Therapist Multiple-Choice SAE Ultimate
Questions and 100% Correct Answers (A+)
A premature 3-week-old infant is receiving 1 L/min of O, via a nasal cannula and has a
PaO2 of 43 torr and a PACO2 of 40 torr. The respiratory therapist should recommend
which of the following?
A. Increase the cannula flow to 2 L/min.
B. Intubate and institute mechanical ventilation
C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cm H20 and 50% O2
D. Increase the cannula flow to 5 L/min. -✓✓A
A patient arrives in the emergency department after being pulled from a burning house.
The respiratory therapist should recommend obtaining which of the following
measurements to best determine the severity of the patient's smoke inhalation?
A. SpO2
В. НЬСО
C. PaO2
D. Hb -✓✓B
The physician has ordered O, to be administered to an active 3-year-old with an Spo, of
86%. Which of the following delivery devices would you recommend for this patient?
A. 1- to 2-L nasal cannula
B. Air-entrainment mask
C. Simple O2 mask
D. O2 hood -✓✓A
The ability of the patient to follow instructions would be indicated by which of the
following?
A. Orientation to person
B. Performance of tasks when asked
C. Ability to feed himself
D. Awareness of time -✓✓B
You suspect a patient may have a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following would
be the most appropriate recommendation for diagnosis of this condition?
A. Bronchoscopy
B. V/Q lung scan
, C. Coagulation studies
D. Shunt study -✓✓B
7. To most effectively increase a sedated, paralyzed pa- tient's alveolar minute
ventilation while the patient is on volume-controlled ventilation in the assist-control
mode, you would recommend increasing which of the following?
A. PEEP
B. Inspiratory flow
C. Vt
D. Ventilator rate -✓✓C
Failure to hyperoxygenate a patient on a ventilator before ET suctioning may result in
А. Нурохеmia
В. Нуросарnia
C. Bradycardia
D. Hypertension -✓✓A
The most reliable method of determining whether the lungs of a patient receiving
mechanical ventila- tion are getting stiffer and harder to ventilate is by measuring the
A. Static lung compliance
B. Dynamic lung compliance
C. Spontaneous VT
D. PaO2 -✓✓A
A 60-kg (132-lb) 52-year-old man is admitted to the ICU for the treatment of refractory
hypoxemia. He is currently on VC-SIMV and pressure support of 10 cm H2O with an
FIO2 of 0.60. Other pertinent data are below:
ABGS
pH 7.49
PaCO2 30 torr
PaO2 59 torr
Heart rate 120/min
Respiratory rate 12/min
Spontaneous Vt 400 mL
Ventilator VT 500 mL
PEEP 5 cm H2O
Total respiratory rate 22/min
Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?
A. Increase the pressure support level to 15 cm H20
Questions and 100% Correct Answers (A+)
A premature 3-week-old infant is receiving 1 L/min of O, via a nasal cannula and has a
PaO2 of 43 torr and a PACO2 of 40 torr. The respiratory therapist should recommend
which of the following?
A. Increase the cannula flow to 2 L/min.
B. Intubate and institute mechanical ventilation
C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cm H20 and 50% O2
D. Increase the cannula flow to 5 L/min. -✓✓A
A patient arrives in the emergency department after being pulled from a burning house.
The respiratory therapist should recommend obtaining which of the following
measurements to best determine the severity of the patient's smoke inhalation?
A. SpO2
В. НЬСО
C. PaO2
D. Hb -✓✓B
The physician has ordered O, to be administered to an active 3-year-old with an Spo, of
86%. Which of the following delivery devices would you recommend for this patient?
A. 1- to 2-L nasal cannula
B. Air-entrainment mask
C. Simple O2 mask
D. O2 hood -✓✓A
The ability of the patient to follow instructions would be indicated by which of the
following?
A. Orientation to person
B. Performance of tasks when asked
C. Ability to feed himself
D. Awareness of time -✓✓B
You suspect a patient may have a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following would
be the most appropriate recommendation for diagnosis of this condition?
A. Bronchoscopy
B. V/Q lung scan
, C. Coagulation studies
D. Shunt study -✓✓B
7. To most effectively increase a sedated, paralyzed pa- tient's alveolar minute
ventilation while the patient is on volume-controlled ventilation in the assist-control
mode, you would recommend increasing which of the following?
A. PEEP
B. Inspiratory flow
C. Vt
D. Ventilator rate -✓✓C
Failure to hyperoxygenate a patient on a ventilator before ET suctioning may result in
А. Нурохеmia
В. Нуросарnia
C. Bradycardia
D. Hypertension -✓✓A
The most reliable method of determining whether the lungs of a patient receiving
mechanical ventila- tion are getting stiffer and harder to ventilate is by measuring the
A. Static lung compliance
B. Dynamic lung compliance
C. Spontaneous VT
D. PaO2 -✓✓A
A 60-kg (132-lb) 52-year-old man is admitted to the ICU for the treatment of refractory
hypoxemia. He is currently on VC-SIMV and pressure support of 10 cm H2O with an
FIO2 of 0.60. Other pertinent data are below:
ABGS
pH 7.49
PaCO2 30 torr
PaO2 59 torr
Heart rate 120/min
Respiratory rate 12/min
Spontaneous Vt 400 mL
Ventilator VT 500 mL
PEEP 5 cm H2O
Total respiratory rate 22/min
Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?
A. Increase the pressure support level to 15 cm H20
