Respiratory Care Exam Review (Fifth Edition) By Gary Persing TMC Practice
Test
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1. The physician orders a 35% aerosol mask to be Answer: B. 8L/min
set up for a patient who requires an inspiratory
flow of 42 L/min. What is the minimum flow rate Explanation:
to which the flow meter must be set to meet this
patient's inspiratory flow demands?
A. 6 L/min
B. 8 L/min
C. 10 L/min
D. 12 L/min
2. A premature 3-week-old infant is receiving 2 Answer: C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cmH2O
L/min of O2 via a nasal cannula and has a PaO2 and 50% O2
of 43 torr and a PaCO2 of 40 torr. The respira-
tory therapist should recommend which of the Explanation: The patient is in type I
following? respiratory failure and the CPAP with
A. Increase the cannula flow to 2 L/min the 50% O2 will help open up the alve-
B. Intubate and institute mechanical ventila- oli and improve gas exchange
tion
C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cmH2O and 50% O2
D. Increase the cannula flow to 5L/min
3. A patient arrives in the emergency department Answer:
after being pulled from a burning house. The
respiratory therapist should recommend ob-
taining which of the following measurements
to be determine the severity of the patient's
smoke inhalation?
A. SpO2
B. HbCO
C. PaO2
D. Hb
1/2
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1. The physician orders a 35% aerosol mask to be Answer: B. 8L/min
set up for a patient who requires an inspiratory
flow of 42 L/min. What is the minimum flow rate Explanation:
to which the flow meter must be set to meet this
patient's inspiratory flow demands?
A. 6 L/min
B. 8 L/min
C. 10 L/min
D. 12 L/min
2. A premature 3-week-old infant is receiving 2 Answer: C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cmH2O
L/min of O2 via a nasal cannula and has a PaO2 and 50% O2
of 43 torr and a PaCO2 of 40 torr. The respira-
tory therapist should recommend which of the Explanation: The patient is in type I
following? respiratory failure and the CPAP with
A. Increase the cannula flow to 2 L/min the 50% O2 will help open up the alve-
B. Intubate and institute mechanical ventila- oli and improve gas exchange
tion
C. Initiate CPAP of 4 cmH2O and 50% O2
D. Increase the cannula flow to 5L/min
3. A patient arrives in the emergency department Answer:
after being pulled from a burning house. The
respiratory therapist should recommend ob-
taining which of the following measurements
to be determine the severity of the patient's
smoke inhalation?
A. SpO2
B. HbCO
C. PaO2
D. Hb
1/2
