TMC Therapist Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

TMC Therapist Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa - ANSmaintaining cuff pressures between 20 and 25 mm Hg, using the minimal leak technique for inflation, monitoring intracuff pressures. patient develops atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is 30% of his predicted value. What bronchial hygiene therapy would be most appropriate initially? - ANSIPPB What patient would most likely benefit from pressure support ventilation? - ANSA patient on SIMV with a mandatory rate of 12/min and total rate of 24/min. A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has developed a temperature of 99.9° F with purulent secretions over the last 12 hours. The respiratory therapist has also noted a steady increase in peak inspiratory pressure. What initial recommendation should be made to address these changes? - ANSObtain a sputum gram stain. Which of the following information may be obtained from a FVC maneuver during bedside pulmonary function testing? - ANSFEV1 and PEFR A patient who is receiving continuous mechanical ventilation is fighting the ventilator. His breath sounds are markedly diminished on the left, there is dullness to percussion on the left, and the trachea is shifted to the left. The most likely explanation for the problem is that - ANSthe endotracheal tube has slipped into the right main stem bronchus. The respiratory therapist note