Reintubation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Practice TMC REVIEW TEST GUIDE EXAM 2024. During the assessment of a 64-year-old female patient, you note the following signs: dyspnea, hypotension, and a tracheal shift to the right. The patient also has absent breath sounds, reduced chest expansion, and a hyperresonant percussion note all on the left side. These findings suggest which of the following? A. A pleural effusion on the left side B. A pneumothorax on the left side C. Atelectasis on the left side D. Consolidation on the left sid...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ 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 - -Heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the ...

NBRC TMC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 100% GUARANTEED PASS A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend A. continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. deep breathing and coughing to clear sec...

TMC EXAM / 160 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 LATEST GUIDE. 2 / 37 1. 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: heart failure 2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note.The trachea is shifted to the ...

Respiratory Therapy Exam Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass Continuous positive airway pressure - Correct Answer ️️ -Most common mode of ventilation for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with a critical care ventilator Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Correct Answer ️️ -Only patient population currently accepted for NIV in the hospital ward with near normal pH Raising expiratory positive airway pressure - Correct Answer ️️ -Physiologic effect of increasing FRC ...

NBRC CRT PRACTICE TEST #1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+. EXM QUESTIONS BANK A patient is admitted to the ED following a vehicle accident. On physical exam, the RT discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyper resonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is 45/min, RR is 30/min and BP is 60/40 mmHg. What action should the therapist reccomend first? - Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space A 65kg spinal cord i...

During the assessment of a 64-year-old female patient, you note the following signs: dyspnea, hypotension, and a tracheal shift to the right. The patient also has absent breath sounds, reduced chest expansion, and a hyperresonant percussion note, all on the left side. These findings suggest which of the following? A. Pleural effusion on the left side B. Pneumothorax on the left side C. Atelectasis on the left side D. Consolidation on the left side - Answer- Pneumothorax on the left side A...

indications for NIV CPAP / BiPAP (6) correct answers -sleep apnea central or obstructive -worsening alveolar hypoventilation -hypoxemia w/ supplemental oxygen -acute resp acidosis w/ increase WOB -intubation contraindicated -weaning phase post-extubation to avoid reintubation intubation criteria correct answers -acute vent failure: PH < 7.25 or 7.30, CO2 > 50 , apnea -severe hypoxemia:PaO2, SaO2, CaO2, Qs/Qt, P/F ratio, A-a gradient - 60-60 rule -impending vent failure: progr...

A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend A. continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - ANSWER- deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient has developed atelectasis. His inspira...

1. During the assessment of a 64-year-old female patient, you note the following signs: dyspnea, hypotension, and a tracheal shift to the right. The patient also has absent breath sounds, reduced chest expansion, and a hyperresonant percussion note all on the left side. These findings suggest which of the following? A. A pleural effusion on the left side B. A pneumothorax on the left side C. Atelectasis on the left side D. Consolidation on the left side - Answer B. A pneumothorax on the l...