Egan's Respiratory Care Final Exam (Study Guide) 100% Solved

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? - ANSWER-Have the patient sit up A pediatric patient with an acute upper airway obstruction would have which of the following physical signs? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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: - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-2.50 For a tracheal tube cuff to allow circulation to the tracheal mucosa, the cuff pressure must be less than: - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Pneumonia