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A 26-week gestational age infant requires intensive monitoring and care in the NICU. Which device would be most appropriate for maintaining a neutral thermal environment for this infant? radiant warmer A 5-year-old patient requires low-flow oxygen therapy. Which of the following devices should the respiratory therapist recommend? Nasal Cannula

What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air? correct answers20 - 40 percent The respiratory therapist calibrates a spirometer and checks the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the following is a correct statement? correct answersSpirometer may have a leak Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet ventilation? correct answersBronchopleural fistula ...

List 4 critical life functions correct answersVentilation Oxygenation Circulation Perfusion What life function is first priority? correct answersVentilation 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 determine if a pat...

What are the 4 critical life functions in order of priority? correct answersVentilation Oxygenation Circulation Perfusion What is the formula to calculate pack years for a smoker? correct answersPack years= # packs a day X # of years smoked What is the definition of sensorium? correct answersLevel of consciousness What does a weak thready pulse indicate? correct answersHeart failing What does a bounding pulse indicate? correct answersHypoxemia What is the first drug everyone re...

A balloon-tipped, flow-directed catheter is positioned in the pulmonary artery with the balloon deflated. Which of the following pressures will be measured by the proximal lumen? A) CVP B) PAP C) PWP D) MAP A. CVP Swans gans catheter for hemodynamic monitoring. Distal deflated is PAP, Distal inflated is PWP All of the following could cause a capnography reading to change from 36 torr to 30 torr EXCEPT A) endotracheal tube positioned in the right mainstem bronchus B) hyperventi...

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 Confirm DNR status Which of the following clinical observations is most commonly associated with right heart failure? A Peripheral edema B. Muscle wast...

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. C. 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 ...

Recommended routes (2) for temperature Ages (3 months to 1 year) correct answersAxillary; Rectal (only if exact measurement is necessary) Expected Temperature for a 3 month old child. (ATI does not give a range) correct answers37.5 C; 99.5 F Expected Temperature for a 6 month old child. (ATI does not give a range) correct answers37.5 C; 99.5 F Expected Temperature for a 1 year old child. (ATI does not give a range) correct answers37.7 C; 99.9 F Recommended routes (4) for tempera...

What is a normal apical heart beat for a newborn? correct answers110-160 BPM Normal relationship values for head circumference and chest circumference correct answersHead no greater than 2cm than chest Gestational age correct answersFrom conception to birth time spent in utero output for a preterm infant I & O correct answers1-3 ml per kg per hr Ventriculoperitoneal shunt correct answersDrainage tube allows fluids to move to another part of body absorbed or secreted once moved Cha...

hand preference correct answersall kids normally show hand preference by 1 year old plaster casts correct answers-heavy -not water resistant -dry in 10-72 hrs fiberglass casts correct answers-light weight -water resistant -dry in 15-20 min types of traction correct answersSkin traction: -Buck -Bryant -Russell Skeletal traction Halo traction -cervical traction care for traction correct answers-assess pin sites -ensure hardware is tight -ensure bed is in correct positio...