TMC EXAM A | 160 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with - heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is 45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. What action should the therapist recommend first? - Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT - using a low residual volume, low compliance cuff A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend - deep breathing & coughing to clear secretions A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient develops atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is 30% of his predicted value. What bronchial hygiene therapy would be most appropriate initially? - IPPB A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her forced vital capacity in the first second? - 70% A patient on VC ventilation demonstrates auto-PEEP on ventilator graphics. Which of the following controls, when adjusted independently, would increase expiratory time?