Egan's Respiratory Care Final Exam Study Guide (week 10 study guide) Questions With Correct Answers.
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Egan's Respiratory Care Final Exam Study Guide (week 10 study guide) Questions With Correct Answers.
While performing postural drainage on a patient who is in a head-down position, the patient appears dyspneic due to severe prolonged coughing. The respiratory therapist should do which of the fol...
Egan's Respiratory Care Final Exam Study Guide (week
10 study guide) Questions With Correct Answers.
While performing postural drainage on a patient who is in a head-down position,
the patient appears dyspneic due to severe prolonged coughing. The respiratory
therapist should do which of the following?
Have the patient sit up
A pediatric patient with an acute upper airway obstruction would have which of
the following physical signs?
Inspiratory stridor
A tachypneic patient with pulmonary edema is brought to the emergency
department (ED). Which of the following should be used to provide supplemental
oxygen?
Nonrebreathing mask
While reviewing a patient’s chart, results of a chest radiograph indicate complete
opacification of the left chest with a shift of the trachea and mediastinum to the
left. These findings are consistent with:
Atelectasis of the left lung
A physician orders 1 mg atropine by aerosol for a patient. If the concentration of
atropine in a stock solution is 0.04%, how many mL of the atropine solution must
be administered?
2.50
For a tracheal tube cuff to allow circulation to the tracheal mucosa, the cuff
pressure must be less than:
Capillary pressure
Three days postoperatively, a patient is febrile and the white blood cell count is
18.000/cu mm. A chest radiograph shows a patchy bilateral infiltrates with air
bronchograms. Based on this information, which of the following is the most
probable diagnosis?
Pneumonia
Common complications associated with arterial punctures include which of the
following?I. Fistula formationII. Hematoma formationIII. Spasm of the vessel
II and III only
A patient is receiving volume-controlled ventilation with a continuous flow IMV
circuit added. The respiratory therapist notices that the PEEP level drops from
the prescribed 8 to 4 cm H2O with each spontaneous breath. To correct this
problem, the therapist should increase the:
Sensitively setting
A 45-year-old patient with mild kyphoscoliosis and postpolio syndrome requires
noninvasive inspiratory assistance and is to be fitted with a chest cuirass. Which
of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend regarding proper fit?
I. A 2 to 3-inch air cushion between the shell and the patient’s maximum chest
rise is required.II. A cast of the thorax may be made for the patient to
accommodate structural abnormalities.III. A properly fitted cuirass shell should
extend anteriorly from the clavicle to the bottom of the rib cage.
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