New Quiz 09 Nov Welcome to your Respiratory Therapy Name: Email: [Positive pressure ventilation results in ]  Increase dead-space ventilation  Decreased dead-space ventilation  Decreased intrathoracic pressure None . [A patient has a body surface area (BSA) of 2.0 m2 and a cardiac output (CO) of 3.0 L/min. What conclusions can you draw regarding the patient's cardiac index?] the patient's cardiac index is below normal the patient's cardiac index is normal the patient's cardiac index is above normal insufficient data to compute the cardiac index None . [As measured by the single breath DLco method, the diffusing capacity of the lungs would be decreased in which one of the following cases?] pulmonary hypertension secondary polycythemia strenuous exercise pulmonary emphysema None . [You are getting ready to suction an orally intubated patient receiving SIMV. To prevent hypoxemia during suctioning you should do which of the following?] silence all alarms prior to suctioning set vacuum pressure to 100-120 mm Hg before procedure administer 100% O2 for 30-60 seconds before suctioning maintain the set FIO2 and increase PEEP prior to suctioning None . [To avoid thermal injury with transcutaneous blood gas monitor sensors, you should:] place sensor over thick skin areas apply hydrocortisone cream under the sensor regularly rotate the sensor site calibrate sensor q4h None . [Which of the following is incorrect in regards to the body’s normal flora] A.They will not cause harm as long as they stay in the expected site B.They are different from person to person for a given site If they are removed from a site, opportunistic microorganism may take over They are found on the skin and some mucous membranes A and B are correct None . [When given a physician’s order to administer 2.0 mL of 0.5% albuterol (Proventil) to an adult via SVN, you should do which of the following?] check the patient's ID band and then deliver the treatment substitute levalbuterol (Xopenex) for the albuterol (Proventil) monitor the patient's pulse and then deliver the treatment contact the physician and clarify the order None . [In reviewing the chart of a 55 year-old male patient, you note the following symptoms: obesity, loud snoring and insomnia. These findings are most consistent with which of the following diagnoses?] pulmonary emphysema acute asthma Guillain-Barré syndrome obstructive sleep apnea None . [Which muscle relaxant is characterized by its quick onset of action, intermediate duration of action (up to 45 min), and a loading dose of 0.3-0.5mg/kg] Succ D-tubo Pan Rocuronium None . [In order to monitor a patient's airway pressure during bedside positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy at the, you would need which if the following?] an aneroid manometer a calibrated flowmeter a Wright respirometer a U-tube manometer None . [Upon palpating a patient's pulse, you note 85 unevenly spaced beats, with a marked decreased in pulse strength during inspiration. Which of the following describes the patient's pulse?] thready pulse bounding pulse pulsus alternans pulsus paradoxus None . [You have just placed a COPD patient on SIMV at a rate of 8/min, a tidal volume of 700 mL, and an FIO2 of 0.45. In order to ensure proper equilibration between the alveolar and arterial gas tensions, how long should you wait before drawing an ABG?] 30 min 20 min 15 min 10 min None . [Which of the following anti-arrhythmic drugs can be used for both narrow complex and wide complex tachyarrhythmias?] Verapamil Metoprolol Atropine Amiodarone None . [When conducting a manual leak test on a disposable ventilator circuit, you cannot reach the ventilator's pressure limit or hold the pressure during an inspiratory pause. Your first action should be to:] discard the circuit and replace it with a new one decrease the volume delivered during the test recheck all circuit connections and repeat the test increase the inspiratory pause time during the test None . [You are assisting a physician in exchanging the ET tube of a patient using a fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) as the re-intubation guide. You would remove the old tube:] immediately upon insertion of the FOB into the pharynx only after confirming the FOB tip is just above the carina prior to insertion of the FOB into the pharynx only after the new tube is positioned in the trachea None . [Coronary artery disease may be diagnosed with which of the following?] Cardiac enzymes V/Q scan Cardiac angiogram None . [An IPPB device set in the air-dilution mode is powered by 100% oxygen. Which of the following is true about this situation?] The FIO2 will be 0.21 The FIO2 will be between 0.40 and 0.80 The FIO2 will be 1.0 The venturi will not operate None . [Which of the following medications administered in a therapeutic range would be most likely to interfere with a patient's ability to cooperate?] ampicillin furosemide (Lasix) theophylline (Aminophylline) phenobarbital None . [When comparing normal fetal to normal newborn pulmonary vascular resistance] There is no immediate change in PVR post partum PVR in a fetus is the same as a newborn until 3 days post partum PVR is lower in the newborn than in the fetus PVR increases in the newborn compared to in utero None . [Define volatile anesthetic agent] Molecules of a liquid that break away and enter the space at the top of the vaporizer Pressure created when the molecules bombard the walls of the container Molecules entering the liquid phase Liquid that has a tendency to change to a vapor at standard temperature and pressure None . Time's up
