Complete Test Bank Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care 7th Edition Heuer Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-21)

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WILKINS' CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN
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l# RESPIRATORY CARE, 7THEDITION BY AL HEUER
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,Wilkins' l#Clinical l#Assessment l#in l#Respiratory l#Care, l#7th l#Edition


Contents:
Chapter l#1. l#Preparing l#for l#the l#Patient l#Encounter
Chapter l#2. l#The l#Medical l#History l#and l#the l#Interview
Chapter l#3. l#Cardiopulmonary l#Symptoms
Chapter l#4. l#Vital l#Signs
Chapter l#5. l#Fundamentals l#of l#Physical l#Examination
Chapter l#6. l#Neurologic l#Assessment
Chapter l#7. l#Clinical l#Laboratory l#Studies
Chapter l#8. l#Interpretation l#of l#Blood l#Gases
Chapter l#9. l#Pulmonary l#Function l#Testing
Chapter l#10. l#Chest l#Imaging
Chapter l#11. l#Electrocardiography
Chapter l#12. l#Neonatal l#and l#Pediatric l#Assessment
Chapter l#13. l#Older l#Patient l#Assessment
Chapter l#14. l#Monitoring l#in l#Critical l#Care
Chapter l#15. l#Vascular l#Pressure l#Monitoring
Chapter l#16. l#Cardiac l#Output l#Measurement
Chapter l#17. l#Bronchoscopy
Chapter l#18. l#Nutritional l#Assessment
Chapter l#19. l#Sleep l#and l#Breathing l#Assessment
Chapter l#20. l#Home l#Care l#Patient l#Assessment
Chapter l#21. l#Documentation

,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient
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Encounter Test Bank
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE

1. Which l#of l#the l#following l#activities l#is l#not l#part l#of l#the l#role l#of l#respiratory
therapists l#(RTs) l#in l # patient l#assessment?
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a. Assist l#the l#physician l#with l#diagnostic l#reasoning l#skills.
b. Help l#the l#physician l#select l#appropriate l#pulmonary l#function l#tests.
c. Interpret l#arterial l#blood l#gas l#values l#and l#suggest l#mechanical l#ventilation
l#changes.

d. Document l#the l#patient l#diagnosis l#in l#the l#patient’s l#chart.

ANS: l# D
RTs l#are l#not l#qualified l#to l#make l#an l#official l#diagnosis. l#This l#is l#the l#role l#of l#the
l#attending l#physician.




REF: l# l # Table l#1-1, l#pg. l#4 OBJ: l# l # 9

2. In l#which l#of l#the l#following l#stages l#of l#patient–clinician l#interaction l#is l#the
review l#of l#physician l # orders l#carried l#out?
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a. Treatment l#stage
b. Introductory l#stage
c. Preinteraction l#stage
d. Initial l#assessment l#stage
ANS: l# C
Physician l#orders l#should l#be l#reviewed l#in l#the l#patient’s l#chart l#before l#the
l#physician l#sees l#the l # patient.




REF: l# l # Table l#1-1, l#pg. l#4 OBJ: l# l # 9

3. In l#which l#stage l#of l#patient–clinician l#interaction l#is l#the l#patient l#identification l#bracelet
checked?
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a. Introductory l#stage
b. Preinteraction l#stage
c. Initial l#assessment l#stage
d. Treatment l#stage
ANS: l# A
The l#patient l#ID l#bracelet l#must l#be l#checked l#before l#moving l#forward l#with
l#assessment l#and l # treatment.




REF: l# l # Table l#1-1, l#pg. l#4 OBJ: l# l # 9

4. What l#should l#be l#done l#just l#before l#the l#patient’s l#ID l#bracelet l#is l#checked?
a. Check l#the l#patient’s l#SpO2.
b. Ask l#the l#patient l#for l#permission.
c. Check l#the l#chart l#for l#vital l#signs.
d. Listen l#to l#breath l#sounds.

, ANS: l# B
It l#is l#considered l#polite l#to l#ask l#the l#patient l#for l#permission l#before l#touching l#and
l#reading l#his l#or l#her l # ID l#bracelet.