Wilkins clinical assessment in respiratory care
8th edition by Huber, Chapters 1-21 complete
,Wilkins'eClinicaleAssessmenteineRespiratoryeCare,e7theEdition
Contents:
Chaptere1.ePreparingeforetheePatienteEncounter
Chaptere2.eTheeMedicaleHistoryeandetheeInterview
Chaptere3.eCardiopulmonaryeSymptoms
Chaptere4.eVitaleSigns
Chaptere5.eFundamentalseofePhysicaleExamination
Chaptere6.eNeurologiceAssessment
Chaptere7.eClinicaleLaboratoryeStudies
Chaptere8.eInterpretationeofeBloodeGases
Chaptere9.ePulmonaryeFunctioneTesting
Chaptere10.eChesteImaging
Chaptere11.eElectrocardiography
Chaptere12.eNeonataleandePediatriceAssessment
Chaptere13.eOlderePatienteAssessment
Chaptere14.eMonitoringeineCriticaleCare
Chaptere15.eVascularePressureeMonitoring
Chaptere16.eCardiaceOutputeMeasurement
Chaptere17.eBronchoscopy
Chaptere18.eNutritionaleAssessment
Chaptere19.eSleepeandeBreathingeAssessment
Chaptere20.eHomeeCareePatienteAssessment
Chaptere21.eDocumentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Test B
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MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. Whicheofetheefollowingeactivitieseisenoteparteofetheeroleeoferespiratoryetherapistse(RTs)eine
patienteassessment?
a. Assistetheephysicianewithediagnosticereasoningeskills.
b. Helpetheephysicianeselecteappropriateepulmonaryefunctionetests.
c. Interpretearterialebloodegasevalueseandesuggestemechanicaleventilationechanges.
d. Documentetheepatientediagnosiseinetheepatient’sechart.
ANSWER:e D
RTseareenotequalifiedetoemakeeaneofficialediagnosis.eThiseisetheeroleeofetheeattendingephysician.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 9
2. Inewhicheofetheefollowingestageseofepatient–
clinicianeinteractioneisetheerevieweofephysicianeordersecarriedeout?
a. Treatmentestage
b. Introductoryestage
c. Preinteractionestage
d. Initialeassessmentestage
ANSWER:e C
Physicianeorderseshouldebeereviewedeinetheepatient’sechartebeforeetheephysicianeseesetheepatie
nt.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 9
3. Inewhichestageeofepatient–clinicianeinteractioneisetheepatienteidentificationebraceletechecked?
a. Introductoryestage
b. Preinteractionestage
c. Initialeassessmentestage
d. Treatmentestage
ANSWER:e A
TheepatienteIDebraceletemustebeecheckedebeforeemovingeforwardewitheassessmenteandetreatm
ent.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 9
4. Whateshouldebeedoneejustebeforeetheepatient’seIDebraceleteisechecked?
a. Checketheepatient’seSpO2.
b. Asketheepatienteforepermission.
c. Checketheecharteforevitalesigns.
d. Listenetoebreathesounds.
ANSWER:e B
Iteiseconsideredepoliteetoeasketheepatienteforepermissionebeforeetouchingeandereadingehiseorehe
reIDebracelet.
, REF:e e pg.e3 OBJ:e 3e|e5
5. Whateisetheegoaleofetheeintroductoryephase?
a. Assessetheepatient’seapparenteage.
b. Identifyetheepatient’sefamilyehistory.
c. Determineetheepatient’sediagnosis.
d. Establisheaerapportewithetheepatient.
ANSWER:e D
Theeintroductoryephaseeisealleaboutegettingetoeknowetheepatienteandeestablishingeaerapportewithe
himeoreher.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 3
6. Whicheofetheefollowingebehaviorseisenoteconsistentewitheresistiveebehavioreofeaepatient?
a. Crossedearms
b. Minimaleeyeecontact
c. Briefeanswersetoequestions
d. Askingetheepurposeeofetheetreatment
ANSWER:e D
Ifeaepatienteaskseaboutetheepurposeeofetheetreatmenteyoueareeaboutetoegive,ethisegenerallyeindi
catesethateheeoresheeisenoteupset.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 3
7. Whateisetheemainepurposeeofetheeinitialeassessmentestage?
a. Toeidentifyeanyeallergiesetoemedications
b. Toedocumentetheepatient’sesmokingehistory
c. Toepersonallyegetetoeknowetheepatientebetter
d. Toeverifyethatetheeprescribedetreatmenteisestilleneededeandeappropriate
ANSWER:e D
Wheneyouefirsteseeetheepatient,eyoueareeencouragedetoeperformeaebriefeassessmentetoemakeesu
reetheetreatmenteorderebyetheephysicianeisestilleappropriate.eTheepatient’sestatusemayehaveecha
ngedeabruptlyerecently.
REF:e Tablee1-1,epg.e4 OBJ:e 3
8. Whateisetheeappropriateedistanceeforetheesocialespaceefrometheepatient?
a. 3etoe5efeet
b. 4etoe12efeet
c. 6etoe18efeet
d. 8etoe20efeet
ANSWER:e B
Theesocialespaceeise4etoe12efeet.
REF:e e pg.e5 OBJ:e 5
9. Whateisetheeappropriateedistanceeforetheepersonalespace?