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The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the
following to develop a teaching plan for a patient who
will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
Which of the following would be most beneficial in
resolving microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
d. bronchoscopy
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive
care unit after undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To
prevent soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory
b. oropharyngeal airway therapist should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
, Quality control material has published values for pH
of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg. Documentation indicates
the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine
results are as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
d. Run 2 only Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is
out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To
determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which
a. ABG and alveolar of the following?
oxygen tension a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed
upper airway obstruction would benefit most from
which of the following?
c. heliox therapy a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most
useful in evaluating which of the following?
d. inspiratory muscle a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
strength b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
, An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming
from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which
b. excess water in the of the following most likely explains this finding?
tubing a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
During a preoperational test of the ventilator with a
test lung, the respiratory therapist notes a return tidal
volume of 600 cc. Ventilator settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
a. examine the ventilator Mandatory rate: 10
circuit for proper VT: 750 mL
connections What action should the therapist take?
a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper
connections
b. obtain a larger test lung
c. increase the set tidal volume to 900 mL
d. obtain a smaller test lung
During the preoperational test of the ventilator, the
respiratory therapist notices the galvanic analyzer on
the ventilator is reading erroneously low. Which of the
following can the respiratory therapist do to correct
the problem?
d. change the fuel cell
a. replace the analyzer batteries
b. replace the electrolyte solution in the analyzer
c. tag the ventilator as non-functional and avoid
placing it in service
d. change the fuel cell
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Terms in this set (140)
The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the
following to develop a teaching plan for a patient who
will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
Which of the following would be most beneficial in
resolving microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
d. bronchoscopy
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive
care unit after undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To
prevent soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory
b. oropharyngeal airway therapist should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
, Quality control material has published values for pH
of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg. Documentation indicates
the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine
results are as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
d. Run 2 only Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is
out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To
determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which
a. ABG and alveolar of the following?
oxygen tension a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed
upper airway obstruction would benefit most from
which of the following?
c. heliox therapy a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most
useful in evaluating which of the following?
d. inspiratory muscle a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
strength b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
, An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming
from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which
b. excess water in the of the following most likely explains this finding?
tubing a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
During a preoperational test of the ventilator with a
test lung, the respiratory therapist notes a return tidal
volume of 600 cc. Ventilator settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
a. examine the ventilator Mandatory rate: 10
circuit for proper VT: 750 mL
connections What action should the therapist take?
a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper
connections
b. obtain a larger test lung
c. increase the set tidal volume to 900 mL
d. obtain a smaller test lung
During the preoperational test of the ventilator, the
respiratory therapist notices the galvanic analyzer on
the ventilator is reading erroneously low. Which of the
following can the respiratory therapist do to correct
the problem?
d. change the fuel cell
a. replace the analyzer batteries
b. replace the electrolyte solution in the analyzer
c. tag the ventilator as non-functional and avoid
placing it in service
d. change the fuel cell
