Question 1

Your patient has severe hypoxemia due to postoperative atelectasis.What treatment should be applied initially?

Accepted Answer

A) Oxygen by nasal cannuala 
B) Oxygen with CPAP 
C) Intubation and mechanical ventilation 
D) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy 
A) Oxygen by nasal cannuala 
B) Oxygen with CPAP 
C) Intubation and mechanical ventilation 
D) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to precipitate respiratory failure in a patient with borderline pulmonary function?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypertension 
B) Severe fever 
C) Hypothermia 
D) Tachycardia 
A) Hypertension 
B) Severe fever 
C) Hypothermia 
D) Tachycardia

Question 3

Which of the following can contribute to diaphragm dysfunction and lead to ventilatory failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Emphysema 
B) Malnutrition 
C) Electrolyte abnormalities 
D) All the above 
A) Emphysema 
B) Malnutrition 
C) Electrolyte abnormalities 
D) All the above

Question 4

Your patient has severe hypoxemia according to the blood gas analysis,but cyanosis is not seen.What may explain this?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypotension 
B) Anemia 
C) Leukocytosis 
D) Fever 
A) Hypotension 
B) Anemia 
C) Leukocytosis 
D) Fever

Your patient has severe hypoxemia due to postoperative atelectasis.What treatment should be applied initially?

Which of the following is most likely to precipitate respiratory failure in a patient with borderline pulmonary function?

Which of the following can contribute to diaphragm dysfunction and lead to ventilatory failure?

Your patient has severe hypoxemia according to the blood gas analysis,but cyanosis is not seen.What may explain this?

Introduction to Patient Assessment

Asthma

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Hemodynamic Monitoring and Shock

Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease

Heart Failure

Smoke Inhalation Injury and Burns

Near Drowning

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Chest Trauma

Postoperative Atelectasis

Interstitial Lung Disease

Neuromuscular Diseases

Bacterial Pneumonia

Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Patient

Sleep Disordered Breathing

Tuberculosis

Lung Cancer

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Exam 2: Introduction to Respiratory Failure

Your patient has severe hypoxemia due to postoperative atelectasis.What treatment should be applied initially?

Which of the following is most likely to precipitate respiratory failure in a patient with borderline pulmonary function?

Which of the following can contribute to diaphragm dysfunction and lead to ventilatory failure?

Your patient has severe hypoxemia according to the blood gas analysis,but cyanosis is not seen.What may explain this?

Introduction to Patient Assessment

Asthma

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Hemodynamic Monitoring and Shock

Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease

Heart Failure

Smoke Inhalation Injury and Burns

Near Drowning

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Chest Trauma

Postoperative Atelectasis

Interstitial Lung Disease

Neuromuscular Diseases

Bacterial Pneumonia

Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Patient

Sleep Disordered Breathing

Tuberculosis

Lung Cancer

Filters