Question 1

How much pressure is the Percussionaire IPV-1 able to deliver with each cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 15 cm H₂O 
B)  10 to 35 cm H₂O 
C)  15 to 50 cm H₂O 
D)  25 to 40 cm H₂O 
A)  5 to 15 cm H₂O 
B)  10 to 35 cm H₂O 
C)  15 to 50 cm H₂O 
D)  25 to 40 cm H₂O D

Question 2

What is one major component of a pneumatically powered percussor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Force control 
B)  Vibration control 
C)  Amplitude control 
D)  Convex applicator 
A)  Force control 
B)  Vibration control 
C)  Amplitude control 
D)  Convex applicator A

Question 3

A patient with chronic bronchitis is being discharged from the hospital.The simplest,most cost-efficient device to aid this patient with bronchial hygiene therapy is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Percussionaire IPV-1 
B)  Flutter therapy 
C)  Bird Mark 8 
D)  Pneumatic percussor 
A)  Percussionaire IPV-1 
B)  Flutter therapy 
C)  Bird Mark 8 
D)  Pneumatic percussor B

Question 4

Pressure limits on the Puritan Bennett PR-2 can be set between _____ cm H₂O.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 and 30 
B)  0 and 50 
C)  0 and 60 
D)  10 and 30 
A)  0 and 30 
B)  0 and 50 
C)  0 and 60 
D)  10 and 30

Question 5

A 60-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of bilateral lower lobe pneumonia is brought to the emergency department.An assessment reveals a temperature of 38.5° C (101.3° F),a respiratory rate of 35 breaths/min,a pulse of 115 beats/min,and decreased breath sounds in both lower lobes; furthermore,she is not alert.What type of therapy should the respiratory therapist suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incentive spirometry 
B)  Deep-breathing exercises 
C)  Positive expiratory pressure 
D)  Intermittent positive-pressure breathing 
A)  Incentive spirometry 
B)  Deep-breathing exercises 
C)  Positive expiratory pressure 
D)  Intermittent positive-pressure breathing

Question 6

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation mobilizes airway secretions by which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generating a subatmospheric pressure on inspiration, then an expiratory resistance 
B)  Applying a positive pressure to a patient's airways throughout the respiratory cycle 
C)  Delivering high-frequency percussive breaths into the patient's airways 
D)  Applying an expiratory resistance to exhaled flow from the patient 
A)  Generating a subatmospheric pressure on inspiration, then an expiratory resistance 
B)  Applying a positive pressure to a patient's airways throughout the respiratory cycle 
C)  Delivering high-frequency percussive breaths into the patient's airways 
D)  Applying an expiratory resistance to exhaled flow from the patient

Question 7

Which of the following uses magnetism versus gas pressure as its basic principle of operation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bird Mark 14 ventilator 
B)  Puritan Bennett PR-2 ventilator 
C)  The Vest Airway Clearance System (also known as the ThAIRapy Vest) 
D)  Percussionaire Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator (IPV-1) 
A)  Bird Mark 14 ventilator 
B)  Puritan Bennett PR-2 ventilator 
C)  The Vest Airway Clearance System (also known as the ThAIRapy Vest) 
D)  Percussionaire Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator (IPV-1)

Question 8

Which of the following bronchial hygiene therapy devices can be used to ventilate a patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hayek Oscillator 
B)  The Vest 
C)  Percussionaire IPV-1 
D)  Positive expiratory pressure 
A)  Hayek Oscillator 
B)  The Vest 
C)  Percussionaire IPV-1 
D)  Positive expiratory pressure

Question 9

After abdominal surgery,a young,otherwise healthy patient is unable to meet the volume set for his volume-oriented incentive spirometer.This situation is most likely due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  exacerbation of bronchospasm. 
B)  inadequate pain control. 
C)  major lung collapse. 
D)  hyperventilation. 
A)  exacerbation of bronchospasm. 
B)  inadequate pain control. 
C)  major lung collapse. 
D)  hyperventilation.

Question 10

During the inspiratory phase of a Bird Mark 7,the:

Accepted Answer

A)  valve will close. 
B)  valve rotates counterclockwise. 
C)  diaphragm moves toward the left compartment. 
D)  diaphragm moves away from the left compartment. 
A)  valve will close. 
B)  valve rotates counterclockwise. 
C)  diaphragm moves toward the left compartment. 
D)  diaphragm moves away from the left compartment.

Question 11

What is the function of the counterweight plug and magnet in the Acapella Flutter type of device?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creates positive and negative pressure in the chest 
B)  Provides high-frequency external chest wall oscillations 
C)  Creates oscillations that are transmitted into the lungs 
D)  Creates positive pressure throughout the respiratory cycle 
A)  Creates positive and negative pressure in the chest 
B)  Provides high-frequency external chest wall oscillations 
C)  Creates oscillations that are transmitted into the lungs 
D)  Creates positive pressure throughout the respiratory cycle

Question 12

The device that will prevent early airway closure is:

Accepted Answer

A)  incentive spirometry. 
B)  intermittent positive-pressure breathing. 
C)  flutter valve therapy. 
D)  high-frequency chest wall oscillation. 
A)  incentive spirometry. 
B)  intermittent positive-pressure breathing. 
C)  flutter valve therapy. 
D)  high-frequency chest wall oscillation.

Question 13

The therapy that mobilizes retained secretions by using devices similar to,but less cumbersome than,continuous positive airway pressure is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expiratory positive airway pressure 
B)  Intermittent positive-pressure breathing 
C)  Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation 
D)  Positive expiratory pressure 
A)  Expiratory positive airway pressure 
B)  Intermittent positive-pressure breathing 
C)  Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation 
D)  Positive expiratory pressure

Question 14

A patient who is receiving intermittent positive-pressure breathing therapy for atelectasis now exhibits improved breath sounds and an increased ability to clear secretions.Chest radiography reveals improvement,but not total resolution,of atelectasis.The intermittent positive-pressure breathing therapy is discontinued. What is the most appropriate action at this time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flutter valve 
B)  Incentive spirometry 
C)  Continuous positive airway pressure 
D)  Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) 
A)  Flutter valve 
B)  Incentive spirometry 
C)  Continuous positive airway pressure 
D)  Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV)

Question 15

Which of the following is true concerning flow-dependent incentive spirometry devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  The volume capacity for a child should be approximately 3 L. 
B)  The patient must perform a sustained maximum inspiration. 
C)  They are available as multiuse electrically powered devices. 
D)  Positive pressure within the device causes the flexible plastic bellows to rise. 
A)  The volume capacity for a child should be approximately 3 L. 
B)  The patient must perform a sustained maximum inspiration. 
C)  They are available as multiuse electrically powered devices. 
D)  Positive pressure within the device causes the flexible plastic bellows to rise.

Question 16

The variable that ends inspiration during intermittent positive-pressure breathing therapy with a Bird Mark 7 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  time. 
B)  flow. 
C)  volume. 
D)  pressure. 
A)  time. 
B)  flow. 
C)  volume. 
D)  pressure.

Question 17

One type of threshold resistor used to create continuous positive airway pressure is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bennett valve 
B)  Sliding Venturi 
C)  Underwater seal 
D)  Oscillator cartridge 
A)  Bennett valve 
B)  Sliding Venturi 
C)  Underwater seal 
D)  Oscillator cartridge

Question 18

A patient undergoing incentive spirometry should be monitored for outcome by assessing which of the following?
1)Forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV₁)
2)Peak expiratory flow
3)Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO₂)
4)Blood pressure

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Minor leaks can be compensated for on a Puritan Bennett PR-1 or PR-2 with the use a __________ control.

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative end-expiratory pressure 
B)  Diluter regulator 
C)  Terminal flow 
D)  Flow 
A)  Negative end-expiratory pressure 
B)  Diluter regulator 
C)  Terminal flow 
D)  Flow

Question 20

When the gas pressure in the right chamber of a Bird Mark 7 exceeds the magnetic attraction of the right magnet,which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exhalation ends. 
B)  Inspiration begins. 
C)  The diaphragm moves right. 
D)  The clutch plate is forced left. 
A)  Exhalation ends. 
B)  Inspiration begins. 
C)  The diaphragm moves right. 
D)  The clutch plate is forced left.

How much pressure is the Percussionaire IPV-1 able to deliver with each cycle?

What is one major component of a pneumatically powered percussor?

A patient with chronic bronchitis is being discharged from the hospital.The simplest,most cost-efficient device to aid this patient with bronchial hygiene therapy is which of the following?

Pressure limits on the Puritan Bennett PR-2 can be set between _____ cm H₂O.

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation mobilizes airway secretions by which of the following methods?

Which of the following uses magnetism versus gas pressure as its basic principle of operation?

Which of the following bronchial hygiene therapy devices can be used to ventilate a patient?

After abdominal surgery,a young,otherwise healthy patient is unable to meet the volume set for his volume-oriented incentive spirometer.This situation is most likely due to:

During the inspiratory phase of a Bird Mark 7,the:

What is the function of the counterweight plug and magnet in the Acapella Flutter type of device?

The device that will prevent early airway closure is:

The therapy that mobilizes retained secretions by using devices similar to,but less cumbersome than,continuous positive airway pressure is known as which of the following?

Which of the following is true concerning flow-dependent incentive spirometry devices?

The variable that ends inspiration during intermittent positive-pressure breathing therapy with a Bird Mark 7 is:

One type of threshold resistor used to create continuous positive airway pressure is which of the following?

A patient undergoing incentive spirometry should be monitored for outcome by assessing which of the following? 1)Forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV₁) 2)Peak expiratory flow 3)Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO₂) 4)Blood pressure

Minor leaks can be compensated for on a Puritan Bennett PR-1 or PR-2 with the use a __________ control.

When the gas pressure in the right chamber of a Bird Mark 7 exceeds the magnetic attraction of the right magnet,which of the following occurs?

Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist

Principles of Infection Control

Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases

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Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Assessment of Pulmonary Function

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Blood Gas Monitoring

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Exam 7: Lung Expansion Therapy Devices

How much pressure is the Percussionaire IPV-1 able to deliver with each cycle?

What is one major component of a pneumatically powered percussor?

A patient with chronic bronchitis is being discharged from the hospital.The simplest,most cost-efficient device to aid this patient with bronchial hygiene therapy is which of the following?

Pressure limits on the Puritan Bennett PR-2 can be set between _____ cm H₂O.

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation mobilizes airway secretions by which of the following methods?

Which of the following uses magnetism versus gas pressure as its basic principle of operation?

Which of the following bronchial hygiene therapy devices can be used to ventilate a patient?

After abdominal surgery,a young,otherwise healthy patient is unable to meet the volume set for his volume-oriented incentive spirometer.This situation is most likely due to:

During the inspiratory phase of a Bird Mark 7,the:

What is the function of the counterweight plug and magnet in the Acapella Flutter type of device?

The device that will prevent early airway closure is:

The therapy that mobilizes retained secretions by using devices similar to,but less cumbersome than,continuous positive airway pressure is known as which of the following?

Which of the following is true concerning flow-dependent incentive spirometry devices?

The variable that ends inspiration during intermittent positive-pressure breathing therapy with a Bird Mark 7 is:

One type of threshold resistor used to create continuous positive airway pressure is which of the following?

A patient undergoing incentive spirometry should be monitored for outcome by assessing which of the following? 1)Forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV₁) 2)Peak expiratory flow 3)Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO₂) 4)Blood pressure

Minor leaks can be compensated for on a Puritan Bennett PR-1 or PR-2 with the use a __________ control.

When the gas pressure in the right chamber of a Bird Mark 7 exceeds the magnetic attraction of the right magnet,which of the following occurs?

Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist

Principles of Infection Control

Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases

Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and

Airway Management Devices and Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Assessment of Pulmonary Function

Assessment of Cardiovascular Function

Blood Gas Monitoring

Sleep Diagnostics

Introduction to Ventilators

Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices

Infant and Pediatric Devices

Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive Ventilatory Devices

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