Question 1

Capnography is widely used to determine:

Accepted Answer

A)  hemodynamic status. 
B)  adequacy of cerebral blood flow. 
C)  placement of an endotracheal tube. 
D)  response to bronchodilator therapy. 
A)  hemodynamic status. 
B)  adequacy of cerebral blood flow. 
C)  placement of an endotracheal tube. 
D)  response to bronchodilator therapy. C

Question 2

What is the pressure reading on the anemometer of a ventilator during an inspiratory hold maneuver?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pₚₗₐₜₑₐᵤ. 
B)  Peak inspiratory pressure 
C)  Mean inspiratory pressure 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure 
A)  Pₚₗₐₜₑₐᵤ. 
B)  Peak inspiratory pressure 
C)  Mean inspiratory pressure 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure A

Question 3

What is the volume displacement when the pen of a 13.5-L water-sealed spirometer moves 28 mm?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.378 L 
B)  0.563 L 
C)  0.586 L 
D)  1.168 L 
A)  0.378 L 
B)  0.563 L 
C)  0.586 L 
D)  1.168 L D

Question 4

In the below figure,C represents which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vital capacity 
B)  Inspiratory capacity 
C)  Functional residual capacity 
D)  Expiratory residual volume 
A)  Vital capacity 
B)  Inspiratory capacity 
C)  Functional residual capacity 
D)  Expiratory residual volume

Question 5

One type of ventilatory pattern necessary for calculating functional residual capacity through the use of a body plethysmograph is:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep breathing with a breath hold. 
B)  rapid, shallow breathing. 
C)  deep, rapid breathing. 
D)  slow, deep breathing. 
A)  deep breathing with a breath hold. 
B)  rapid, shallow breathing. 
C)  deep, rapid breathing. 
D)  slow, deep breathing.

Question 6

The figure represents which type of pneumotachograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fleisch 
B)  Variable-orifice 
C)  Vortex ultrasonic 
D)  Nonvortex ultrasonic 
A)  Fleisch 
B)  Variable-orifice 
C)  Vortex ultrasonic 
D)  Nonvortex ultrasonic

Question 7

Which of the following is a volume-collecting device?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turbine flowmeter 
B)  Thermal anemometer 
C)  Dry rolling seal spirometer 
D)  Pressure pneumotachograph 
A)  Turbine flowmeter 
B)  Thermal anemometer 
C)  Dry rolling seal spirometer 
D)  Pressure pneumotachograph

Question 8

Which of the measurements shown in the figure is obtained by using body plethysmography?

Accepted Answer

A)  B 
B)  C 
C)  D 
D)  E 
A)  B 
B)  C 
C)  D 
D)  E

Question 9

When a patient inhales while connected to a water-sealed spirometer,the bell moves _____ and the pen moves _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Up; up 
B)  Up; down 
C)  Down; up 
D)  Down; down 
A)  Up; up 
B)  Up; down 
C)  Down; up 
D)  Down; down

Question 10

The rotating motor-driven drum used to document the bell movement of a water-sealed spirometer is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spirograph 
B)  Kymograph 
C)  Anemometer 
D)  Pneumotachograph 
A)  Spirograph 
B)  Kymograph 
C)  Anemometer 
D)  Pneumotachograph

Question 11

Patients with restrictive pulmonary disease demonstrate a decrease in which of the following measurements?
1)Vital capacity
2)Total lung capacity
3)Forced expiratory flow from 25% to 75% of the vital capacity (FEF₂₅₋₇₅)
4)Ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to vital capacity (FEV₁/VC)

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 12

The principle that the respiratory system moves with 2 degrees of freedom describes the basis for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inductive plethysmography 
B)  Volume plethysmography 
C)  Strain gauge transducer 
D)  Nitrogen washout 
A)  Inductive plethysmography 
B)  Volume plethysmography 
C)  Strain gauge transducer 
D)  Nitrogen washout

Question 13

Vital capacity is the sum of which of the following?
1)Residual volume
2)Inspiratory capacity
3)Expiratory reserve volume
4)Inspiratory reserve volume
5)Functional residual capacity

Accepted Answer

A)  2 and 3 
B)  1 and 4 
C)  2 and 5 
D)  3 and 4 
A)  2 and 3 
B)  1 and 4 
C)  2 and 5 
D)  3 and 4

Question 14

Which of the following values is not measured directly?

Accepted Answer

A)  FEV₁ 
B)  Airway resistance (Raw) 
C)  Peak expiratory flows 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure 
A)  FEV₁ 
B)  Airway resistance (Raw) 
C)  Peak expiratory flows 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure

Question 15

"Opposition to the flow of an alternating current" is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

A)  electrical resistance. 
B)  variable capacitance. 
C)  electrical impedance. 
D)  variable inductance. 
A)  electrical resistance. 
B)  variable capacitance. 
C)  electrical impedance. 
D)  variable inductance.

Question 16

A normal capnogram contains the most CO₂ during which of the following phases?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Body plethysmography is based on which of the following gas laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boyle's 
B)  Charles' 
C)  Dalton's 
D)  Gay-Lussac's 
A)  Boyle's 
B)  Charles' 
C)  Dalton's 
D)  Gay-Lussac's

Question 18

The amount of pressure required by a ventilator to maintain tidal volume when there is no gas flow is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pₚₗₐₜₑₐᵤ. 
B)  peak inspiratory pressure. 
C)  peak expiratory pressure. 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure. 
A)  Pₚₗₐₜₑₐᵤ. 
B)  peak inspiratory pressure. 
C)  peak expiratory pressure. 
D)  Maximum inspiratory pressure.

Question 19

What is the tidal volume measurement when the pen of a 9-L water-sealed spirometer moves 25 mm?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.338 L 
B)  0.523 L 
C)  0.843 L 
D)  1.043 L 
A)  0.338 L 
B)  0.523 L 
C)  0.843 L 
D)  1.043 L

Question 20

Which of the following devices can a patient with asthma use in the home to monitor daily variations in Raw?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thermal flowmeter 
B)  Fleisch pneumotachograph 
C)  Screen pneumotachograph 
D)  Vortex ultrasonic flowmeter 
A)  Thermal flowmeter 
B)  Fleisch pneumotachograph 
C)  Screen pneumotachograph 
D)  Vortex ultrasonic flowmeter

Capnography is widely used to determine:

What is the pressure reading on the anemometer of a ventilator during an inspiratory hold maneuver?

What is the volume displacement when the pen of a 13.5-L water-sealed spirometer moves 28 mm?

In the below figure,C represents which of the following?

One type of ventilatory pattern necessary for calculating functional residual capacity through the use of a body plethysmograph is:

The figure represents which type of pneumotachograph?

Which of the following is a volume-collecting device?

Which of the measurements shown in the figure is obtained by using body plethysmography?

When a patient inhales while connected to a water-sealed spirometer,the bell moves _ and the pen moves _.

The rotating motor-driven drum used to document the bell movement of a water-sealed spirometer is known as which of the following?

The principle that the respiratory system moves with 2 degrees of freedom describes the basis for which of the following?

Vital capacity is the sum of which of the following? 1)Residual volume 2)Inspiratory capacity 3)Expiratory reserve volume 4)Inspiratory reserve volume 5)Functional residual capacity

Which of the following values is not measured directly?

"Opposition to the flow of an alternating current" is the definition of:

A normal capnogram contains the most CO₂ during which of the following phases?

Body plethysmography is based on which of the following gas laws?

The amount of pressure required by a ventilator to maintain tidal volume when there is no gas flow is known as:

What is the tidal volume measurement when the pen of a 9-L water-sealed spirometer moves 25 mm?

Which of the following devices can a patient with asthma use in the home to monitor daily variations in Raw?

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Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Lung Expansion Therapy Devices

Assessment of Cardiovascular Function

Blood Gas Monitoring

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Introduction to Ventilators

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Exam 8: Assessment of Pulmonary Function

Capnography is widely used to determine:

What is the pressure reading on the anemometer of a ventilator during an inspiratory hold maneuver?

What is the volume displacement when the pen of a 13.5-L water-sealed spirometer moves 28 mm?

In the below figure,C represents which of the following?

One type of ventilatory pattern necessary for calculating functional residual capacity through the use of a body plethysmograph is:

The figure represents which type of pneumotachograph?

Which of the following is a volume-collecting device?

Which of the measurements shown in the figure is obtained by using body plethysmography?

When a patient inhales while connected to a water-sealed spirometer,the bell moves _____ and the pen moves _____.

The rotating motor-driven drum used to document the bell movement of a water-sealed spirometer is known as which of the following?

The principle that the respiratory system moves with 2 degrees of freedom describes the basis for which of the following?

Vital capacity is the sum of which of the following? 1)Residual volume 2)Inspiratory capacity 3)Expiratory reserve volume 4)Inspiratory reserve volume 5)Functional residual capacity

Which of the following values is not measured directly?

"Opposition to the flow of an alternating current" is the definition of:

A normal capnogram contains the most CO₂ during which of the following phases?

Body plethysmography is based on which of the following gas laws?

The amount of pressure required by a ventilator to maintain tidal volume when there is no gas flow is known as:

What is the tidal volume measurement when the pen of a 9-L water-sealed spirometer moves 25 mm?

Which of the following devices can a patient with asthma use in the home to monitor daily variations in Raw?

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

Lung Expansion Therapy Devices

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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When a patient inhales while connected to a water-sealed spirometer,the bell moves _ and the pen moves _.