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A respiratory therapist is reviewing the medical record of a preterm infant born at 30 weeks’ gestation presenting with respiratory distress. The chest radiograph (CXR) shows a ground-glass appearance of the lungs. The child is receiving oxygen therapy by hood at an FIO2 of 0.55 and has an SpO2 of 89%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist conclude?

A 5-year-old child is receiving NIV by nasal mask. Which of the following would the respiratory therapist evaluate to determine the adequacy of lung inflation?

A child is noted to have a pressure injury described as “full-thickness wounds covered by slough.” Which of the following best describes the pressure ulcer stage?

For which of the following conditions can spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus be immediately life-threatening?

Respiratory research may include respiratory conditions such as:   A. asthma,   B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  C. Pneumonia  D. Acute respiratory distress syndrome  E. Lupus

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Who was was the Director of Clinical Education at Kettering College? 

A Program Director functions as the instructional leader for the Respiratory Care Program in the development, assessment, and revision of curricula, program outcomes, and student learning outcomes in collaboration with faculty. 

Veno-venous (VV) ECMO depends on the patient’s illness and situation. VV ECMO can provide all of the following. A. Provides short-term mechanical circulatory support in varied acute life-threatening conditions  B. Provides proper and effective body tissue oxygenation in cases of respiratory failure such as ARDS  C. Bypasses the failing lungs  D. Provides circulatory and hemodynamic support in cases of cardiac failure like in post-myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.  

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