A pulmonary function test was performed on an adult male patient. The following flow-volume loop was obtained:What is likely the problem?

The goals of pulmonary rehabilitation include which of the following:

To ensure safety, what must be available at a cardiopulmonary stress testing facility? I. Presence of a physician on siteII. Presence of Physical therapistIII. Available crash cartIV. ECG tracing  prior to testing

The patient must be instructed on how to use an MDI with a spacer. The patient lives by herself and only speaks her native language. What are the best ways to instruct her prior to discharge?I. Give a written step by step instruction II. Demonstrate in the appropriate orderIII. Tell them the instructions very slowly so that they may understand.IV. Give step by step instructional illustrations if available

What differences are apparent on the following waveforms:I. I :TimeII. Dynamic pressureIII. PEEPIV. Peak inspiratory flow

Mrs. Davis is on the following settings and her physician wants you to progressively wean her ventilatory settings:Mode             SIMV           pH – 7.38Rate                4                 PaCO2 – 43 mmHgTotal rate       18               PaO2 – 112 mmHgSet VT                  600 ml        HCO3 – 26 FIO2                      0.35Tot VE                  8 L/minWhat should the therapist do at this time?

Which of  these is a benefit of exercise training?

A pediatric patient with severe asthma was having severe inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. The physician wants to place the patient on heliox therapy of 80/20 concentration and 4 lpm on the flowmeter. What is the actual flow of the treament?

I acknowledge that I have read the course syllabus for NURS xxx Name of course and understand the methods of evaluation and course grading rules. 

After Dave and Umi excavate artifacts from their field site, they take them back to the lab to run testing to discern how old the artifacts are. What kind of anthropologists are Dave and Umi?