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Which of the following findings is expected when assessing a patient with severe COPD? 1. Increase in red blood cells 2. Decrease in red blood cells 3. Hyperinflation on x-ray 4. Elevation of hemidiaphragms 5. Flattened hemidiaphragms 6. Increased tactile fremitus 7. Increase in white blood cells 8. Hyperresonance percussion note

 A tacypneic, postoperative 80-kg, 189-lb and 48-year-old male patient’s ABG reveals uncompensated respiratory acidosis with mild hypoxemia.  Due to this, mechanical ventilation is instituted with a Vt of 600 ml and an FIO2 of 0.50.  The SIMV rate should be set on

A 36-year-old male patient presents to the emergency room complaining of severe chest pain.  The patient is placed on a 50% air-entrainment mask.  Thirty minutes later, an ABG is drawn and the results are as followed: pH 7.51 PaCO2 31 torr Pa02 253 torr HCO3 24 mEq/L BE (-)1

Which one of the following sets of ABG measurements is indicative of a stable end-stage Chronic Bronhitis patient?

A tall, thin, otherwise healthy 24-year-old man enters the ER complaining of chest pain with mild respiratory distress.  A chest radiograph reveals a spontaneous pneumothorax of approximately 10%.  Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend? 1. Needle aspiration 2. Chest tube insertion 3. O2 therapy 4. Continuou pulse oximetry

Which of the following are possible treatments for an Empyema? 1. Acapella 2. Thoracentesis 3. Chest Physical Therapy 4. Antibiotics

A patient is receiving mechanical ventilator support. During a routine ventilator check, the therapist notices the low-pressure ventilator alarm begins to sound. Other data includes:                1 pm    5 pm    9 pm    Pres(peak) cmH2O   32 28 24 Pres(plateau)   24 20 16 VT (mL)   450 450 450 PEEP (cmH2O)   5 5 5 The respiratory therapist should

Which of the following best defines a condition where there is a low level of oxygen at the tissue level?

Warming and humidifying inspired gases is indicated by which of the following? 1. To prevent heat and water loss to the patient’s respiratory tract.2. To ensure proper function of the patient’s mucociliary transport system.3. To achieve a humidity deficit.4. To maintain normal physiological conditions in the lower airways.

When full, a gas cylinder registers a pressure of 2200 PSIG.  After a few hours of use, the pressure gauge reads 550 PSIG.  The cylinder is now how full?