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TEST BANK FOR WILKINS’ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRA- TORY CARE, 9TH EDITION, AL HEUER Chapter 01: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Heuer: Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an example of how the respiratory therapist (RT) helps promote high-quality care that is patient-and-family-centered? a. Deliver care given is consistent with each individual’s values, needs, and preferences. b. Help ...

(Complete 320 Q&A ) HESI Med Surg I Test Bank 2023 All Answers Verified Correct.150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate to enhance oxygenation in a patient with unilateral malignant lung disease? A. Positioning patient on right side. B. Maintaining adequate fluid intake C. Performing postural drainage every 4 hours D. Positioning patient with "good lung down" D. Positioning patient with "good lung down" Therapeutic positioning i...

What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes? - ANSWER 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95% What are the complications of hyperventilation? - ANSWER Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain What is dyspnea? - ANSWER difficulty breathing What is nocturnal dyspnea? - ANSWER Difficulty breathing after sleep or while asleep Lung sounds usually heard usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema, ...

EMT AAOS Chapter 10 Airway Management Exam Test with Answers 1. All of the following will help minimize the risk of gastric distension when ventilating an apneic patient with a bag-valve mask, EXCEPT: 2. If ventilation is impaired, carbon dioxide levels in the bloodstream will increase. This condition is called: 3. How does positive-pressure ventilation affect car- diac output? 4. Which of the following patients would MOST likely require insertion of an oropharyngeal airway? 5. You h...

1. AMI (Heart Attack) (Acute Myocardial Infarction): Blockage in the coronary artery. Death occurs in the myocardial muscle due to lack of oxygenated blood flow through the coronary arteries. S/S Chest pain, Pressure, nausea, weakness, fatigue, Dyspnea (SOB), Diaphore- sis (excessive Sweat), Abnormal signs, sudden cardiac arrest. 2. Angina pectoris: A period experienced in a patient where heart tissue is not getting enough oxygen. much like spasm of an artery, symptoms as atheroscle- rostic ar...

1. Which of the following is the recom- mended Method for trestemt frostbite? A. Vasodilators B. Anticigulants C. Warm (40 degrees) water D. Padding and elevation E. Application of heat from a hairdryer 2. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other than spinal cord injury? A. Prispism B. Bradycardia C. Diaphragmatic breathing D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them 3. The primary indication for transferrin...

A patient who has required prolonged mechanical ventilation has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. - Answer ANS: D The pH indicates that the patient has alkalosis and the low PaCO2 indicates a respiratory cause. The other responses are incorrect based on the pH and the normal HCO3. A patie...

NREMT Test Bank Multiple Choice Latest Exam Pack with Answers 2022/ NREMT Test Bank Multiple Choice 2022 Answered 1. Hypoglycemia and acute is- chemic stroke can present simi- larly because: • A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function. • A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function. • B:the majority of stroke patients have a history of diabetes. • C:the most common cause of a stroke is hypoglycemia. • D:they are both caused by...

1. Signs of poor perfusion 2. Adult pads on the AED 3. Initial impression assessment Temperature, AMS, Pulses, Skin (pale, mottling, and cyanosis) Use adult pads on victims 8 years of age and older Appearance: LOC, interactiveness, consolability, look/gaze/stare/ and speech/cry circulation: Skin color, petechiae or purport or visible bleeding wounds work of breathing: including position, and any audible breath sounds, respiratory effort 4. Evaluate If no life-threatening condition is pre...

1. A 44 week old gestational age infant is delivered via C-section and is gasping, grunting and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his APgar score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is at 5. The infant is most likely suffering from transient tachypnea of the newborn meconium aspiration bronchopulmonary dysplasia apnea of prematurity: meconium aspiration 2. All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm to be elevated, Except... right lower lobe atelectasis ri...