TMC Test with Practice Questions and Verified Solutions

TMC Test with Practice Questions and Verified Solutions Clinical signs and a chest X-ray confirm that a patient receiving volume control SIMV has suffered a tension pneumothorax. Which of the following actions would you recommend to treat this problem? Select one: A. lowering the peak inspiratory pressure B. obtaining a stat arterial blood gas C. performing a tube thoracostomy D. switching to pressure control SIMV ANSWER C. performing a tube thoracostomy By doctor order, a patient with bacterial pneumonia has received postural drainage and percussion to all lung segments four times a day for one week. The pneumonia has cleared in all segments with the exception of the left lower lobe. At this time you should recommend: Select one: A. discontinuing the therapy B. decreasing the frequency of therapy C. continuing the therapy as ordered D. limiting the therapy to the involved segments ANSWER D. limiting the therapy to the involved segments A 2 year-old child with a 24-hour history of an upper respiratory infection and low grade fever is admitted to the Emergency Department with audible inspiratory stridor. The stridor