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You are a respiratory therapist at Livelong Extended Care Facility.  You just received an order to instruct Mr. Smith on the use of a Passy-Muir valve.  Your instructions would include all of the following except?

Functions of the RT during a home visit include:     1.  Patient assessment     2.  Patient compliance with plan     3.  Equipment assessment     4.  Patient goals and treatment plan

An E size oxygen cylinder with 1800 psig in it is being used at 5 L/min. How long will the cylinder last if run until completely empty?

Interpret the following ABG results:    FiO2         0.21    pH            7.36    PaCO2       37 mm Hg    HCO3         22 mEq/L    PaO2          95 mm Hg

Proper handling of an arterial blood gas sample includes:              1.  Puncture site              2.  Oxygen adjunct and FiO2              3.  Date/Time              4.  Difficulty in obtaining sample

Distilled/Sterile water is first choice for humidifiers used in the home.

Which of the following variables are measured directly by a blood gas analyzer? pH PaO2 HCO3 SaO2

A patient is orally intubated with a size 7.0 mm ID endotracheal tube. The respiratory therapist uses a size 14 Fr suction catheter to suction the patient’s airway. The suction setting is -100 mmHg. The therapist notices the patient’s secretions are thick and tenacious and will not aspirate through the suction catheter. Which of the following should the therapist do FIRST?

Providing necessary home care equipment, supplies, and handling any emergency situations involving delivery or equipment operation is the responsibility of which member of the respiratory care home team?

You initiate BIPAP on a patient with the following settings: IPAP 10 EPAP 5.30 mins later you obtain the following ABG.pH        7.32PaCO2   55PaO2      82HCO3     24What settings would you recommend?