Kettering Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Kettering airway Care QUESTIONS With VERIFIED CORRECTANSWERS 2023/2024 Compare and contrast the main indications for oral and nasal pharyngeal airways. - ANSWER Oral: Unconscious, support base of tongue, bite block (with ET tube or seizure), facilitate oral suctioning. Nasal: Conscious patient, support base of tongue, facilitate nasotrachel suctioning, and used to decrease trauma during nasotracheal suctioning. List the complications which could be associated with oral and nasal ph...

Explain the purpose of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) correct answer: - Means of increasing the PO₂ by increasing the barometric pressure List the diseases/disorders that can be treated with hyperbaric O₂ therapy correct answer: - CO poisoning - Decompression sickness (bends) - Tissue transplants/graphs - Anaerobic infections (gas gangrene) What are the pressures in which HBO therapy is conducted? correct answer: - Most HBO therapy is conducted at pressures between 2-3 atmospher...

(4) Primary Variables: Mechanical Ventilation correct answer: 1.* Trigger variable 2.* Control or Target Variable 3.* Limit Variable 4.* Cycling Variable Trigger Variable: The parameter that starts the inspiratory phase of a positive pressure breath. correct answer: 1. * Pressure-triggered ( by patient) a. Inspiration is initiated by the pt causing airway pressure to drop below the established baseline. 2.* Flow-triggered ( by patient) a. Inspiration is initiated by the patient ca...

Ventilation, Oxygenation, Circulation, and Perfussion. Answer What are the 4 critical life function? RR, Vt, Chest movement, breath sounds, PaCO2, and EtCO2 Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate ventilation? (6) HR, Color, sensorium, PaO2, and SpO2 Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate oxygenation? (5) BP, sensorium, temperature, urine output, and hemodynamics Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate perfusion? (5) HR, heart strength...

Which of the following clinical factors would increase difficulty of ventilating a patient effectively by manual resuscitation device and mask? 1) bull neck 2) deviated septum 3) enlarged tongue correct answer: 1 & 3 All of the following are complications associated with drawing blood from an arterial line EXCEPT. 1) infection 2) hematoma 3) anticoagulation 4) vessel spasm correct answer: 3 A 54 year old homeless patient has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of tu...

arterial puncture correct answer: puncture of a peripheral artery to obtain an arterial blood sample for direct measurement of pH, PaCO2, PaO2 indications for arterial puncture correct answer: evaluation of the adequacy of a patients ventilation (PaCO2), oxygenation (PaO2) and/or acid base status (pH) assess the need for therapeutic intervention (i.e., oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, etc) and/or diagnostic evaluation (i.e., exercise desaturation) monitor the severity and pro...

What are the four indications for oropharyngeal airways correct answer: Unconscious patient Support bade of tongue Bite block Facilitate oral suctioning How do you determine the correct size of an oropharyngeal airway correct answer: From the mouth or tip of chin to the angle of the jaw How should an oropharyngeal airway be inserted correct answer: Upside down to the back to free throat and then turned What are the four indications for a nasopharyngeal airway correct answer: C...

List 4 critical life functions - correct answers Ventilation Oxygenation Circulation Perfusion What life function is first priority? - correct answers Ventilation What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating? - correct answers -RR -Vt -Chest Movement -Breath Sounds -PaCo2 -EtCO2 How would the therapist determine if a patient has a problem with oxygenation? - correct answers -HR -Color -Sensorium -PaO2/SpO2 What information would help the therapist de...

TMC PRACTICE QUESTIONS A- KETTERING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 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 A. liver failure. B. pulmonary embolism. C. heart failure. D. electrolyte imbalances. ANSWER - C. heart failure. 2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers...