Question 1

A patient comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress.What should be evaluated to assess the patient's distress?

Accepted Answer

Immediate evaluation of the patient shou

Question 2

Which of the following is not an optimal position the patient should be in for chest expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient sitting in a Fowler's position 
B)  The patient lying supine while performing deep breathing 
C)  The patient dangling on the side of the bed 
D)  The patient sitting in a chair at the bedside 
A)  The patient sitting in a Fowler's position 
B)  The patient lying supine while performing deep breathing 
C)  The patient dangling on the side of the bed 
D)  The patient sitting in a chair at the bedside

Question 3

Which of the following steps is not correct when systematically auscultating a patient's chest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Listen for one complete inspiratory and expiratory cycle 
B)  Contrast breath sounds with the patient nasal to oral breathing 
C)  Compare one side of the chest to the other side 
D)  Progress from the superior to the inferior segments of the lung 
A)  Listen for one complete inspiratory and expiratory cycle 
B)  Contrast breath sounds with the patient nasal to oral breathing 
C)  Compare one side of the chest to the other side 
D)  Progress from the superior to the inferior segments of the lung

Question 4

What determines the loudness (intensity)of a sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duration 
B)  Frequency 
C)  Amplitude 
D)  Pitch 
A)  Duration 
B)  Frequency 
C)  Amplitude 
D)  Pitch

Question 5

What is the correct term to describe a patient with a body temperature of 101 degrees F?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypertension 
B)  Hyperthermia 
C)  Hypotension 
D)  Hypothermia 
A)  Hypertension 
B)  Hyperthermia 
C)  Hypotension 
D)  Hypothermia

Question 6

A practitioner is called to the emergency department to evaluate a patient from a nursing home in chronic renal failure with fluid retention.What would the practitioner would expect the patient's blood pressure to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypotensive 
B)  Hypertensive 
C)  Normal 
D)  Lower than normal 
A)  Hypotensive 
B)  Hypertensive 
C)  Normal 
D)  Lower than normal

Question 7

What breath sounds are thought to be produced by the sudden opening of alveoli or sections of the lung?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wheezes 
B)  Rubbing 
C)  Crackles 
D)  Rhonchi 
A)  Wheezes 
B)  Rubbing 
C)  Crackles 
D)  Rhonchi

Question 8

What are continuous abnormal breath sounds described low-pitched and thought to be produced by fluid or secretions vibrating in the airways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tracheal 
B)  Wheezes 
C)  Crackles 
D)  Rhonchi 
A)  Tracheal 
B)  Wheezes 
C)  Crackles 
D)  Rhonchi

A patient comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress.What should be evaluated to assess the patient's distress?

Which of the following is not an optimal position the patient should be in for chest expansion?

Which of the following steps is not correct when systematically auscultating a patient's chest?

What determines the loudness (intensity)of a sound?

What is the correct term to describe a patient with a body temperature of 101 degrees F?

A practitioner is called to the emergency department to evaluate a patient from a nursing home in chronic renal failure with fluid retention.What would the practitioner would expect the patient's blood pressure to be?

What breath sounds are thought to be produced by the sudden opening of alveoli or sections of the lung?

What are continuous abnormal breath sounds described low-pitched and thought to be produced by fluid or secretions vibrating in the airways?

Basics of Asepsis

Advanced Patient Assessment: Inspection, Palpation, and Percussion

Radiologic Assessment

Pulmonary Function Testing

Electrocardiography

Phlebotomy

Arterial Blood Gas Sampling

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Noninvasive Monitoring

Documentation and Goals Assessment

Oxygen Supply Systems

Oxygen Administration

Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology

Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Hyperinflation Therapy

Bronchoscopy Assisting

Equipment Processing and Surveillance

Emergency Airway Management

Artificial Airway Care

Chest Tubes

Insertion and Maintenance of Intravenous Lines

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation

Continuous Mechanical Ventilation

Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation

Wave Form Analysis

Weaning and Discontinuance of Mechanical Ventilation

Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation

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Exam 2: Basic Patient Assessment: Vital Signs and Breath Sounds

A patient comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress.What should be evaluated to assess the patient's distress?

Which of the following is not an optimal position the patient should be in for chest expansion?

Which of the following steps is not correct when systematically auscultating a patient's chest?

What determines the loudness (intensity)of a sound?

What is the correct term to describe a patient with a body temperature of 101 degrees F?

A practitioner is called to the emergency department to evaluate a patient from a nursing home in chronic renal failure with fluid retention.What would the practitioner would expect the patient's blood pressure to be?

What breath sounds are thought to be produced by the sudden opening of alveoli or sections of the lung?

What are continuous abnormal breath sounds described low-pitched and thought to be produced by fluid or secretions vibrating in the airways?

Basics of Asepsis

Advanced Patient Assessment: Inspection, Palpation, and Percussion

Radiologic Assessment

Pulmonary Function Testing

Electrocardiography

Phlebotomy

Arterial Blood Gas Sampling

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Noninvasive Monitoring

Documentation and Goals Assessment

Oxygen Supply Systems

Oxygen Administration

Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology

Humidity and Aerosol Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Hyperinflation Therapy

Bronchoscopy Assisting

Equipment Processing and Surveillance

Emergency Airway Management

Artificial Airway Care

Chest Tubes

Insertion and Maintenance of Intravenous Lines

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation

Continuous Mechanical Ventilation

Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation

Wave Form Analysis

Weaning and Discontinuance of Mechanical Ventilation

Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation

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