A respiratory therapist enters a patient's room during oxygen rounds.
The patient has end - stage emphysema and appears to be sleeping. The
patient doesn't respond to questions and his pulse is 20 bpm. The
therapist should immediately.
A. Confirm DNR status
B. Go get help
C. Begin rescue ventilation
D. Begin chest compressions - Precise Answer ✔✔Confirm DNR status
Which of the following clinical observations is most commonly
associated with right heart failure?
A Peripheral edema
B. Muscle wasting
C. Tracheal deviation
D. Skin flushing - Precise Answer ✔✔Peripheral edema
Which of the following is the definitive method of monitoring the
effectiveness of equipment sterilization?
A. Heat sensitive tape
,B. Chemical sensitive indicator
C. Biologic indicator
D. Time and temperature graph - Precise Answer ✔✔Biologic indicator
A patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation requires an FiO2 of
0.70 and 10 cm H2O PEEP to maintain an acceptable PaO2. The patient
is restless and has become disconnected from the ventilator circuit
several times, during which she experiences cardiac rhythm
disturbances. A respiratory therapist should conclude that the patient
with benefit from a:
A. Sedative
B. Mucolytic
C. Neuromuscular blocker
D. Pulmonary vasodilator - Precise Answer ✔✔Sedative
Lams and Pams
What is signs? - Precise Answer ✔✔What you see
What is symptoms? - Precise Answer ✔✔What the patient tells you
What is the normal Urine output? - Precise Answer ✔✔40 ml
, What is Hypovolemia?
What would you recommend? - Precise Answer ✔✔low CVP
Give fluids
What is semicomatose? - Precise Answer ✔✔Patient responds to pain
only
What is Lethargy/Somnolence?
What would you recommend? - Precise Answer ✔✔Sleepy
Consider sleep apnea
COPD patients is getting to much oxygen
ADL are evaluated using the ___________________ system - Precise
Answer ✔✔Katz
What is orthopnea?
What patients would you see this in? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cannot
breathe laying flat
Seen in CHF patients
What is General Malaise? - Precise Answer ✔✔Electrolyte imbalance
What is dyspnea? - Precise Answer ✔✔Shortness of breath
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