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A patient recently underwent a coronary artery bypass and is now receiving Incentive Spirometry QID. The patient’s inspiratory capacity has diminished over the past several days and the patient is becoming increasingly short of breath. Chest radiograph shows left lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. The respiratory therapist would conclude that the patient has developed

During recovery from resection of an aortic aneurysm, a 65-year-old female patient suddenly develops severe substernal chest pain with grave dyspnea. The physician describes the bilateral breath sounds as basilar moist crepitant crackles. The patient appears pale, cool and diaphoretic. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend as part of the initial assessment of this patient?

Adjusting the inspiratory flow during an IPPB treatment will result in a change in

The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the following is a correct statement?

A patient in the intensive care unit has the following hemodynamic measurements: CVP (mm Hg) 5PAP (mm Hg) 29/8PCWP (mm Hg) 8BP (mm Hg) 130/70Cardiac output (L/min) 5.1Cardiac index (L/min/m2) 2.7 What is the pulse pressure?

During recovery from resection of an aortic aneurysm, a 65-year-old female patient suddenly develops severe substernal chest pain with grave dyspnea. The physician describes the bilateral breath sounds as basilar moist crepitant crackles. The patient appears pale, cool and diaphoretic. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend as part of the initial assessment of this patient?

A 10-year-old patient with asthma is asked to monitor his airflow improvement following each Beta-2 agonist treatment taken at home. Which of the following should the therapist provide for the patient?

A patient is diagnosed with unilateral lung disease. The physician has requested that the effected lung be ventilated at a pressure 10 cm H2O lower than the normal lung. The respiratory therapist should recommend providing this type of ventilation via 

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy?

A tracheostomy tube has just been changed on a patient receiving continuous volume-cycled ventilation. The patient suddenly becomes dyspneic and develops crepitus around the tracheostomy stoma. The respiratory therapist should