SAE Exam with Questions and Answers

SAE Exam with Questions and Answers Question 1: A medical student is assigned to care for a patient with a smoking history and who is suspected of having emphysema. She asks for recommendations on what tests might be used to help determine the diagnosis. You would recommend all of the following EXCEPT: a. Pulmonary function testing b. Chest radiograph c. Chest ultrasound d. Arterial blood gas ANSWER C. Chest Ultrasound Question 2: A patient is performing a stress test. Which of the following respiratory exchange ratio values would confirm that the patient has reached the anaerobic threshold? 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 ANSWER c. 1.0 Question 3: A patient is referred for a sleep study. The attending physician wants to know which parameters are measured during the study. You would measure all of the following EXCEPT: SpO2 ECG Inspiratory and expiratory breathing efforts ABG values ANSWER C and D