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A patient with a 10-year history of chronic bronchitis and an acute viral pneumonia exhibits the following blood gas results breathing room air: pH = 7.22; PCO2 = 67; HCO3– = 26; PO2 = 60. Which of the following best describes this patient’s condition?

The respiratory therapist is called to evaluate a patient with a suspected pleural effusion. The respiratory therapist would most likely recommend which of the following chest radiographic views to help determine if the patient has a  right- sided pleural effusion?    

The following are causes of kyphoscoliosis except?

 A 16-year-old is found unresponsive in a fire in the mobile home where he lives.  He is conscious, smells heavily of smoke, but has no visible burns.  Vitals include BP 114/76, HR 112, RR 18, SpO2 100% on RA.  Which of the following should be done FIRST? 

A 54-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with a pneumonia. He reports that recently he has had lots of tooth pain, and his dentist diagnosed him with a tooth abscess. After being in significant respiratory distress, he is placed on a ventilator where he has been for 2 days now. His PaO2 is 60 torr on 50% O2. This morning’s CXR shows bilateral fluffy infiltrates. PCWP is 14 mmHg. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following terms is used to describe shortness of breath in the reclining position?    

A 50-kg (110-pound) 30-year-old female patient has myasthenia gravis. Bedside spirometry has found her VC to be 700 mL and NIF –14 cm H2O. Vital signs show a respiratory rate of 38 breaths/min, a heart rate of 140/minute, and blood pressure of 130/90 mm Hg. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?    

Which of the following is a critical value for the key clinical indicators in hypercapnic respiratory failure in an adult?   pH RR MIP VC a. 7.35 20 -45 cmH2O 30ml/kg b. 7.32 22 -30 cmH2O 28ml/kg c.   7.25 35 -23 cmH2O 18ml/kg d. 7.46 18 -55 cmH2O  34 ml/kg  

The major pathologic or structural changes of the lungs associated with myasthenic crisis include:

Which of the following are clinical manifestations of chronic bronchitis?   a. Cor pulmonale Digital clubbing Tactile fremitus Purse-lip breathing b. Left heart failure Polycythemia Hyperressont percussion note  Tactile fremitus c. Cor pulmonale Stocky Chronic ventilatory failure Digital clubbing d. Purulent spumtum  Tactile fremitus Polycythemia Thin built