A 12% change in FEV1 post bronchodilator indicates reversible airway disease.
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If an asthma patient has a peak flow reading of 45% at after…
If an asthma patient has a peak flow reading of 45% at after taking a rescue inhaler at home, what should the patient’s care plan recommend?
A flail chest causes atelectasis in the lung segments under…
A flail chest causes atelectasis in the lung segments under the flailed ribs.
A flail chest occurs when a person breaks three ribs in two…
A flail chest occurs when a person breaks three ribs in two or more places.
A respiratory therapist should suggest which of the followin…
A respiratory therapist should suggest which of the following for a patient with LTB?1. Racemic epinephrine2. Cool aerosol face mask3. Albuterol4. Oral steroids
Intercracnial pressures should be maintained at what pressur…
Intercracnial pressures should be maintained at what pressure?
Almost all patients with OSA are compliant and wear their CP…
Almost all patients with OSA are compliant and wear their CPAPS nightly.
A patient is observed to have many attempts to breath that d…
A patient is observed to have many attempts to breath that do not trigger a breath on a bipap. Which setting would you adjust.
Which of the following would most likely reflect an accurate…
Which of the following would most likely reflect an accurate oxygen saturation of hemoglobin on a smoke inhalation patient?
Pleural fluid with less than a 50% protein ratio indicates a…
Pleural fluid with less than a 50% protein ratio indicates a transudate.