Question 1

Which of the following parameters is NOT a major factor in determining tissue oxygenation?

Accepted Answer

A) arterial oxygenation 
B) tissue perfusion 
C) oxygen uptake 
D) R/Q ratio 
A) arterial oxygenation 
B) tissue perfusion 
C) oxygen uptake 
D) R/Q ratio

Question 2

What is the normal range for pulmonary capillary wedge pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 to 10 mm Hg 
B) 15 to 20 mm Hg 
C) 20 to 25 mm Hg 
D) 30 to 35 mm Hg 
A) 5 to 10 mm Hg 
B) 15 to 20 mm Hg 
C) 20 to 25 mm Hg 
D) 30 to 35 mm Hg

Question 3

While monitoring patients, signals, or values are susceptible to variability due to all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A) artifacts 
B) factitious events 
C) instrument drift 
D) seasonal variation 
A) artifacts 
B) factitious events 
C) instrument drift 
D) seasonal variation

Question 4

What is considered normal for the PaO2/FIO2 ratio?

Accepted Answer

A) greater than 50 
B) greater than 150 
C) greater than 250 
D) greater than 400 
A) greater than 50 
B) greater than 150 
C) greater than 250 
D) greater than 400

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT associated with an increase in central venous pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) right heart failure 
B) pulmonary valvular stenosis 
C) pulmonary embolism 
D) dehydration 
A) right heart failure 
B) pulmonary valvular stenosis 
C) pulmonary embolism 
D) dehydration

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT associated with auto-PEEP?

Accepted Answer

A) erroneous calculation of static lung compliance 
B) hemodynamic compromise 
C) barotraumas 
D) effective trigger sensitivity 
A) erroneous calculation of static lung compliance 
B) hemodynamic compromise 
C) barotraumas 
D) effective trigger sensitivity

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a global monitoring index?

Accepted Answer

A) APACHE 
B) APS 
C) TISS 
D) ATS 
A) APACHE 
B) APS 
C) TISS 
D) ATS

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT lead to an increased end-tidal PCO2?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased effective ventilation 
B) increased metabolic rate 
C) decreased minute ventilation 
D) exercise 
A) decreased effective ventilation 
B) increased metabolic rate 
C) decreased minute ventilation 
D) exercise

Question 9

Which of the following are the reasons monitors are needed?
I.continuous assessment
II.analysis of vital signs
III.measurement of values that caregivers cannot detect

Accepted Answer

A) I only 
B) I and II 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, and III 
A) I only 
B) I and II 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, and III

Question 10

Which of the following physical findings is NOT consistent with starvation?

Accepted Answer

A) temporal muscle wasting 
B) sunken supraclavicular fossae 
C) decreased adipose stores 
D) less 50 ml/day 
A) temporal muscle wasting 
B) sunken supraclavicular fossae 
C) decreased adipose stores 
D) less 50 ml/day

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT associated with a decreased end-tidal PCO2?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased metabolic rate 
B) increase in lung perfusion 
C) rapid and very shallow breathing 
D) decreased CO2 production 
A) decreased metabolic rate 
B) increase in lung perfusion 
C) rapid and very shallow breathing 
D) decreased CO2 production

Question 12

What is the average total work of breathing for healthy persons?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.31 to 0.2 J/L 
B) 0.3 to 0.5 J/L 
C) 0.5 to 0.8 J/L 
D) 0.8 to 1.5 J/L 
A) 0.31 to 0.2 J/L 
B) 0.3 to 0.5 J/L 
C) 0.5 to 0.8 J/L 
D) 0.8 to 1.5 J/L

Question 13

What is the normal disparity between end-tidal PCO2 and PaCO2?

Accepted Answer

A) End-tidal PCO2 is 1 to 5 mm Hg less than PaCO2 
B) End-tidal PCO2 is 5 to 10 mm Hg less than PaCO2 
C) End-tidal PCO2 is 1 to 5 mm Hg higher than PaCO2 
D) End-tidal PCO2 is 5 to 10 mm Hg higher than PaCO2 
A) End-tidal PCO2 is 1 to 5 mm Hg less than PaCO2 
B) End-tidal PCO2 is 5 to 10 mm Hg less than PaCO2 
C) End-tidal PCO2 is 1 to 5 mm Hg higher than PaCO2 
D) End-tidal PCO2 is 5 to 10 mm Hg higher than PaCO2

Question 14

Which of the following breathing patterns suggests respiratory muscle decompensation?

Accepted Answer

A) rapid and deep breaths 
B) rapid and shallow breaths 
C) slow and shallow breaths 
D) slow and deep breaths 
A) rapid and deep breaths 
B) rapid and shallow breaths 
C) slow and shallow breaths 
D) slow and deep breaths

Question 15

Which of the following parameters is NOT used in calculating the Murray lung injury score of a patient with acute lung injury?

Accepted Answer

A) results of chest radiograph 
B) PEEP setting 
C) lung compliance 
D) cardiac output 
A) results of chest radiograph 
B) PEEP setting 
C) lung compliance 
D) cardiac output

Exam 46: Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit

Which of the following parameters is NOT a major factor in determining tissue oxygenation?

What is the normal range for pulmonary capillary wedge pressure?

While monitoring patients, signals, or values are susceptible to variability due to all of the following, except:

What is considered normal for the PaO2/FIO2 ratio?

Which of the following is NOT associated with an increase in central venous pressure?

Which of the following is NOT associated with auto-PEEP?

Which of the following is NOT a global monitoring index?

Which of the following does NOT lead to an increased end-tidal PCO2?

Which of the following are the reasons monitors are needed? I.continuous assessment II.analysis of vital signs III.measurement of values that caregivers cannot detect

Which of the following physical findings is NOT consistent with starvation?

Which of the following is NOT associated with a decreased end-tidal PCO2?

What is the average total work of breathing for healthy persons?

What is the normal disparity between end-tidal PCO2 and PaCO2?

Which of the following breathing patterns suggests respiratory muscle decompensation?

Which of the following parameters is NOT used in calculating the Murray lung injury score of a patient with acute lung injury?

History of Respiratory Care

Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care

Patient Safety, Communication, and Record Keeping

Principles of Infection Control

Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice

Physical Principles of Respiratory Care

Computer Applications in Respiratory Care

The Respiratory System

The Cardiovascular System

Ventilation

Gas Exchange and Transport

Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes

Acid-Base Balance

Regulation of Breathing

Bedside Assessment of the Patient

Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data

Interpreting the Electrocardiogram

Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange

Pulmonary Function Testing

A Review of Thoracic Imaging

Nutrition Assessment

Pulmonary Infections

Obstructive Lung Disease: Copd, Asthma, and Related Diseases

Interstitial Lung Disease

Pleural Diseases

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, and Multiple System Organ

Lung Cancer

Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall

Disorders of Sleep

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders

Airway Pharmacology

Airway Management

Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support

Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy

Aerosol Drug Therapy

Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases

Medical Gas Therapy

Lung Expansion Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support

Mechanical Ventilators

Physiology of Ventilatory Support

Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Discontinuing Ventilatory Support

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Patient Education and Health Promotion

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings

Filters

What is considered normal for the PaO₂/FIO₂ ratio?

Which of the following does NOT lead to an increased end-tidal PCO₂?

Which of the following is NOT associated with a decreased end-tidal PCO₂?

What is the normal disparity between end-tidal PCO₂ and PaCO₂?