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

While palpating the thorax of a patient who repeats the words “ninety-nine,” you note a localized area of decreased tactile fremitus on the lower right side. Which of the following could explain this finding?1. atelectasis on the right2. right-sided lower pneumothorax3. right-sided lower pleural effusion4. obstruction of a bronchus in the right lung

A patient receiving heparin has a prothrombin time (PT) of 19 seconds and an International Standardized Ratio (INR) of approximately 5.0, what does this indicated?

A 58-year-old patient had an exacerbation of his COPD related to spring allergies. As he is being prepared for discharge from the hospital, what should the respiratory therapist recommend?

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What is the most cost-effective way for a respiratory care department to disinfect large amounts of reusable plastic tubing and oxygen masks?   

Which of the following is NOT a cause of metabolic alkalosis?

A batch of respiratory care equipment has gone through the gas sterilization process with ethylene oxide. Routine surveillance of the equipment shows that spores of Bacillus subtilis have survived the process. What should be done next?

A patient has a temperature of 39C (102F) and complains of dyspnea with chest pain during inspiration.  An arterial blood gas is drawn with the following results:pH 7.48PaC02 32Pa02 65Sa02 92%If the blood gas analysis was not temperature corrected which of the above parameters would read lower when corrected?1. pH 2. PaC02 3. Pa02 4. Sa02

After use of a mechanical ventilator has been discontinued, what is the best method to sterilize the reusable main-flow bacteria filter?