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A respiratory therapist notes the word cachectic used in the medical documentation to describe a patient. This is most consistent with - correct answer a wasted apperance
A long-term care patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided paralysis abou...
A respiratory therapist notes the word cachectic used in the medical documentation to describe a
patient. This is most consistent with - correct answer a wasted apperance
A long-term care patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided paralysis about the face and mouth.
The patient is unable to produce a seal with her lips while performing IPPB treatments. How would a
respiratory therapist expect the IPPB machine to respond in this situation? - correct answer
Fail to cycle into exhalation
A 70-kg (154-lb) COPD patient who was started on mechanical ventilation due to a severe pulmonary
infection has the following weaning parameters & clinical data three days after initiation of mechanical
ventilation:
MIP -25 cmH20 Spont VT 360 mLRR 27WBC 8,000 per cu mmHb 16 gm/dL
Based on the calculated RSBI, the respiratory therapist should recommend - correct answer
discontinuing mechanical ventilation.
Which of the following patient conditions would CONTRAINDICATE the use of Trendelenburg's position?
- correct answer Increased intracranial pressures
Which of the following defibrillator settings is appropriate for treating a patient with ventricular
tachycardia? - correct answer synchronization set to OFF
A physician requests the presence of a respiratory therapist for an intubation to deliver Exosurf to a
newborn. Which of the following clinical finding is most likely? - correct answer
L/S ratio less than 2:1
A 40-week gestational age neonate is receiving time-cycled, pressure-limited ventilation with an I-time
of 0.4 seconds, PIP 28 cm H2O, RR of 25/min, FIO2 0.45 and PEEP 5 cm H2O. As the flowrate is
increased, what will happen to the I:E ratio? - correct answer No change
, Which of the following actions would most likely resolve a high-pressure alarm on a volume-cycled adult
ventilator? - correct answer suction the patient
Which of the following medications should the respiratory therapist recommend to provide a
neurmuscular blockade and facilitate intubation? - correct answer Pavulon
A patient receiving oxygen by nasal cannula at 5 L/min complains of dryness of the nasal passages. The
respiratory therapist notices the patient is using a bubble humidifier and that the reservoir is one
quarter full. The respiratory therapist should help the patient by - correct answer
Adding sterile water to the reservoir
A patient's radiological image is reported to have hyperlucency with diffuse dry crackles auscultated
throughout the chest. These findings are most closely associated with - correct answer
subcutaneous emphysema
After a motor vehicle accident causing blunt trauma to the chest, a male patient in the emergency room
has air beneath the skin about the chest, neck and face. What would the respiratory therapist expect to
auscultate in the affected areas? - correct answer Dry crackles throughout
Which of the following could be a cause of a low-pressure ventilator alarm - correct answer
improved pulmonary compliance
A patient is being paralyzed and intubated in preparation to receive positive pressure ventilation with a
volume-cycled ventilator in the control mode. Which of the following alarm settings is most important? -
correct answer low PEEP alarm
What radiographic findings are associated with active, untreated tuberculosis? - correct answer
Upper lobe cavitations
Which of the following weaning parameters would NOT be useful in determining whether the patient is
ready for cessation of mechanical ventilation for a 75-kg (165-lb) male patient? - correct answer
MVV of 75 L in 15 seconds
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