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A patient arrives to the ER complaining of a cough for the past three days.  Their BBS reveal crackles to the left lower lobe.  The patient’s reveal the following: Vital Signs: HR 110, RR 24, BP 132/79, SP02 93% on RA, and Temp 101 F The respiratory therapist suspects pneumonia.  Which of  the following percussion notes will be heard when they perform percussion to the LLL?

Which of the following is commonly cultured in the respiratory tract of trach patients?

A patient has experienced chest wall trauma and is in the ER for evaluation.  The chest wall is acuscultated and there are decreased breath sounds on the left side.  Observation reveals that there is also limited movement of the chest wall on the left.  The x-ray reveals the following: X-ray interpretation: tracheal shifting to the right and absent vascular markings on the left Which of the following is most likely the cause?

All of the following are causes of a flail chest EXCEPT:

A 30-year-old patient has a heart rate by palpation of 118 bpm. How should this be interpreted?

His clinical presentation is indicative of which of the following?

A patient presents to the ER complaining of SOB.  The patient is placed on a 2 L/min NC and blood work is drawn.  Which of the following blood tests would be most helpful in ruling in heart failure and ruling out other causes of heart failure?

A patient arrives to the ER complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath (SOB).  Breath sounds reveal absent breath sounds on the left.  Percussion is performed and hyperresonance is heard on the left side.  What should the respiratory therapist suspect?

What characterics of a pulmonary embolism disease process makes it a dead space disease?

Ellen hears from Suzie that Ophelia’s husband, a plastic surgeon, has botched a number of procedures recently and that he is getting sued by at least ten patients. Suzie is a VERY reliable source; she makes it her business to know everything about everyone. Ellen can’t get over this news and calls her friend Danielle to tell her about it. Unbeknownst to Ellen, Danielle has scheduled liposuction with Ophelia’s husband to take place in two weeks. Danielle gets nervous and cancels the procedure. As it turns out, nothing Suzie said is true. Ophelia’s husband has not botched any procedures and is not being sued by any patients.  When Ophelia’s husband learns why Danielle has cancelled her procedure, he becomes furious and sues Ellen for injurious falsehood.  He will likely be successful in this lawsuit.