SECURE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL SIMULATION SAE (FORM 2025) EXAM & SECURE COMPREHENSIVE THERAPIST MULTIPLE-CHOICE SAE PACKAGE DEAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS UPDATED 2025

Question 1: A medical student is assigned to care for a patient with a smoking history and who is suspected of having emphysema. She asks for recommendations on what tests might be used to help determine the diagnosis. You would recommend all of the following EXCEPT: a. Pulmonary function testing ...

What does A-VOCP-U stand for (in order of priority) - ANSWER -airway -ventilation -oxygenation -circulation -perfusion -underlying issue / disease process / symptoms Airway compromise will trump ____________________________ - without an airway, we __________________ - ANSWER -every issue exc...

A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with A. liver failure. B. pulmonary embolism. C. heart failure. D. electrolyte imbalances - ANSWER Heart failure A patient is admitted ...

A respiratory therapist is assisting a physician with endotracheal intubation. Which of the following should be used INITIALLY to confirm tracheal intubation? A.cm marking of the endotracheal tube B.observable condensation in the tube C.pulse oximetry D.colorimetric capnography - ANSWER D. col...

After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of A. empyema. B. congestive heart failure. C. lung carcinoma. D. hemothorax. - ANSWER B. congestive heart failure...

A pt in the ICU is suffering with left heart failure. Which drug will increase the strength of contraction and improve cardiac output? Digitalis Atropine Isuprel - ANSWER Digitalis for the left heart failure A pt with CPOD has been admitted with possible pneumonia. The PT has moderate amounts ...

When playing a familiar song with a young client, which of the following therapeutic exercises will MOST effectively increase sustained attention? A. altering note order B. varying key signature C. changing note duration D. modifying time signature - ANSWER C A. Altering the note order will obs...

PATIENT ASSESSMENT: All the following could cause capnography to go from 3 6 to 30 EXCEPT: A. Endotracheal tube positioned in the right mainstream bronchus B. Hyperventilation C. pulmonary emboli D. Hypovolemia - ANSWER Endotracheal tube positioned in right mainstem bronchus is a problem but th...

A patient is receiving O2 from an E cylinder at 4 L/min through a nasal cannula. The cylinder pressure is 1900 psig. How long will the cylinder run until it is empty? A. 47 min B. 1.7 h C. 2.2 h D. 3.6 h - ANSWER E cylinder = 0.28 1900x0.28/4 = 133/60 = 2.21 Answer: C. 2 hours, 21 minute...

In which of the following circumstances will tracheal secretions tend to dry in an intubated patient? - ANSWER a relative humidity of 100% at 22° C (71.6° F) Mechanical ventilation was initiated for a patient, after which the PaCO2 decreased from 53 to 40 mm Hg. A respiratory therapist should e...

Evalutation of maximum expiratory pressure is most useful in which of the following? a. fixed upper airway obstruction b. presence of restricive defect c. inspiratory muscle strngth d. forcefulness of cough - ANSWER d. forcefulness of cough Explanation: MEP is used to measure the forcefulness...

a 96 kg ventilator settings are as follows - ANSWER continue current therapy optimal peep for mechanically ventilated 61 year old - ANSWER 5 the physician has requested an increase in the delivered tidal volume - ANSWER increasing the peep a pre and post bronchodilator study was performed o...