
an.
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2. Inmwhichmofmthemfollowingmstagesmofmpatient–
clinicianminteractionmismthemreviewmofmphysicianmordersmcarriedmout?
a. Treatmentmstage
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b. Introductorymstage
c. Preinteractionmstage
d. Initialmassessmentmstage
ANSWER:m C
Physicianmordersmshouldmbemreviewedminmthempatient’smchartmbeforemthemphysicianmseesmthemp
atient.
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3. Inmwhichmstagemofmpatient–clinicianminteractionmismthempatientmidentificationmbraceletmchecked?
a. Introductorymstage
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b. Preinteractionmstage
c. Initialmassessmentmstage
d. Treatmentmstage
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ANSWER:m A
ThempatientmIDmbraceletmmustmbemcheckedmbeforemmovingmforwardmwithmassessmentmandmtre
atment.
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4. Whatmshouldmbemdonemjustmbeforemthempatient’smIDmbraceletmismchecked?
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a. Checkmthempatient’smSpO2.
b. Askmthempatientmformpermission.
c. Checkmthemchartmformvitalmsigns.
d. Listenmtombreathmsounds.
ANSWER:m B
Itmismconsideredmpolitemtomaskmthempatientmformpermissionmbeforemtouchingmandmreadingmhism
ormhermIDmbracelet.
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5. Whatmismthemgoalmofmthemintroductorymphase?
a. Assessmthempatient’smapparentmage.
b. Identifymthempatient’smfamilymhistory.
c. Determinemthempatient’smdiagnosis.
d. Establishmamrapportmwithmthempatient.
ANSWER:m D
Themintroductorymphasemismallmaboutmgettingmtomknowmthempatientmandmestablishingmamrapportmw
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ithmhimmormher.
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6. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbehaviorsmismnotmconsistentmwithmresistivembehaviormofmampatient?
a. Crossedmarms
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b. Minimalmeyemcontact
c. Briefmanswersmtomquestions
d. Askingmthempurposemofmthemtreatment
ANSWER:m D
Ifmampatientmasksmaboutmthempurposemofmthemtreatmentmyoumaremaboutmtomgive,mthismgenerallym
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indicatesmthatmhemormshemismnotmupset.
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7. Whatmismthemmainmpurposemofmtheminitialmassessmentmstage?
a. Tomidentifymanymallergiesmtommedications
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b. Tomdocumentmthempatient’smsmokingmhistory
c. Tompersonallymgetmtomknowmthempatientmbetter
d. Tomverifymthatmthemprescribedmtreatmentmismstillmneededmandmappropriate
ANSWER:m D
Whenmyoumfirstmseemthempatient,myoumaremencouragedmtomperformmambriefmassessmentmtommake
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msuremthemtreatmentmordermbymthemphysicianmismstillmappropriate.mThempatient’smstatusmmaymha
vemchangedmabruptlymrecently.
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8. Whatmismthemappropriatemdistancemformthemsocialmspacemfrommthempatient?
a. 3mtom5mfeet
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b. 4mtom12mfeet
c. 6mtom18mfeet
d. 8mtom20mfeet
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ANSWER:m B
Themsocialmspacemism4mtom12mfeet.
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9. Whatmismthemappropriatemdistancemformthempersonalmspace?