A home care patient will be receiving oxygen therapy via a transtracheal catheter. How should the patient be instructed with regard to the oxygen system?I. that the flow can be increased to 5 L/minII. the administration of oxygen can begin immediately once the procedure has been      completedIII. the catheter may require daily cleaningIV. the catheter will not be inserted until the stent is removed

A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient receiving ventilatory support in the CMV assist-control mode at a rate of 14 and a VT of 750 ml exhibits clinical signs of air-trapping. Which of the following would you recommend to correct this problem?I. Decrease “E” time.II. Increase the inspiratory flow rate.III. Decrease the assist-control rate.

Which of the following medications can be administered via the ETT if and IV access cannot be established during a code situation?I. atropineII. isoproterenolIII. epinephrineIV. sodium bicarbonate

BONUS: An RT has just intubated a patient with the assistance of another respiratory therapist who is monitoring a capnograph during the procedure. Throughout the intubation procedure and after insertion of the ETT the ETCO2 monitor maintained a reading of 0%. What interpretation can be made at this time?

Delayed termination during pressure support ventilation (PSV) can be avoided with patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by doing which of the following?

A status asthmaticus patient is receiving mechanical ventilation and the following ABGs have been recorded:pH             7.20PaCO2       67 torrPaO2          63 torrThe RT should recommend which of the following?

Which of the following CXR would be most beneficial in detection of a pleural effusion?

A status asthmaticus patient is receiving mechanical ventilation and the following ABGs have been recorded:pH             7.20PaCO2       67 torrPaO2          63 torrThe RT should recommend which of the following?

A 47-year-old, 6’1” male patient is admitted to the hospital due to trauma from a motor vehicle accident. Forty-eight hours post admission, the patient is suffering from respiratory distress with severe hypoxemia and is intubated. A chest x-ray, done prior to intubation , reveals a ground glass appearance bilaterally. The physician requests the volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) mode for this patient. The initial settings for the ventilator should be which of the following?

Which portion of the uterus will mitotically replace the layer shed during menstruation?