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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. correct answer: D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. See Patient Assessment A healthy adult female can exhale ...

pleural effusion correct answer: accumulation of fluid in the pleural space empyema correct answer: if the fluid accumulated in the pleural space is infected pleural effusion and empyema may produce what type of lung disorder correct answer: restrictive lung disorder what are the major pathologic or structural changes associated with significant pleural effusion? correct answer: -lung compression -atelectasis -compression of the great veins and decreased cardiac venous return w...

the hallmark clinical feature of myasthenia gravis is correct answer: fluctuating skeletal muscle weakness, often with true muscle fatigue. Myasthenia gravis correct answer: is the most common chronic disorder of the neuromuscular junction ocular myasthenia gravis correct answer: the muscle weakness is limited to the eyelids and extraocular muscles. what are the two clinical types of myasthenia gravis correct answer: ocular and generalized generalized myasthenia gravis correct an...

What does chocolate blood indicate? correct answer: Methemoglobinemia Shows how much of the various type of hemoglobin are present correct answer: Hemoximetry One common cause of methemoglobinemia correct answer: Nitrite Toxicity Treatment for methemoglobinemia correct answer: Methylene blue Hemoximetry is the same as what? correct answer: Co-Oximetry What does hemoximetry measure? correct answer: Carboxyhemoglobin and other types of hemoblobin Buildup of pus in the pleur...

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 correct answer: 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 left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note. The tr...

Normal ratio of VD/VT correct answer: 20%-40% Instructing patient prior to VC. Direct patient to: correct answer: inhale to lung capacity then exhale to residual volume end stage emphysema at 2Lpm transtrachael catheter patient has increased WOB correct answer: flush out with isotonic saline arterial line correct answer: Sarcoidosis- granuales in lungs correct answer: restrictive transcutaneous monitoring of PO2 values will correlate well with arterial blood gas PO2 values c...

A patient with CHF has the following input/output history Yesterday Today IN 1900 mL 2100 mL OUT 1000 mL 1100 mL Which of the following clinical findings is most likely to be observed? A. bronchial wheezing B. friction rub C. decreased egophony D. moist crepitant rales correct answer: The correct answer is : D Explanation : This CHF patient is obviously retaining fluid because he is receiving more fluid in that he is putting out. The clinical finding most associated with ...

Romazicon (flumazenil) correct answer: -antidote for benzodiazepines such as -GABA receptor antagonist - It can treat drowsiness caused by sedatives following surgery or drug overdose. Which of the following can be used to estimate the level of Hemoglobin? correct answer: RBC -RBC X 3 = hemoglobin with the use of pressure control the most important alarm is correct answer: low volume -because the ventilator does not care about volume, the practitioner must. The most important ...