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,Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care,
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Contents:
Chapter 1. Preparing for the Patient Encounter
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Chapter 2. The Medical History and the Interview
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Chapter 3. Cardiopulmonary Symptoms
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Chapter 4. Vital Signs
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Chapter 5 . Fun da me ntals o f Physical Exa minatio n
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Chapter 6. Neurologic Assessment
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Chapter 7. Clinical Laboratory Studies
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Chapter 8. Interpretation of Blood Gases
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Chapter 9. Pulmo nary F un ctio n Testin g
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Chapter 10. Chest Imaging
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Chapter 11. Electrocardiography
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Chapter 12. Neonatal and Pediatric Assessment
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Chapter 13. Older Patient Assessment
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Chapter 14. Monitoring in Critical Care
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Chapter 1 5. Va scular Pressure Mo nitoring
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Chapter 16. Cardiac Output Measurement
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Chapter 17. Bronchoscopy
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Chapter 18. Nutritional Assessment
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Chapter 19. Sleep and Breathing Assessment
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Chapter 20. Home Care Patient Assessment
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Chapter 21. Documentation
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,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Test Ba n
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1. Which of the following activities is not part of the role of respiratory therapists (RTs) in pa t
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ient assessment? bg



a. Assist the p hysicia n with dia g nostic re aso nin g skills.
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b. Helpthe physician select appropriate pulmonary function tests.
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c. Interpretarterialblood gas values and suggest mechanical ventilation changes.
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d. Docume nt th e pa tient dia gn osis in th e p atie nt’s ch art. bg bg bg bg bg bg bg




ANSWER: D
RTs are not q ualified to ma ke an official dia gn osis. This is the role of the atten ding physician.
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2. Inwhich of the following stages of patient–
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clinician interaction is the review of physician orders carried out?
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ANSWER: C
Physicia n ord ers sho uld b e re view e d in the p atien t’s chart b efore the ph ysicia n se es the patien t
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3. Inwhich stage of p atient–clinician interaction is the patient identification bracelet checked?
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ANSWER: A
The patientID bracelet must be checked before moving forward with assessment and treatmen t
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4. Whatshould be done just before the patient’s ID bracelet is checked?
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a. Check the p atie nt’s SpO 2. aa bg bg



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ANSWER: B
It is considered polite to ask the patient for permission before touching and reading his or her I
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D bracelet.
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5. What is the goal of the introductory phase?
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a. Assess the p atie nt’s ap pare nt age. bg bg bg bg



b. Identify the patient’s family history. bg bg bg bg



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d. Establish a rapport with the patient. bg bg bg bg bg




ANSWER: D
The introductory phase is all about getting to know the patient and establishing a rapport with hi
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6. Which of the following behaviors is not consistent with resistive behavior of a patient?
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ANSWER: D
If a patient asks about the purpose of the treatment you are about to give, this generally indic
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ates that he or she is not upset.
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7. What is th e m ain p urpo se of the initial a sse ssmen t stag e?
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a. To identify any allergies to medications
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b. To do cum en t th e p atie nt’s smokin g history
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c. To personallyget to know the patient better
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d. Toverify that the prescribed treatment is still needed and appropriate
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ANSWER: D
When you first see the patient, you are encouraged to perform a brief assessment to make sur
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e the treatment order by the physician i s still appropriate. The patient’s status may have change d
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abruptly recently.
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8. What is the appropriate distance for the social space from the patient?
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a. 3 to 5 feet bg bg bg



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ANSWER: B
Thesocial space i s 4 to 12 feet.
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9. What is the appropriate distance for the personal space?
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