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Which of the following is NOT a hazard or complication of postural drainage therapy?

Which of the following would be the most appropriate recommendation to help prevent postoperative atelectasis after a hypotensive patient’s abdominal surgery?

Which of the following types of humidifiers are used in clinical practice?       1.   Heat moisture exchanger and Passover humidifier       2.  Passover humidifier and Bubble humidifier       3.  Heat moisture exchanger and Bubble humidifier       4.  Heat moisture exchanger, Passover humidifier, and Bubble humidifier

While percussing a patient’s chest wall, you encounter an area that produces a hyporesonant note.  Which of the following are potential causes of this finding?       1.  Pneumothorax only       2.  Pleural effusion or pneumonia       3.  Pneumothorax, emphysema, COPD       4.  Pneumonia only

Heat moisture exchangers are mainly used to provide short term heat and humidity to patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

During auscultation of a patient’s chest, you hear a musical quality that is produced as air flows through constricted airways throughout both inspiration and expiration.  You note this patient has a history of Asthma.  Which of the following is the adventitious sound being auscultated?

Which of the following best describes a creaking or grating sound that  occurs when the inflamed pleural membranes (pleurisy) rub together?

Forced expiratory technique, or “huff” cough, is most useful in which of the following disease processes?        1.  Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis         2. COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, and Bronchiectasis        3.  Cerebral Palsy, COPD, and Cystic Fibrosis        4.  Cerebral Palsy and Bronchiectasis

Which of the following patients is the best candidate for a heated humidifier?     1.  Patient receiving mechanical ventilation in the operating room     2.  Patient receiving long-term mechanical ventilation     3.  Patient with an artifical airway transported to CT scan     4.  Patient receiving oxygen via nasal cannula at 4L

Match the term to the most appropriate answer.  Write the letter of the term in the space provided on the answering sheet.