BONUS: State the recommended dose of Ribavirin and the generic drug name. (all or nothing)

A positive sweat test would be any value of _____ mmol/L:

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

A therapist viewing frontal and lateral neck x-rays of a 2 year old child and notices what is described as a “picket-fence sign”. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?

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.

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?

Which of the following would be the best treatment of choice for a severe foreign body obstruction?

The respiratory therapist is assisting the pulmonologist on a methacholine challenge. After inhalation of the fourth concentration of methacholine, the FEV1 decreases to 25%. What should the therapist suggest at this time?

For which of the following patients is incentive spirometry contraindicated?I. Able to follow commandsII. Physically disabledIII. Undergone thoracic surgeryIV. Very young

  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!)