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Respiratory Care Exam Comprehensive Practice Questions & Answers
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Respiratory Care Exam Comprehensive Practice Questions & Answers
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Respiratory Care Exam Comprehensive PracticeQuestions & Answers
A patient is receiving O2 from an E-Cylinder at 4 L/min through a nasal cannula.
The cylinder pressure is 1900 psig. How long will the cylinder run until it is empty?
a. 47 mins
b. 1.7 h
c. 2.2 h
d. 3.6 h -ANS>c. 2.2 h
After the respiratory therapist sets up a nonrebreathing mask on a patient at a
flow of 10 L/min, the reservoir bag collapses before the patient finishes inspiring.
The respiratory therapist should do which of the following?
a. Change to a simple O2 mask at a flow rate of 10 L/min
b. Remove the one way valve from the exhalation port
c. Place the patient on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
d. Increase the flowrate to 15 L/min -ANS>d. Increase the flowrate to 15 L/min
A patient with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can best be treated with which of
the following therapies?
a. nasal cannula at 6 L/min
b. Simple O2 mask at 10 L/min
c. CPAP and 60% O2
, d. Nonrebreathing mask -ANS>d. Nonrebreathing mask
The following blood gas levels have been obtained from a patient using a 60%
aerosol mask
pH: 7.47
PaCO2: 31 mmHg
PaO2: 58 mmHg
What should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?
a. Place the patient on CPAP
b. Increase the O2 to 70%
c. Intubate and place the patient on mechanical ventilation
d. Change to a nonrebreather mask -ANS>a. Place the patient on CPAP
Given the following data, what is the patients total arterial O2 content?
pH: 7.41
PaCO2: 37 mmHg
PaO2: 88 mmHg
HCO3-: 36 mEq/L
SaO2: 95%
Hb: 14 g/dl
a. 12 ml/dl
b. 14 ml/dl
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