A patient with suspected Tuberculosis (TB) is admitted to the general care floor and place in a negative pressure room.  The physician would like to confirm the patients diagnosis.  Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Mr. Blake arrived in the ER due to a severe COPD exacerbation.  He received a continuous nebulizer with 10mg albuterol and 1 mg of atrovent two hours ago.  Dr. X has ordered a repeat of the continuous treatment.  The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following?

Which of the following produce immunoglobulins?

An organization that has increased the number of different tasks that a worker performs within one particular job has engaged in ____.

Administration of exogenous corticosteroids can lead to which of the following?

A 14-week pregnant female has recently tested positive for herpes.  Her OB-GYN would like to treat her during her pregnancy to prevent transmission to the fetus during delivery.  What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Tobramycin is indicated for which of the following disease processes?

Extra Credit Question (worth 2 points; no word limit) What 1 or 2 topics do you think the most important (or interesting) in this course? And what 1 or 2 topics (related to HSR) would you like to be covered in the rest of the semester? 

Which of the following best describes a pay-for-performance initiative?

Under a _________________ approach, adjustments are made to a provider’s reimbursement based on the provider’s performance on predetermined quality and operational metrics, which are assigned varying weights.