Question 1

When would induced hypothermia be indicated?

Accepted Answer

A)  During brain surgery 
B) During bowel surgery 
C) To break a fever 
D) To treat carbon monoxide poisoning 
A)  During brain surgery 
B) During bowel surgery 
C) To break a fever 
D) To treat carbon monoxide poisoning A

Question 2

Your patient with bronchiectasis has a productive cough. As the respiratory therapist, what should you be evaluating about the patient's sputum?
1) Color
2) Odor
3) Amount
4) Consistency

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 3, 4 
C) 1, 2 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 
A) 3 
B) 3, 4 
C) 1, 2 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 D

Question 3

A dull percussion note would be heard in all of the following situations EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  atelectasis. 
B) pleural thickening. 
C) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D) . 
D) consolidation. 
A)  atelectasis. 
B) pleural thickening. 
C) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D) . 
D) consolidation. C

Question 4

Your 50-year-old patient has a heart rate by palpation of 120 bpm. How should this be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Within the normal range for an adult 
B) An error since a stethoscope was not used 
C) Bradycardia 
D) Tachycardia 
A)  Within the normal range for an adult 
B) An error since a stethoscope was not used 
C) Bradycardia 
D) Tachycardia

Question 5

Rhonchi are associated with:
1) inspiration typically.
2) airway secretions.
3) bronchial asthma.
4) expiration typically.

Accepted Answer

A) 2, 4 
B) 3, 4 
C) 2, 3, 4 
D) 1, 2, 3 
A) 2, 4 
B) 3, 4 
C) 2, 3, 4 
D) 1, 2, 3

Question 6

Tachypnea may be the result of:
1) hypoxemia.
2) hypothermia.
3) fever.
4) sedation.

Accepted Answer

A) 2, 4 
B) 1, 3 
C) 2, 3, 4 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 
A) 2, 4 
B) 1, 3 
C) 2, 3, 4 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 7

Benefits of pursed-lip breathing include that it:
1) stabilizes airways.
2) offsets air trapping on exhalation.
3) generates a better gas mixing breathing pattern.
4) slows the respiratory rate.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2, 3 
C) 1, 2, 3 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 
A) 1 
B) 2, 3 
C) 1, 2, 3 
D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 8

Your 50-year-old patient would be said to have hypotension when her:

Accepted Answer

A)  blood pressure is 130/90 mm Hg. 
B) blood pressure is 85/55 mm Hg. 
C) heart rate is 55 bpm. 
D) pulse pressure is 40 mm Hg. 
A)  blood pressure is 130/90 mm Hg. 
B) blood pressure is 85/55 mm Hg. 
C) heart rate is 55 bpm. 
D) pulse pressure is 40 mm Hg.

Question 9

While assessing an unconscious patient, you observe that her breathing becomes progressively faster and deeper and then progressively becomes slower and more shallow. After that, there is a period of apnea before the cycle begins again. This breathing pattern would be identified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cheyne-Stokes. 
B) tachypnea. 
C) Kussmaul. 
D) hyperventilation. 
A)  Cheyne-Stokes. 
B) tachypnea. 
C) Kussmaul. 
D) hyperventilation.

Question 10

Your patient has come into the emergency department with a complaint of centrally located constant pain. What is his most likely problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleurisy 
B) Myocardial ischemia 
C) Pneumothorax 
D) Fractured rib 
A)  Pleurisy 
B) Myocardial ischemia 
C) Pneumothorax 
D) Fractured rib

Exam 2: The Physical Examination and Its Basis in Physiology

When would induced hypothermia be indicated?

Your patient with bronchiectasis has a productive cough. As the respiratory therapist, what should you be evaluating about the patient's sputum? 1) Color 2) Odor 3) Amount 4) Consistency

A dull percussion note would be heard in all of the following situations EXCEPT:

Your 50-year-old patient has a heart rate by palpation of 120 bpm. How should this be interpreted?

Rhonchi are associated with: 1) inspiration typically. 2) airway secretions. 3) bronchial asthma. 4) expiration typically.

Tachypnea may be the result of: 1) hypoxemia. 2) hypothermia. 3) fever. 4) sedation.

Benefits of pursed-lip breathing include that it: 1) stabilizes airways. 2) offsets air trapping on exhalation. 3) generates a better gas mixing breathing pattern. 4) slows the respiratory rate.

Your 50-year-old patient would be said to have hypotension when her:

While assessing an unconscious patient, you observe that her breathing becomes progressively faster and deeper and then progressively becomes slower and more shallow. After that, there is a period of apnea before the cycle begins again. This breathing pattern would be identified as:

Your patient has come into the emergency department with a complaint of centrally located constant pain. What is his most likely problem?

The Patient Interview

Pulmonary Function Study Assessments

Arterial Blood Gas Assessments

Oxygenation Assessments

Cardiovascular System Assessments

Radiologic Examination of the Chest

Other Important Tests and Procedures

The Therapist-Driven Protocol Program and the Role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner

Recording Skills: the Basis for Data Collection, Organization, Assessment Skills, and Treatment Plans

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Copd: Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema

Asthma

Bronchiectasis

Cystic Fibrosis

Pneumonia

Lung Abscess

Tuberculosis

Fungal Diseases of the Lung

Pulmonary Edema

Pulmonary Embolism

Flail Chest

Pneumothorax

Effusion and Empyema

Kyphoscoliosis

Interstitial Lung Diseases

Cancer of the Lung

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Myasthenia Gravis

Sleep Apnea

Newborn and Early Childhood Respiratory Disorders

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Pulmonary Air Leak Syndromes

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Bronchiolitis or Pneumonitis

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Croup Syndrome: Laryngotracheobronchitis and Acute Epiglottitis

Near Drowning

Smoke Inhalation and Thermal Injuries

Postoperative Atelectasis

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