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ANSWERS / 2025
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How do amphetamines By increasing CO2 production
increase ventilation?
What disease process would Chronic Bronchitis
you suspect in a patient with
a persistent morning cough
with a varying cough
throughout the day?
What is the term for Hemoptysis
coughing up blood?
Dyspnea due to left Lies down
ventricular failure is
worsened when a patient
does what activity?
Hyperpnea with large Kussmaul
increases in tidal volume is
referred to as what type of
breathing?
180
A lateral view of a
fingertip with clubbing
would have a nail bed
angle greater than how
many degrees?
,How long should the 5 minutes
punction site for an ABG be
compressed to prevent
hematoma formation?
In order to maintain a normal -20 cm H2O or greater
vital capacity the respiratory
muscles must generate a
negative ispiratory pressure
of what value?
What procedure is indicated Bronchoscopy
to assess airway anatomy,
remove foreign bodies, or to
collect a biopsy sample?
Failure of arterial 50 mmHg
oxygenation occurs when the
PaO2 fall below what
measurement?
What type of respiratory Chronic respiratory failure
failure usually causes organ
damage but is not
imminently
lifethreatening?
According to the alveolar air Alveolar ventilation
equation PaCO2 is directly
proportional to the body's
CO2 production and is
inversely proportional to
what?
Alveolar ventilation is equal Minute ventilation minus dead space ventilation
to what?
,Low ventilation-perfusion Hypoxemia
mismatching is the most
common cause of what?
What occurs in the lungs A shunt
when alveoli are collapsed or
flooded with pus in neonatal
or adult respiratory distress
syndrome?
Asthma that is caused by Status asthmaticus
acute respiratory failure
and does not respond to
conventional therapy is
called what?
What are the three main CoARC, NBRC, and AARC
professional associations
for respiratory care?
Who developed the Henry Drager
Pulmotor ventilator in 1911?
What are considered Respiratory care protocols
guidelines for delivering
appropriate respriatory
care?
What is the energy Voltage
potential from an
electrical source known
as?
The most common site of Kitchen
origin for hospital fires is
located where?
competing, accommodating, avoiding, collaborating, and
Name three of the five
compromising
basic strategies for
conflict resolution.
, What is the primary source People
for infectious agents in the
health care setting?
What three elements must A source, a susceptible host, and a route of transmission
be present for transmission
of infection?
What are the three major Contact (direct or indirect), respiratory droplets, and airborne
routes for transmission of
human sources of
pathogens in the health
care environment?
Inanimate objects that Fomites
transfer pathogens from one
person to another are called
what?
The Health Care Infection Six
Control Practices Advisory
Committee guidelines
state that it is prudent to don
a mask when within how
many feet of a patient or
upon entry into the room of a
patient who is on droplet
isolation?
What organization mandated OSHA
that employers offer hepatitis
B vaccinations?
Sterilization
This process destroys all
microorganisms on the
surface of an article or in a
fluid.