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Airways resistance (Raw) of 1.8 cm H2O/L/sec is measured for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation. The respiratory therapist should suspect that the patient may have

After completing oxygen rounds, the respiratory therapist must clean flowmeters that were removed from rooms where no patients were receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the following methods is most appropriate for disinfection of the flowmeters? 

A hyperresonant percussion note is associated with which of the following pathologies?          Hemothorax      Pleural        Tension              Chronic                                  effusion    Pneumothorax      bronchitis A.           Yes               No                    Yes                   NoB.            No               No                    Yes                   YesC.            Yes               Yes                   No                    NoD.            No               Yes                   No                    Yes

The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the following is a correct statement?

During recovery from resection of an aortic aneurysm, a 65-year-old female patient suddenly develops severe substernal chest pain with grave dyspnea. The physician describes the bilateral breath sounds as basilar moist crepitant crackles. The patient appears pale, cool and diaphoretic. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend as part of the initial assessment of this patient?

A 10-year-old patient with asthma is asked to monitor his airflow improvement following each Beta-2 agonist treatment taken at home. Which of the following should the therapist provide for the patient?

A 32-week gestational age infant is receiving mechanical ventilation for pulmonary interstitial emphysema. The respiratory therapist suspects that a pneumothorax has developed. Which of the following diagnostic procedures should the therapist recommend to confirm this diagnosis?

The respiratory therapist receives an order to administer bronchodilator therapy with albuterol. To reduce the chance of cross contamination, the therapist should

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy?

A tracheostomy tube has just been changed on a patient receiving continuous volume-cycled ventilation. The patient suddenly becomes dyspneic and develops crepitus around the tracheostomy stoma. The respiratory therapist should