Question 1

What test is useful for evaluating the blood-clotting ability of your patient?

Accepted Answer

A) red blood cell count 
B) platelet count 
C) neutrophil count 
D) hematocrit 
A) red blood cell count 
B) platelet count 
C) neutrophil count 
D) hematocrit

Question 2

What term is used to describe a potassium concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

Accepted Answer

A) hypokalemia 
B) hyponatremia 
C) hypocalcemia 
D) hypochloremia 
A) hypokalemia 
B) hyponatremia 
C) hypocalcemia 
D) hypochloremia

Question 3

What term is used to describe the increase in neutrophils due to recruitment of marginated cells back into the circulating blood?

Accepted Answer

A) acute neutropenia 
B) pseudoneutrophilia 
C) thrombocytopenia 
D) an acute left shift 
A) acute neutropenia 
B) pseudoneutrophilia 
C) thrombocytopenia 
D) an acute left shift

Question 4

Your patient has an elevated creatine kinase level. What two organs are most likely diseased?

Accepted Answer

A) heart and skeletal muscle 
B) liver and heart 
C) kidney and heart 
D) brain and liver 
A) heart and skeletal muscle 
B) liver and heart 
C) kidney and heart 
D) brain and liver

Question 5

What term is used to describe a sodium concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

Accepted Answer

A) hypokalemia 
B) hyponatremia 
C) hypocalcemia 
D) hypochloremia 
A) hypokalemia 
B) hyponatremia 
C) hypocalcemia 
D) hypochloremia

Question 6

What is the normal anion gap?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 to 10 mEq/L 
B) 8 to 16 mEq/L 
C) 25 to 32 mEq/L 
D) 35 to 45 mEq/L 
A) 5 to 10 mEq/L 
B) 8 to 16 mEq/L 
C) 25 to 32 mEq/L 
D) 35 to 45 mEq/L

Question 7

The mean cell hemoglobin concentration of your patient is reduced. What type of anemia is this?

Accepted Answer

A) microcytic 
B) macrocytic 
C) hypochromic 
D) hypotrophic 
A) microcytic 
B) macrocytic 
C) hypochromic 
D) hypotrophic

Question 8

What type of white blood cell increases in response to allergic reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) neutrophils 
B) eosinophils 
C) lymphocytes 
D) monocytes 
A) neutrophils 
B) eosinophils 
C) lymphocytes 
D) monocytes

Question 9

Which of the following Gram stain results suggests the most legitimate sputum sample in a patient with pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A) many epithelial cells and many pus cells 
B) few pus cells and many epithelial cells 
C) few pus cells and few epithelial cells 
D) few epithelial cells and many pus cells 
A) many epithelial cells and many pus cells 
B) few pus cells and many epithelial cells 
C) few pus cells and few epithelial cells 
D) few epithelial cells and many pus cells

Question 10

What is the upper limit of normal for the fasting blood glucose level?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 mg/dl 
B) 85 mg/dl 
C) 105 mg/dl 
D) 140 mg/dl 
A) 50 mg/dl 
B) 85 mg/dl 
C) 105 mg/dl 
D) 140 mg/dl

Exam 16: Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data

What test is useful for evaluating the blood-clotting ability of your patient?

What term is used to describe a potassium concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

What term is used to describe the increase in neutrophils due to recruitment of marginated cells back into the circulating blood?

Your patient has an elevated creatine kinase level. What two organs are most likely diseased?

What term is used to describe a sodium concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

What is the normal anion gap?

The mean cell hemoglobin concentration of your patient is reduced. What type of anemia is this?

What type of white blood cell increases in response to allergic reactions?

Which of the following Gram stain results suggests the most legitimate sputum sample in a patient with pneumonia?

What is the upper limit of normal for the fasting blood glucose level?

History of Respiratory Care

Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care

Patient Safety, Communication, and Record Keeping

Principles of Infection Control

Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice

Physical Principles of Respiratory Care

Computer Applications in Respiratory Care

The Respiratory System

The Cardiovascular System

Ventilation

Gas Exchange and Transport

Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes

Acid-Base Balance

Regulation of Breathing

Bedside Assessment of the Patient

Interpreting the Electrocardiogram

Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange

Pulmonary Function Testing

A Review of Thoracic Imaging

Nutrition Assessment

Pulmonary Infections

Obstructive Lung Disease: Copd, Asthma, and Related Diseases

Interstitial Lung Disease

Pleural Diseases

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, and Multiple System Organ

Lung Cancer

Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall

Disorders of Sleep

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders

Airway Pharmacology

Airway Management

Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support

Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy

Aerosol Drug Therapy

Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases

Medical Gas Therapy

Lung Expansion Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support

Mechanical Ventilators

Physiology of Ventilatory Support

Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit

Discontinuing Ventilatory Support

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Patient Education and Health Promotion

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings

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