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A 36-year-old patient presents to ER with a tracheal shift to the right side. Assessment reveals diminished breath side on the right side. What is the most likely cause of the tracheal shift?

What is normal I:E ratio in the adult patient?

Which breathing pattern can be described as Gradual increase and decrease in the volume and rate of breathing followed by 10 – 30 seconds of apnea?

Chose the correct classification for an Spo2 of 82%.

A 48-year-old patient with an extensive smoking history usually coughs out about 20 mL of sputum every day. The patient developed a “chest cold” 4 days ago and has noticed increased shortness of breath and thicker secretions. What should be done at this time?

Pleurisy is defined as _____.

Dective Seeley Booth has been admitted to your floor with cerebral hemorrhage. Which breathing pattern would you expect to find on your assessment?

Which of the following would be recommended for the management of an adult with a severe flail chest? Pain management                                       Positive end expiratory pressure-PEEP    Mechanical ventilation Lung expansion protocol

Which of the following are ways CF can be tested for? Genetic test Sweat test Stool Fecal Fat test CBC

After a patient experienced four pneumothoraxes of her right lung over a 24-month period, the physician recommended a procedure to reduce the occurrence of future pneumothoraxes. Which procedure would the physician have recommended?