RRT TMC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Unilateral wheeze
- A foreign body obstruction, aspiration
- CA mass in large AW
(recommend rigid bronchoscopy)
Rhonchi
- Mucus blocking the larger bronchioles
(Cough, Suction)
Fine rales/crackles
- CHF
- Pulmonary Edema
(Diurese the pt, Cardiac Medication)
Medium Rales
Mucus in Medium AW
(CPT, PEP, Postural drainage)
Sudden onset SOB
Pulmonary Embolism
Flattened T waves
Hypokalemia
pulsus paradoxus
- Status Asthmaticus
- Any Severe Air-Trapping Disease
(beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration)
Paradoxical chest movement
, Flail Chest (≥2 Ribes broken)
Ensure ventilation, watch for pneumothorax
Sudden onset of Tachypnea, Hyperresonant on Percussion
Associated With - Pneumothorax
(100% oxygen, chest x-ray, chest tubes if positive)
Sweet smelling breath
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Panic Breathing
Asthma Episode
Spiked T waves
hyperkalemia
Flipped T wave
Myocardial Ischemia
Digitalis toxicity
Flat percussion sound
- Atelectasis
- Any severe Air-Trapping disease
5 obstructive diseases
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
dull percussion sounds
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Unilateral wheeze
- A foreign body obstruction, aspiration
- CA mass in large AW
(recommend rigid bronchoscopy)
Rhonchi
- Mucus blocking the larger bronchioles
(Cough, Suction)
Fine rales/crackles
- CHF
- Pulmonary Edema
(Diurese the pt, Cardiac Medication)
Medium Rales
Mucus in Medium AW
(CPT, PEP, Postural drainage)
Sudden onset SOB
Pulmonary Embolism
Flattened T waves
Hypokalemia
pulsus paradoxus
- Status Asthmaticus
- Any Severe Air-Trapping Disease
(beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration)
Paradoxical chest movement
, Flail Chest (≥2 Ribes broken)
Ensure ventilation, watch for pneumothorax
Sudden onset of Tachypnea, Hyperresonant on Percussion
Associated With - Pneumothorax
(100% oxygen, chest x-ray, chest tubes if positive)
Sweet smelling breath
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Panic Breathing
Asthma Episode
Spiked T waves
hyperkalemia
Flipped T wave
Myocardial Ischemia
Digitalis toxicity
Flat percussion sound
- Atelectasis
- Any severe Air-Trapping disease
5 obstructive diseases
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
dull percussion sounds