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Chapterz1.zPreparingzforzthezPatientzEncounter
Chapterz2.zThezMedicalzHistoryzandzthezInterview
Chapterz3.zCardiopulmonaryzSymptoms
Chapterz4.zVitalzSigns
Chapterz5.zFundamentalszofzPhysicalzExamination
Chapterz6.zNeurologiczAssessment
Chapterz7.zClinicalzLaboratoryzStudies
Chapterz8.zInterpretationzofzBloodzGases
Chapterz9.zPulmonaryzFunctionzTesting
Chapterz10.zChestzImaging
Chapterz11.zElectrocardiography
Chapterz12.zNeonatalzandzPediatriczAssessment
Chapterz13.zOlderzPatientzAssessment
Chapterz14.zMonitoringzinzCriticalzCare
Chapterz15.zVascularzPressurezMonitoring
Chapterz16.zCardiaczOutputzMeasurement
Chapterz17.zBronchoscopy
Chapterz18.zNutritionalzAssessment
Chapterz19.zSleepzandzBreathingzAssessment
Chapterz20.zHomezCarezPatientzAssessment
Chapterz21.zDocumentation
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d. Documentzthezpatientzdiagnosiszinzthezpatient’szchart.
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ANSWER:z D
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8. Whatziszthezappropriatezdistancezforzthezsocialzspacezfromzthezpatient?
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9. Whatziszthezappropriatezdistancezforzthezpersonalzspace?
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spiratory Care,
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9th Edition by Albert J. Heuer,
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Chapters 1 - 21 z z z
,Wilkins'zClinicalzAssessmentzinzRespiratoryzCare,
Contents:
Chapterz1.zPreparingzforzthezPatientzEncounter
Chapterz2.zThezMedicalzHistoryzandzthezInterview
Chapterz3.zCardiopulmonaryzSymptoms
Chapterz4.zVitalzSigns
Chapterz5.zFundamentalszofzPhysicalzExamination
Chapterz6.zNeurologiczAssessment
Chapterz7.zClinicalzLaboratoryzStudies
Chapterz8.zInterpretationzofzBloodzGases
Chapterz9.zPulmonaryzFunctionzTesting
Chapterz10.zChestzImaging
Chapterz11.zElectrocardiography
Chapterz12.zNeonatalzandzPediatriczAssessment
Chapterz13.zOlderzPatientzAssessment
Chapterz14.zMonitoringzinzCriticalzCare
Chapterz15.zVascularzPressurezMonitoring
Chapterz16.zCardiaczOutputzMeasurement
Chapterz17.zBronchoscopy
Chapterz18.zNutritionalzAssessment
Chapterz19.zSleepzandzBreathingzAssessment
Chapterz20.zHomezCarezPatientzAssessment
Chapterz21.zDocumentation
,Chapterz1:zPreparingzforzthezPatientzEncounterzTes
tzBank
MULTIPLEzCHOICE
1. Whichzofzthezfollowingzactivitieszisznotzpartzofzthezrolezofzrespiratoryztherapistsz(RTs)zinz
patientzassessment?
a. Assistzthezphysicianzwithzdiagnosticzreasoningzskills.
b. Helpzthezphysicianzselectzappropriatezpulmonaryzfunctionztests.
c. Interpretzarterialzbloodzgaszvalueszandzsuggestzmechanicalzventilationzchanges.
d. Documentzthezpatientzdiagnosiszinzthezpatient’szchart.
ANSWER:z D
RTszareznotzqualifiedztozmakezanzofficialzdiagnosis.zThisziszthezrolezofzthezattendingzphysician.
REF:z Tablez1-1,zpg.z4 OBJ:z z 9
2. Inzwhichzofzthezfollowingzstageszofzpatient–
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a. Treatmentzstage
b. Introductoryzstage
c. Preinteractionzstage
d. Initialzassessmentzstage
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REF:z Tablez1-1,zpg.z4 OBJ:z z 9
4. Whatzshouldzbezdonezjustzbeforezthezpatient’szIDzbraceletziszchecked?
a. Checkzthezpatient’szSpO2.
b. Askzthezpatientzforzpermission.
c. Checkzthezchartzforzvitalzsigns.
d. Listenztozbreathzsounds.
ANSWER:z B
ItziszconsideredzpoliteztozaskzthezpatientzforzpermissionzbeforeztouchingzandzreadingzhiszorzherzI
Dzbracelet.
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c. Determinezthezpatient’szdiagnosis.
d. Establishzazrapportzwithzthezpatient.
ANSWER:z D
Thezintroductoryzphaseziszallzaboutzgettingztozknowzthezpatientzandzestablishingzazrapportzwithzhi
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6. Whichzofzthezfollowingzbehaviorszisznotzconsistentzwithzresistivezbehaviorzofzazpatient?
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b. Minimalzeyezcontact
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ANSWER:z D
Ifzazpatientzaskszaboutzthezpurposezofztheztreatmentzyouzarezaboutztozgive,zthiszgenerallyzindicat
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7. Whatziszthezmainzpurposezofzthezinitialzassessmentzstage?
a. Tozidentifyzanyzallergiesztozmedications
b. Tozdocumentzthezpatient’szsmokingzhistory
c. Tozpersonallyzgetztozknowzthezpatientzbetter
d. Tozverifyzthatzthezprescribedztreatmentziszstillzneededzandzappropriate
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8. Whatziszthezappropriatezdistancezforzthezsocialzspacezfromzthezpatient?
a. 3ztoz5zfeet
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