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You are called to the emergency department to help care for a patient who
was in a vehicle accident and has chest injuries including broken ribs.
Crepitations are felt while palpitating the patient's neck. What is most likely
the cause of this?
✓ The patient's lung has an air leak
A forced expiratory measurement obtained after the administration of a
bronchodilator shows an increase in FEV1 from 60% to 80% of predicted. This
indicates a:
✓ Reversible airway obstruction
During capnography monitoring of a mechanically ventilated patient, you
note that the end-tidal PCO2 (PetCO2) has dropped to 0 mm Hg. This finding
may indicate:
✓ complete airway obstruction
An unconscious apneic patient with a full stomach cannot be orally intubated
in the emergency room. Which of the following would your recommend be?
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✓ inserting an esophageal-tracheal combitube
While establishing initial ventilatory support settings for a new patient, the
most important consideration is the:
✓ patients size and clinical condition
A male patient has a lower than normal mixed venous O2 content. Which of
the following is the most likely cause of this condition?
✓ Fever (hyperthermia)
You are trying to wean an alert intubated patient off full ventilatory support
using the CPAP protocol with 40% O2. Early in the initial effort her respiratory
rate increases from 24 to 30/min and you start to observe some use of her
accessory muscles while breathing. Which of the following would be your first
action at this time?
✓ apply 5-10 cm H20 pressure support
What is the approximate duration of flow of an oxygen E-cylinder at 1000 psi
running at 4 L/min?
✓ 70 minutes
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While using a Yankauer device to suction an adult patient, you are unable to
remove thick secretions. The regulator attached to the oropharyngeal
suctioning device displays a reading of -70 mm Hg. Which of the following
actions should you take at this time?
✓ increase the suction pressure to -120 mm Hg
While setting up a 12-lead EKG on a patient, you are unable obtain any
electrical signal. The batteries are fully charged and the device was able to
power-on. The most likely cause of this problem is which of the following?
✓ a missing lead
Which of the following imaging procedures is used to evaluate the arteries for
abnormalities such as aneurysm, atherosclerosis, embolism, occlusion,
stenosis, thrombosis, trauma, or vasculitis?
✓ angiography
You obtain an expired carbon monoxide (CO) reading of 18 ppm on a COPD
patient participating in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Based on this
finding, you can conclude that the patient:
✓ has smoked within the prior 12-24 hours
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While monitoring a patient during a spontaneous breathing trial, which of the
following observations would cause you to stop the trial and return the patient
to ventilatory support?
✓ decrease in O2 saturation from 91% to 82%
Your patient is receiving volume control A/C ventilation. She has become
increasingly agitated and the end-tidal CO2 has decreased from 38 to 27 torr
over the last 3 hours. Which of the following is most likely the cause?
✓ increased ventilation
A normal vital capacity for a female patient who is five feet three inches tall
and weighs fifty kilograms would be approximately:
✓ 3500 mL
An asthmatic patient is struggling to initiate inspiration on a ventilator
operating in the assist-control mode. Which of the following ventilator settings
would you first check in order to resolve of this problem?
✓ the sensitivity
On inspection of a patient's EKG strip, you note that there are no identifiable P
waves; rapid irregular undulations of the isoelectric line; and an irregular
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