Complete Test Bank Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care 7th Edition Heuer Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-21)

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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Wilkins' fClinical fAssessment fin fRespiratory fCare, f7th fEdition


Contents:
Chapter f1. fPreparing ffor fthe fPatient fEncounter
Chapter f2. fThe fMedical fHistory fand fthe fInterview
Chapter f3. fCardiopulmonary fSymptoms
Chapter f4. fVital fSigns
Chapter f5. fFundamentals fof fPhysical fExamination
Chapter f6. fNeurologic fAssessment
Chapter f7. fClinical fLaboratory fStudies
Chapter f8. fInterpretation fof fBlood fGases
Chapter f9. fPulmonary fFunction fTesting
Chapter f10. fChest fImaging
Chapter f11. fElectrocardiography
Chapter f12. fNeonatal fand fPediatric fAssessment
Chapter f13. fOlder fPatient fAssessment
Chapter f14. fMonitoring fin fCritical fCare
Chapter f15. fVascular fPressure fMonitoring
Chapter f16. fCardiac fOutput fMeasurement
Chapter f17. fBronchoscopy
Chapter f18. fNutritional fAssessment
Chapter f19. fSleep fand fBreathing fAssessment
Chapter f20. fHome fCare fPatient fAssessment
Chapter f21. fDocumentation

,Chapter f1: fPreparing ffor fthe fPatient fEncounter
fTest fBank




MULTIPLE fCHOICE

1. Which fof fthe ffollowing factivities fis fnot fpart fof fthe frole fof frespiratory ftherapists f(RTs) fin
patient fassessment?
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a. Assist fthe fphysician fwith fdiagnostic freasoning fskills.
b. Help fthe fphysician fselect fappropriate fpulmonary ffunction ftests.
c. Interpret farterial fblood fgas fvalues fand fsuggest fmechanical fventilation fchanges.
d. Document fthe fpatient fdiagnosis fin fthe fpatient’s fchart.
ANSWER: f D
RTs fare fnot fqualified fto fmake fan fofficial fdiagnosis. fThis fis fthe frole fof fthe fattending fphysician.

REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 9

2. In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fstages fof fpatient–clinician finteraction fis fthe freview fof
physician forders fcarried fout?
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a. Treatment fstage
b. Introductory fstage
c. Preinteraction fstage
d. Initial fassessment fstage
ANSWER: f C
Physician forders fshould fbe freviewed fin fthe fpatient’s fchart fbefore fthe fphysician fsees fthe
fpatient.



REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 9

3. In fwhich fstage fof fpatient–clinician finteraction fis fthe fpatient fidentification fbracelet fchecked?
a. Introductory fstage
b. Preinteraction fstage
c. Initial fassessment fstage
d. Treatment fstage
ANSWER: f A
The fpatient fID fbracelet fmust fbe fchecked fbefore fmoving fforward fwith fassessment fand
ftreatment.



REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 9

4. What fshould fbe fdone fjust fbefore fthe fpatient’s fID fbracelet fis fchecked?
a. Check fthe fpatient’s fSpO2.
b. Ask fthe fpatient ffor fpermission.
c. Check fthe fchart ffor fvital fsigns.
d. Listen fto fbreath fsounds.
ANSWER: f B
It fis fconsidered fpolite fto fask fthe fpatient ffor fpermission fbefore ftouching fand freading fhis for
fher fID fbracelet.

, REF: f f pg. f3 OBJ: f 3 f| f5

5. What fis fthe fgoal fof fthe fintroductory fphase?
a. Assess fthe fpatient’s fapparent fage.
b. Identify fthe fpatient’s ffamily fhistory.
c. Determine fthe fpatient’s fdiagnosis.
d. Establish fa frapport fwith fthe fpatient.
ANSWER: f D
The fintroductory fphase fis fall fabout fgetting fto fknow fthe fpatient fand festablishing fa frapport fwith
fhim for fher.



REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 3

6. Which fof fthe ffollowing fbehaviors fis fnot fconsistent fwith fresistive fbehavior fof fa fpatient?
a. Crossed farms
b. Minimal feye fcontact
c. Brief fanswers fto fquestions
d. Asking fthe fpurpose fof fthe ftreatment
ANSWER: f D
If fa fpatient fasks fabout fthe fpurpose fof fthe ftreatment fyou fare fabout fto fgive, fthis fgenerally
findicates fthat fhe for fshe fis fnot fupset.



REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 3

7. What fis fthe fmain fpurpose fof fthe finitial fassessment fstage?
a. To fidentify fany fallergies fto fmedications
b. To fdocument fthe fpatient’s fsmoking fhistory
c. To fpersonally fget fto fknow fthe fpatient fbetter
d. To fverify fthat fthe fprescribed ftreatment fis fstill fneeded fand fappropriate
ANSWER: f D
When fyou ffirst fsee fthe fpatient, fyou fare fencouraged fto fperform fa fbrief fassessment fto fmake
fsure fthe ftreatment forder fby fthe fphysician fis fstill fappropriate. fThe fpatient’s fstatus fmay fhave

fchanged fabruptly frecently.



REF: f Table f1-1, fpg. f4 OBJ: f 3

8. What fis fthe fappropriate fdistance ffor fthe fsocial fspace ffrom fthe fpatient?
a. 3 fto f5 ffeet
b. 4 fto f12 ffeet
c. 6 fto f18 ffeet
d. 8 fto f20 ffeet
ANSWER: f B
The fsocial fspace fis f4 fto f12 ffeet.

REF: f f pg. f5 OBJ: f 5

9. What fis fthe fappropriate fdistance ffor fthe fpersonal fspace?