Lindsey Jones Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Disease history What should be excluded in an evaluation of a patient's ability to learn to
self-administer medication by MDI?
Ipratropium bromide 0.5mg and a theophylline level check A 33 y/o femal with a history
of asthma presents to the ER w/ inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She take aminophylline
routinely and has self-administered 8 puffs of albuterol via MDI over the past two hours. What
should the RT recommend?
Atrovent MDI 2 puffs A pt in the ED w/ asthma has been on continuous albuterol
treatments for 1 hour at 10mg/hr. Aeration has improved slightly upon auscultation. Peak flow is
currently less than 50% of normal baseline. The RT is asked to recommend additional
bronchodilator therapy to be combined w/ Albuterol. What should the RT recommend?
Bronchoscopy What would be most beneficial in resolving microatelectasis?
A wasted appearance A RT notes the word cachetic used in the medical documentation to
describe a patient. This is most consistent with what?
, Lindsey Jones Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Cachexia What would most closely describe the physical attribute of being wasted in
appearance?
Fail to cycle into exhalation A long-term care patient who experienced a stroke has left-
sided paralysis about the face and mouth. The patient is unable to produce a seal w/ her lips
while performing IPPB treatments. How would a RT expected the IPPB machine to respond in
this situation?
Increase sensitivity A post-operative patient is receiving positive-pressure ventilation w/
an IPPB while recovering from anesthesia. The mandatory rate is 10/min. Inspiratory pressure is
set to 18 cmH2O. Gradually the rate increases to 16/min while the monometer needle is showing
a significant negative deflection before inhalation begins. The pressure manometer no longer
rises smoothly during inhalation. What should the RT do?
Run 1 Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.50, PO2 of 110 mmHg.
Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results are as
follows:
Run 1: pH- 7.39 PO2- 101
Run 2: pH- 7.48 PO2 107
Run 3: pH- 7.52 PO2 112
Answers
Disease history What should be excluded in an evaluation of a patient's ability to learn to
self-administer medication by MDI?
Ipratropium bromide 0.5mg and a theophylline level check A 33 y/o femal with a history
of asthma presents to the ER w/ inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She take aminophylline
routinely and has self-administered 8 puffs of albuterol via MDI over the past two hours. What
should the RT recommend?
Atrovent MDI 2 puffs A pt in the ED w/ asthma has been on continuous albuterol
treatments for 1 hour at 10mg/hr. Aeration has improved slightly upon auscultation. Peak flow is
currently less than 50% of normal baseline. The RT is asked to recommend additional
bronchodilator therapy to be combined w/ Albuterol. What should the RT recommend?
Bronchoscopy What would be most beneficial in resolving microatelectasis?
A wasted appearance A RT notes the word cachetic used in the medical documentation to
describe a patient. This is most consistent with what?
, Lindsey Jones Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Cachexia What would most closely describe the physical attribute of being wasted in
appearance?
Fail to cycle into exhalation A long-term care patient who experienced a stroke has left-
sided paralysis about the face and mouth. The patient is unable to produce a seal w/ her lips
while performing IPPB treatments. How would a RT expected the IPPB machine to respond in
this situation?
Increase sensitivity A post-operative patient is receiving positive-pressure ventilation w/
an IPPB while recovering from anesthesia. The mandatory rate is 10/min. Inspiratory pressure is
set to 18 cmH2O. Gradually the rate increases to 16/min while the monometer needle is showing
a significant negative deflection before inhalation begins. The pressure manometer no longer
rises smoothly during inhalation. What should the RT do?
Run 1 Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.50, PO2 of 110 mmHg.
Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results are as
follows:
Run 1: pH- 7.39 PO2- 101
Run 2: pH- 7.48 PO2 107
Run 3: pH- 7.52 PO2 112
