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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.

Which of the following conditions can lead to impaired cough and lead to an accumulation of secretions?

Indications for directed coughing include all of the following except:

A patient on room air presents with central cyanosis. What is the first thing an RT should recommend?

A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with consolidation in the right middle lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?