A respiratory therapist reviews the electronic medical record of a child who is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilatory support in the pediatric ICU. Achondroplasia is noted on the problem list. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist conclude? 

Which of the following CO2 concentrations are used to perform a two-point calibration for a transcutaneous CO2 monitor?   0% 5% 10% 15% A) Yes No No Yes B) No Yes Yes No C) Yes No Yes No D) No Yes No Yes

Which of the following are complications associated with cystic fibrosis?   Massive hemoptysis Pneumothorax Pleural effusions Pneumopericardium A) Yes No Yes No B) No Yes No Yes C) Yes Yes No No D) No No Yes Yes

Prior to drawing an ABG from the UAC, a respiratory therapist reviews the chest radiograph of a preterm infant, born at 30 weeks’ gestation. The respiratory therapist notes that the tip of the UAC is at T8. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do? 

A 2-month-old infant presents to the emergency room with a low-grade fever, rhinorrhea, wheezing, and a history of difficulty feeding for the past 48 hours. The following data are available: SpO2: 88% breathing air    RR: 65 breaths/min     HR: 122 beats/min, no murmur or clicks Mild intercostal retractions are noted, Breath sounds: Scattered wheezing. Lung fields well aerated. Which of the following physiologic conditions should the respiratory therapist suspect the hypoxemia resulted from?  

Which of the following affects a child’s understanding of illness and death? 

Which of the following are true?   The right hemidiaphragm is slightly higher than the left. In neonates, the trachea may not align perfectly with the spine. The trachea bifurcates at the carina into the right and left mainstem bronchi at the 6th thoracic vertebrae (T6) in neonates. Widened intercostal spaces and flattened diaphragms are associated with decreased lung volumes. A) No Yes No Yes B) Yes No Yes No C) Yes Yes No No D) No No Yes Yes

A palliative care consult is ordered for a 10-year-old child with leukemia. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist anticipate the palliative care team will provide?

A 4-year-old child with SMA II is admitted to the acute care unit with a pulmonary infection. The provider asks the respiratory therapist to select an airway clearance therapy for this child to perform three times daily. Which of the following airway clearance therapies should the respiratory therapist select?  

To alter a patient’s acid–base balance (PaCO2 and pH), which of the following conditions should the respiratory therapist change during ECMO?   Hemoglobin concentration The temperature of the blood in the ECMO circuit Sweep gas Blood flow rate through the ECMO circuit A) Yes Yes No No B) Yes No Yes No C) No No Yes Yes D) No Yes No Yes