Fundamentals of RC MidTerm 2022

What is defined as a combination of high-frequency phased pulse gas delivery and the administration of a dense aerosol?

Inhalation of nitric oxide results in an increase in cGMP levels, thereby causing:

What is the flow rate for a Partial Rebreathing mask?

Which of the following groups of patients is not at risk for developing postoperative atelectasis?

The antiviral agent ribavirin (Virazole) to be administered by aerosol to an infant with bronchiolitis.

What is the approximate FiO2 of a nasal cannula set at 2 lpm?

Pt u would recommend against using a breath-actuated metered does (MDI) as the sole bronchodilator delivery system?

FiO2 range for Nonrebreather:

The mass of aerosol particles produced by a nebulizer in a given unit time best describes which quality of the aerosol?

What is the FiO2 range for an NC?

Pt on 100% O2. To avoid the hazards of O2 toxicity, reduce this FiO2 to less than 50% within what timeframe?

Air trapping results from Obstructive breathing.

Chronic conditions that benefit from HBO therapy include all EXCEPT

What is the tank color for CO2?

Which of the following are potential contraindications for intermittent positive-pressure breathing?

A heated wick humidified:

Which drugs have been associated with increased airway resistance and bronchospasm during aerosol administration?

What is the tank color for Air?

With which of the following devices are therapeutic aerosols generated?

What is the flow rate for a Nonrebreathing mask?

A cylinder has a gauge pressure of 750 psig when full. What will be the pressure in this cylinder when it is half full?

Nasal cannula flow rate is __________ lpm.

What’s the tank color for NO?

Which of the following are Obstructive diseases?

Tank color for Nitrous Oxide:

What is the flow rate for a simple mask?

How can the transpulmonary pressure gradient be increased?

Which of the following would indicate a need for O2 therapy for an adult or a child?

Which of the following is an absolute contraindication for HBO therapy?

Acute conditions that benefit from HBO therapy include:

Which of the following devices would you select to deliver an aerosolized bronchodilator to a young child?

How do all modes of lung expansion therapy aid lung expansion?

Tank color for Helium?

Which of the following drugs presnet the greatest exposure risk for healthcare workers?

LVN are used to deliver bland aerosols to upper airways or continuous drug therapy

Which of the following best defines an aerosol?

What is the approximate FiO2 of a nasal cannula set at 3 lpm?

Which of the following will make an intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) device cycle off prematurely?

Polycythemia is a disorder in which the body:

Using a MDI without a holding chamber or a spacer, the patient should be instructed to fire the device @ what point?

Which of the following are true about gastric distention with IPPB?

Which Nebulizer is used to Nebulize bronchodilators?

What is the average amount of dead volume in a small-volume jet nebulizer after the device runs dry?

Where do most of the aerosol particles that are less then 3 um deposit?

Normally, when using a 50-psi flowmeter to drive a small-volume jet nebulizer, to what should you set the flow?

Which of the following agents has been associated with increased intraocular pressure?

Range and FiO2 for Venti Mask:

The most common problem with PAP therapies is system leaks

STapplication of inspiratory positive pressure to a spontaneously breathing patient best defines which of the following?

HBO can be administered in which of the following ways?

HBO therapy is the therapeutic use of O2 at pressures ________________.

beneficial effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating atelectasis?

Which of the following clinical findings indicate the development of atelectasis?

What gas therapy can be used to treat obstructive airway disorders such as asthma?

Which of the following describes the mass of drug leaving the mouthpiece of a nebulizer as aerosol?

Breath enhanced jet nebulizers:

The bird mark 7A ventilator requires ____ psig.

Which of the following are the hazards and complications of HFNC?

Humidity is referred to as:

What is the minimum airway pressure at which the esophagus opens, allowing gas to pass directly into the stomach?

FiO2 range for Simple mask:

what percentage of the drug dose delivered by a simple metered dose inhaler (MDI) deposits in the oropharynx?

Indications for humidification therapy:

What device is the mainstay of lung expansion therapy?

Pt w/ acute exacerbation of asthma isnt responding to the standard dose of a bronchodilator & is now on SVN Q30 min.

Clinical signs of atelectasis:

Where do most of the aerosol particles in the 5- to 10- um range deposit?

Which of the following volumes would indicate that a 55-kg, post-operative male patient needs IPPB?

The fastest way to remove carbon monoxide from the blood is by:

Which control would increase the tidal volume delivered to the patient on a pressure ventilator (e.g. Bird Mark 7)?

Pt received a bronchodilator via a small-volume nebulizer now demonstrates signs of tachycardia and nervousness.

Which of the following is not a potential hazard of intermittent positive-pressure breathing?

Body humidity is:

What is the primary mechanism for deposition of large, high-mass particles (> 5 Um) in the respiratory tract?

The use of a baffle in a nebulizer causes:

Which of the following are considered a drug aerosol delivery system?

What’s the tank color for Nitrogen?

When full, a cylinder registers a pressure of 2200 psi. After a few hours of use, the pressure is 550 psi. How full Isit

Aerosol therapy for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension:

What is the tank color for Oxygen?

Indications of CPAP:

Hyperoxia helps to form new capillary beds. This is known as:

During IPV (intrapulmonary percussive ventilation) therapy, how is the frequency of percussion to the airway controlled?