Exam 12: Airway Clearance Techniques and Lung Volume Expansion

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer ACT to a number of patients on the ward.In which of the following conditions may ACT be contraindicated? I.Foreign body aspiration II.Frank hemoptysis III.Empyema IV.Untreated pneumothorax

A patient with an excessive amount of secretions and atelectasis has been receiving ACT.What is the most commonly cited complication of ACT?

What do postural drainage,positive expiratory pressure therapy,autogenic drainage,forced expiration techniques,and high-frequency chest compressions have in common?

Which of the following clinical parameters are important to determine a positive response to ACT? I.Changes in sputum color II.Breath sounds III.Vital signs IV.Lung mechanics

The following postural drainage positions are shown for an infant patient: A. B. C. D. Which of the diagrams demonstrates the postural drainage position for draining the lingular segments of the left upper lobe in an infant?

During autogenic drainage,at which of the following levels does the patient begin breathing?

What are the main components of the traditional airway clearance techniques? I.Palpation of the chest wall II.Postural drainage III.Percussion IV.Coughing

The respiratory therapist has been asked to evaluate the effectiveness of incentive spirometry in some patients during their postoperative stage.What will the RT find to be most influential on the outcome associated with IS?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer FET to a 5-year-old patient.Since small children are typically unable to perform such a maneuver,what should the RT do at this time?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer ACT to a number of patients on the ward.In which of the following conditions may ACT be beneficial?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer CPT to a patient with cystic fibrosis.What areas of the body should the RT avoid when percussing the patient?

On the basis of the following diagram,which of the following lung segments is being drained?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer ACT to a patient with acute lobar atelectasis.What should the RT consider to determine the length and frequency of the treatment? I.Most pediatric patients require ACTs for at least 45 minutes. II.ACT is rarely needed more than every 4 hours. III.ACT orders should be evaluated at least every 48 hours for patients in the ICU. IV.ACT for patients with atelectasis due to CF requires at least 30 to 45 minutes.

Which of the following maneuvers is characterized by having a patient forcibly exhale,from a middle to low lung volume,through an open glottis?

The following postural drainage positions are shown for a pediatric patient: A. B. C. D. Which of the diagrams demonstrates the postural drainage position for draining the posterior subsegment of the apical-posterior segment of the left upper lobe?

For which of the following patients is incentive spirometry contraindicated? I.Uncooperative II.Physically disabled III.Grossly obese IV.Very young

What is the most important variable used to assess the efficacy of CPT?

By which of the following mechanisms are high-frequency chest compressions purported to mobilize tracheobronchial secretions?

When performing endotracheal suctioning on a neonate,why should the therapist routinely avoid advancing the catheter tip beyond the distal end of the endotracheal tube?

On the basis of the following diagram,which of the following lung segments is being drained?