BONUS: A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administ…
BONUS: A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer Airway Clearance Technique (ACT) to a number of patients on the ward. In which of the following conditions may ACT be contraindicated?I. Foreign body aspirationII. Mucus pluggingIII. EmpyemaIV. Treated pneumothorax
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A 16 year old pediatric patient (5’ 8” in height) has had his appendix removed and the physician has ordered an incentive spirometry every 1-2 hours while awake. Based on this information which of the following are true?I. the patient’s minimal volume goal is 2100 millilitersII. only an initial instruction should be performedIII. the patient’s minimal volume goal is 700 millilitersIV. if the patient cannot reach 630 milliliters, more aggressive therapy should be recommended.
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BONUS: As the therapist auscultates over an infant’s larynx, he hears a very low-pitched sound. On the basis of this finding, what type of obstruction is he likely to have regarding the nature of the upper airway obstruction?
Read DetailsDuring aerobic respiration, electrons “fall” or “travel do…
During aerobic respiration, electrons “fall” or “travel downhill” in step-wise fashion along which sequence? (hint: think about where electrons start, go, and then their ultimate destination and think less about the steps of cellular respiration!)
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