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Combined sputum bowl questions | 444 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 100% Corre ct | LATEST UPDATE 2024 How do amphetamines increase ventilation? - ANSWER By increasing CO2 production What disease process would you suspect in a patient with a persistent morning cough with a varying cough throughout the day? - ANSWER Chronic Bronchitis What is the term for coughing up blood? - ANSWER Hemoptysis Dyspnea due to left ventricular failure is worsened when a patient does what activity? - ANSWER Lies down Hyperpnea with large increases in tidal volume is referred to as what type of breathing? - ANSWER Kussmaul A lateral view of a fingertip with clubbing would have a nail bed angle greater than how many degrees? - ANSWER 180 How long should the punction site for an ABG be compressed to prevent hematoma formation? - ANSWER 5 minutes In order to maintain a normal vital capacity the respiratory muscles must generate a negative ispiratory pressure of what value? - ANSWER -20 cm H2O or greater What procedure is indicated to assess airway anatomy, remove foreign bodies, or to collect a biopsy sample? - ANSWER Bronchoscopy Failure of arterial oxygenation occurs when the PaO2 fall below what measurement? - ANSWER 50 mmHg What type of respiratory failure usually causes organ damage but is not imminently life -threatening? - ANSWER Chronic respiratory failure According to the alveolar air equation PaCO2 is directly proportional to the body's CO2 production and is inversely proportional to what? - ANSWER Alveolar ventilation Alveolar ventilation is equal to what? - ANSWER Minute ventilation minus dead space ventilation Low ventilation -perfusion mismatching is the most common cause of what? - ANSWER Hypoxemia What occurs in the lungs when alveoli are collapsed or flooded with pus in neonatal or adult respiratory distress syndrome? - ANSWER A shunt Asthma that is caused by acute respiratory failure and does not respond to conventional therapy is called what? - ANSWER Status asthmaticus What are the three main professional associations for respiratory care? - ANSWER CoARC, NBRC, and AARC Who developed the Pulmotor ventilator in 1911? - ANSWER Henry Drager What are considered guidelines for delivering appropriate respriatory care? - ANSWER Respiratory care protocols What is the energy potential from an electrical source known as? - ANSWER Voltage The most common site of origin for hospital fires is located where? - ANSWER Kitchen Name three of the five basic strategies for conflict resolution. - ANSWER competing, accommodating, avoiding, collaborating, and compromising What is the primary source for infectious agents in the health care setting? - ANSWER People What three elements must be present for transmission of infection? - ANSWER A source, a susceptible host, and a route of transmission What are the three major routes for transmission of human sources of pathogens in the health care environment? - ANSWER Contact (direct or indirect), respiratory droplets, and airborne Inanimate objects that transfer pathogens from one person to another are called what? - ANSWER Fomites The Health Care Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines state that it is prudent to don a mask when within how many feet of a patient or upon entry into the room of a patient who is on droplet isolation? - ANSWER Six What organization mandated that employers offer hepatitis B vaccinations? - ANSWER OSHA This process destroys all microorganisms on the surface of an article or in a fluid. - ANSWER Sterilization What respiratory equipment is the worst offender for spreading pathogens? - ANSWER Nebulizers In order to prevent bacterial colonization what is the maximal duration a HME can be used even if it remains free of secretions? - ANSWER 96 hours (4 days) When, according to current AARC guidelines should vent circuits should be changed? - ANSWER When visibly soiled or malfunctioning; not routinelyThis This is the practice of grouping patients with the same infection together in a geographically confined space to prevent transmission to other patients? - ANSWER Cohorting
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