1 of 160
Term
A 43-year-old female patient in the emergency department was just
orally intubated with an endotracheal tube. Which of the following
would you INITIALLY recommend in order to confirm that the tube is
in the proper position?
a. Auscultate the patient's chest and abdomen
b. Perform a STAT chest x-ray
c. Use capnography to verify exhaled CO2
d. Observe chest wall movement
Give this one a try later!
c d
b a
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2 of 160
Term
The physician has ordered ribavirin (virazole) via aerosol for an infant
with severe RSV. Which of the following devices would you
recommend for administration?
a. Small particle aerosol generator
b. Small volume jet nebulizer
c. Vibrating mesh nebulizer
d. Dry powder inhaler
Give this one a try later!
a b
d c
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3 of 160
Term
A 58-year-old female patient is intubated and appears to be
breathing asynchronously with the ventilator. Her breath sounds are
absent on the left side, and the trachea is shifted to the left. The
patient has a dull percussion note on the left side as well. Which of
,the following is the most likely explanation of these findings?
a. A tracheoesophageal fistula has developed
b. A tension pneumothorax has developed on the left side
c. The endotracheal tube is in the right mainstem bronchus
d. The patient is experiencing diffuse bronchospasm
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d c
a b
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4 of 160
Term
An arterial blood gas sample needs to be obtained from a newborn
infant. The physician ordered the sample from arterialized capillary
blood because the artery would be too difficult to stick. Which of
the following sites would you recommend?
a. The fingertip
b. The toe tip
c. The lateral area of the heel
d. The earlobe
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, a c
b d
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5 of 160
Term
A 59-year-old female patient with COPD is receiving supplemental
oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min. Her ABG results are as follows:
pH 7.37, PaCO2 58 torr, HCO3- 32 mEq/L, PaO2 58 torr, SaO2 85%.
Based on this data, which of the following would you recommend?
a. Increase the oxygen flow to 3 L/min
b. Switch to BiPAP with an FiO2 of 100%
c. Switch to a nonrebreathing mask at 10 L/min
d. Switch to an air entrainment mask at 24%
Give this one a try later!
c d
b a
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6 of 160
Term
A 43-year-old female patient in the emergency department was just
orally intubated with an endotracheal tube. Which of the following
would you INITIALLY recommend in order to confirm that the tube is
in the proper position?
a. Auscultate the patient's chest and abdomen
b. Perform a STAT chest x-ray
c. Use capnography to verify exhaled CO2
d. Observe chest wall movement
Give this one a try later!
c d
b a
, Don't know?
2 of 160
Term
The physician has ordered ribavirin (virazole) via aerosol for an infant
with severe RSV. Which of the following devices would you
recommend for administration?
a. Small particle aerosol generator
b. Small volume jet nebulizer
c. Vibrating mesh nebulizer
d. Dry powder inhaler
Give this one a try later!
a b
d c
Don't know?
3 of 160
Term
A 58-year-old female patient is intubated and appears to be
breathing asynchronously with the ventilator. Her breath sounds are
absent on the left side, and the trachea is shifted to the left. The
patient has a dull percussion note on the left side as well. Which of
,the following is the most likely explanation of these findings?
a. A tracheoesophageal fistula has developed
b. A tension pneumothorax has developed on the left side
c. The endotracheal tube is in the right mainstem bronchus
d. The patient is experiencing diffuse bronchospasm
Give this one a try later!
d c
a b
Don't know?
4 of 160
Term
An arterial blood gas sample needs to be obtained from a newborn
infant. The physician ordered the sample from arterialized capillary
blood because the artery would be too difficult to stick. Which of
the following sites would you recommend?
a. The fingertip
b. The toe tip
c. The lateral area of the heel
d. The earlobe
Give this one a try later!
, a c
b d
Don't know?
5 of 160
Term
A 59-year-old female patient with COPD is receiving supplemental
oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min. Her ABG results are as follows:
pH 7.37, PaCO2 58 torr, HCO3- 32 mEq/L, PaO2 58 torr, SaO2 85%.
Based on this data, which of the following would you recommend?
a. Increase the oxygen flow to 3 L/min
b. Switch to BiPAP with an FiO2 of 100%
c. Switch to a nonrebreathing mask at 10 L/min
d. Switch to an air entrainment mask at 24%
Give this one a try later!
c d
b a
Don't know?
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