TMC (TMC)

Within one second after initiating a forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver, a patient with normal lungs should be able to exhale what percent of the FVC? A. 35-50% of the FVC B. 50-70% of the FVC C. 70-83% of the FVC D. 84-93% of the FVC correct answer: c. 70-83% of FVC Simple spirometry CANNOT be used to measure the A. vital capacity B. residual volume C. tidal volume D. inspiratory reserve volume correct answer: b. residual volume Which of the following approaches can be used...

After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of A. empyema. B. congestive heart failure. C. lung carcinoma. D. hemothorax. correct answer: B. congestive heart failure. Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a patient who is entering a smoking cessation program? A. Height B. Smoking history C. Weight D. Diet correct answe...

A 19-year-old patient is brought to the Emergency Department after taking a handful of pills. The patient is obtunded but is making regular, sonorous respiratory efforts. Auscultation reveals coarse rhonchi bilaterally. Which of the following should be done FIRST to assess this patient? A. Obtain a sputum specimen. B. Obtain an ABG. C. Measure peak expiratory flow. D. Determine the Glasgow Coma Score. correct answer: B. Obtain an ABG. A young healthy adult with complaints of intermitte...

A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. correct answer: D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. See Patient Assessment A healthy adult female can exhale ...

Which of the following is typically NOT part of a patient's social history? correct answer: B. childhood diseases Which of the following is typically part of a patient's social history? correct answer: A. tobacco use C. marital status D. education In observing the intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor of a patient receiving volume control A/C ventilation, you note that the ICP rises by about 3-5 mm Hg during each positive pressure breath. You can conclude that: correct answer: D. th...

pleural effusion correct answer: accumulation of fluid in the pleural space empyema correct answer: if the fluid accumulated in the pleural space is infected pleural effusion and empyema may produce what type of lung disorder correct answer: restrictive lung disorder what are the major pathologic or structural changes associated with significant pleural effusion? correct answer: -lung compression -atelectasis -compression of the great veins and decreased cardiac venous return w...

the hallmark clinical feature of myasthenia gravis is correct answer: fluctuating skeletal muscle weakness, often with true muscle fatigue. Myasthenia gravis correct answer: is the most common chronic disorder of the neuromuscular junction ocular myasthenia gravis correct answer: the muscle weakness is limited to the eyelids and extraocular muscles. what are the two clinical types of myasthenia gravis correct answer: ocular and generalized generalized myasthenia gravis correct an...

What does chocolate blood indicate? correct answer: Methemoglobinemia Shows how much of the various type of hemoglobin are present correct answer: Hemoximetry One common cause of methemoglobinemia correct answer: Nitrite Toxicity Treatment for methemoglobinemia correct answer: Methylene blue Hemoximetry is the same as what? correct answer: Co-Oximetry What does hemoximetry measure? correct answer: Carboxyhemoglobin and other types of hemoblobin Buildup of pus in the pleur...

Normal ratio of VD/VT correct answer: 20%-40% Instructing patient prior to VC. Direct patient to: correct answer: inhale to lung capacity then exhale to residual volume end stage emphysema at 2Lpm transtrachael catheter patient has increased WOB correct answer: flush out with isotonic saline arterial line correct answer: Sarcoidosis- granuales in lungs correct answer: restrictive transcutaneous monitoring of PO2 values will correlate well with arterial blood gas PO2 values c...

A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with A. liver failure. B. pulmonary embolism. C. heart failure. D. electrolyte imbalances correct answer: Heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note. The tr...