Egan's Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
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Egan's Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
You are planning a patient transport that will take approximately 1 hr. The patient requires manual ventilation with 10 L/min of O2. What is the minimum number of full E cylinders you would take with you?
2
*duration of flow (min) = Pressu...
Egan's Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
You are planning a patient transport that will take approximately 1 hr. The patient
requires manual ventilation with 10 L/min of O2. What is the minimum number of
full E cylinders you would take with you?
2
*duration of flow (min) = Pressure (psig) × Cylinder factor/Flow (L/min)
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health & wellness
2. Providing patient education
3. Assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status
4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1, 2, & 3 only
When was synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) first
introduced?
1975
What was the name for the first professional organization for the field of
respiratory care?
Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA)
The majority of respiratory care education programs in the United States offer
what degree?
Associate's degree
Due to the aging of the majority of the population, which of the following will be
the focus of the Respiratory Therapist of the future?
1. verifying insurance information
2. disease management & rehabilitation
3. patient & family education
4. tobacco education & smoking cessation
2, 3, & 4
Respiratory care education programs are reviewed by which committee to ensure
quality?
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
A therapist who says "You seem to be anxious about your surgery" to a patient
just admitted for bypass surgery is using what interpersonal communication
technique?
reflecting feelings
Which of the following organisms are destroyed by a disinfection agent?
1. gram-negative cocci
2. bacterial spores
3. gram-positive rods
4. viruses
1, 3, & 4 only
What is the minimum recommended time for handwashing in the healthcare
environment?
15 sec
,Which of the following diseases travel through droplet mode?
influenza
What ethical issue has recently become a significant concern for respiratory
therapists and all health care providers due to a congressional act?
Patient's right to privacy
When a respiratory patient defers a patient's questions about a condition to the
attending physician, what ethical principle is being practiced?
role fidelity
What branch of law is concerned with the recognition and enforcement of the
rights and duties of private individuals and organizations?
Civil
If a respiratory therapist refers a Medicare patient to a particular home care
company ad receives a finder's fee in return, this is an example of
Medicare fraud
Which of the following would be the worst heat conductor?
Air
Which of the following are true of liquids?
1. they are easy to compress
2. they exert pressure
3. they exert buoyant force
4. they conform to their containers
2, 3, & 4 only
What is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the
pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere?
boiling point
Which of the following are true about molecular water vapor?
1. water vapor exhibits kinetic energy
2. molecular water can be seen
3. water vapor exerts pressure
1 & 3 only
Which of the following represents a direct measure of the kinetic activity of water
vapor molecules?
water vapor pressure
A gas at 50°C with a relative humidity of 100% is cooled to 37°C. Which of the
following will occur?
1. condensation on surfaces
2. visible droplet formation
3. warming of the adjacent air
1, 2, & 3
A combination of neutral atoms, free electrons, and atomic nuclei describes
plasma.
For every liquid there is a temperature above which the kinetic activity of its
molecules is so great that the attractive forces cannot keep them in a liquid state.
This temperature is called the
critical temperature
What physical principle underlies most fluid circuitry?
, Coanda effect
Which of the following compares the clinical outcomes of two groups?
Cohort studies
What is the primary indication for tracheal suctioning?
retention of secretions
While suctioning a patient, you observe an abrupt change in the
electrocardiogram waveform being displayed on the cardiac monitor. Which of
the following actions would be most appropriate?
stop suctioning and immediately administer oxygen
Before the suctioning of a patient, auscultation reveals coarse breath sounds
during both inspiration and expiration. After suctioning, coarseness disappears,
but expiratory wheezing is heard over both lung fields. What is most likely the
problem?
The patient has hyperactive airways and has developed bronchospasm
Before beginning an extubation procedure, the practitioner should check and
confirm the operation of which of the following?
1. laryngoscope light source
2. Endotracheal tube cuff
3. Suction equipment
4. Cardiac Defibrillator
1, 2, & 3 only
To make oral intubation easier, how should the patient's head and neck be
positioned?
Flexed neck with towel placed
What should be the maximum time devoted to any intubation attempt?
30 sec
Which of the following bedside methods is the best indicator to confirm proper
endotracheal tube position in the trachea?
CO2 monitor
What is the primary indication for tracheostomy?
when a patient has a long-term need for an artificial airway
What is the most common sign associated with the transient glottic edema or
vocal cord inflammation that follows extubation?
stridor
Which of the following is likely to increase the likelihood of damage to the
tracheal mucosa?
Maintaining cuff pressures between 20 to 30 mmHg
What is the leading cause of death among adults over 40 in the United States?
Sudden cardiac arrest
You enter an adult's room and find her collapsed on the floor near the bed. When
you shake her and shout, "Are you OK?" there is no response. What should be
your next, immediate step be?
Call for help (call a code).
For chest compressions to be effective, in what position must the patient be
placed?
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