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Which of the following test results is/are needed to calculate TLC?    1. FRC    2. RV    3. VT    4. ERV    5. IC    6. VC    A. 1, 3    B. 2, 6    C. 2, 5    D. 1 and 5, or 2 and 6

Under which of the following conditions would you postpone a diffusing capacity test?I. Just before the test, the patient smoked two cigarettes.II. Just before the test, the patient had an episode of severe coughing.III. Just before the test, the patient had a long wait at a busy bus stop.

Which type of zoology involves the study of birds?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of arthropods?    

You perform a series of pulmonary function tests on a patient with a potentially infectious disease carried via the airborne route. Which of the following infection-control procedures should you implement?I. Wear a respirator or close-fitting surgical mask.II. Dispose of, sterilize, or disinfect the tubing circuit after testing.III. Clean the interior surface of the spirometer before the next test.

A patient has a decreased DLCO but a normal DLCO/VA ratio. The patient most likely has

Immediately following intubation, a respiratory therapist notes decreased breath sounds on the patient’s left side and asymmetrical chest movement. Which of the following should the therapist recommend FIRST?

Which type of zoology involves the study of amphibians and reptiles?

Arrange the terms below in the correct hierarchical order in biological classification:

A 24-year-old patient is comatose and receiving mechanical ventilation following a heroin overdose. The following arterial blood gas results are obtained:pH: 7.26PaCO2: 58PaO2: 75HCO3: 26BE: -2Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do?