During chest physical therapy, a patient has an episode of hemoptysis.  Which of the following actions would be appropriate at this time?

In evaluating a post op heart patient, your notice that the chest tube has suddenly stopped draining, your response would be:

Equipment required for patient support and monitoring during a fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedure includes all of the following except which one?

Which of the following are appropriate initial settings for IPPB given to a new patient?

A patient receiving IPPB therapy is cycling the machine 30 times each minute. Which of the following best explain this situation?

Patients can control a flutter valve’s pressure by changing what?

Indications for Bronchoscopy include:         Removal of foreign bodies        Treatment of Atelectasis        Biopsy        Pulmonary hemorrhage       Obtaining cultures

IPPB should be terminated if the patient displays which of the following: marked increase in heart rate coughing up bright red blood significant hypotension development of mental confusion development of substernal pain

When a three bottle chest drainage system is used suction control bottle regulates the amount of negative pressure being applied above the water seal. The height of water in the suction control bottle controls the amount of negative pressure. The wall suction control should be adjusted until continuous bubbling is noted. The wall suction control adjusts the amount of negative pressure.

In chest tube drainage systems, the water seal chamber prevents air from re-entering the pleural space air escapes during expiration(with spontaneous breathing) and bubbles through the water the tube is inserted into 20 cm of water the tube is inserted into 2 cm of water