1. 1.. / A. / patient. / is. / admitted. / to. / the. / ED. / following. / a. / motor. / vehicle. / accident.. /
On./physical./exam,./the./respiratory./therapist./discovers./that./breath./sounds./ar
e./absent. / in. / the. / left. / chest. / with. / a. / hyperresonant. / percussion. / note.. / The. / tra
chea./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. / therapis
t./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.:./C
2. 2.. / What. / value. / for. / the. / apnea-
hypopnea. / index. / (AHI). / is. / consistent. / with. / mild./obstructive./sleep./apnea?
a. Less./than./5
b. 5./to./15
c. 16./to./30
d. Greater. / than. / 30:. / B
3. 3.. / Sleep. / apnea. / can. / be. / defined. / as. / repeated. / episodes. / of. / complete. / cessati
on./of./airflow./for
a. 5. / seconds. / or. / longer.
b. 10. / seconds. / or. / longer.
c. 15. / seconds. / or. / longer.
d. 20. / seconds. / or. / longer.:. / B
4. 4../A./55-year-
old./male./patient./is./evaluated./for./pulmonary./rehabilitation../During. / a. / cycle. / er
gometer. / cardiopulmonary. / stress. / procedure,. / the. / patient. / has./a. / heart. / rate. / of
. / 100/min. / and. / a. / respiratory. / rate. / of. / 20/min.. / He. / suddenly. / begins./to./complain.
/of./chest ./pain./and./severe ./shortness ./of./breath. ./The./respiratory ./therapist ./shoul
d
a. Reduce. / the. / speed. / of. / the. / bike.
b. Administer . / supplemental . / oxygen.
c. Gradually. / reduce. / the. / workload. / and. / monitor. / closely.
, d. Terminate. / the. / procedure. / immediately.:. / D
On./physical./exam,./the./respiratory./therapist./discovers./that./breath./sounds./ar
e./absent. / in. / the. / left. / chest. / with. / a. / hyperresonant. / percussion. / note.. / The. / tra
chea./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. / therapis
t./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.:./C
2. 2.. / What. / value. / for. / the. / apnea-
hypopnea. / index. / (AHI). / is. / consistent. / with. / mild./obstructive./sleep./apnea?
a. Less./than./5
b. 5./to./15
c. 16./to./30
d. Greater. / than. / 30:. / B
3. 3.. / Sleep. / apnea. / can. / be. / defined. / as. / repeated. / episodes. / of. / complete. / cessati
on./of./airflow./for
a. 5. / seconds. / or. / longer.
b. 10. / seconds. / or. / longer.
c. 15. / seconds. / or. / longer.
d. 20. / seconds. / or. / longer.:. / B
4. 4../A./55-year-
old./male./patient./is./evaluated./for./pulmonary./rehabilitation../During. / a. / cycle. / er
gometer. / cardiopulmonary. / stress. / procedure,. / the. / patient. / has./a. / heart. / rate. / of
. / 100/min. / and. / a. / respiratory. / rate. / of. / 20/min.. / He. / suddenly. / begins./to./complain.
/of./chest ./pain./and./severe ./shortness ./of./breath. ./The./respiratory ./therapist ./shoul
d
a. Reduce. / the. / speed. / of. / the. / bike.
b. Administer . / supplemental . / oxygen.
c. Gradually. / reduce. / the. / workload. / and. / monitor. / closely.
, d. Terminate. / the. / procedure. / immediately.:. / D
