After a sleep study has been performed, your patient is given a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. His physician asks for your advice on the best method of management. You would recommend that   

A blown vein can become a _____________ when the needle injury is severe enough to cause the walls of the vein to squeeze shut of fall into themselves. Blood stops flowing through the vein.  

An adult patient with obstructive sleep apnea and frequent pulse oximetry desaturations is fitted with a nasal CPAP system. A pressure of 7 cm H2O is set. After the CPAP system is set up, the patient’s Spo2 value stays above 90%. How should the results be interpreted?

Transtracheal O2 therapy (TTOT) should be considered as an option for what patients requiring long-term O2 therapy?I. those who remain hypoxemic with standard approachesII. those who are compliant when using other devicesIII. those who exhibit complications with nasal deliveryIV. those who prefer TTOT for cosmetic reasonsV. those who have decreased mobility

All of the following may be done by a respiratory therapist during a tracheostomy procedure EXCEPT

Creatine phosphate is the preferred energy system during ____.

How is BMI measured during a routine physical or wellness health screening?

For which home care patients requiring mechanical ventilation would you recommend a portable volume-cycled ventilator rather than a pressure-limited device?I. those with a neuromuscular or neurologic disorderII. those who cannot sustain any spontaneous breathingIII. those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A respiratory therapist is assisting an anesthesiologist in a direct vision nasotracheal intubation of a patient. All of the following equipment will be needed EXCEPT

“Class Activities” (discussions, quizzes, activities, homework) are worth ______% of your final course grade.