THERAPIST MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Pulmonary edema
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -fluffy infiltrates
-diurectics
atelecatasis
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -patchy infiltrate
-lung expansion therapy
ARDS
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -ground glass
-oxygen
-low Vt & PIP
-PEEP
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,pleural effusion
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -costophrenic angle
chest tube
-thoracentesis
-antibiotics
pneumonia
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -air bronchogram
-antibiotics
what causes tracheal deviation (towards pathology) - ANS 1. atelectasis
2. pneumoectomy
3. diaphragm paralysis
what causes tracheal deviation (away from pathology) - ANS 1. pleural effusion
2. pneumothorax
3. thyriod tumor
4. mediastinal mass
sounds (no air) - ANS flat
dull
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,sounds (extra air) - ANS hyperresonant
tympanic
sounds (coarse crackles) - ANS large airways
sounds (medium crackles) - ANS medium airways
sounds (fine crackles) - ANS edema
sounds (wheeze) - ANS bronchospasm
what diseases does no air sounds occur - ANS -atelectasis
-pleural effusion
-pnuemonia
what diseases does extra air sound occur - ANS -pneumothorax
-emphysema
what does a heart murmur indicate - ANS ECMO
what is normal ICP - ANS 5-10 mmhg
when is treatment recommended for high ICP
what is the treatment - ANS >20
hyperventilation
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, how does hyperventilation decrease high ICPs - ANS hyperventilation leads to low co2 which
causes vasoconstriction thus lowering high ICP
what is the formula for cerebral peripheral pressures - ANS CPP=MAP-ICP
what is the normal range for potassium - ANS 3.5-4.5
what is know as high/low K+ - ANS low- metabolic alkalosis
high -kindney failure (metabolic acidosis)
what are two kindey waste products and their normal values - ANS creatine .7-1.3
BUN 8-25
what is hematuria - ANS blood in the urine
what test is done to show kidney function - ANS urinalysis
what protein is found in the myocardial cells - ANS troponin
when do troponin levels indicate high risk of death from MI - ANS >0.1 ng/ml
when there is an MI what treaments are given - ANS M.O.N.A
morphine
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Pulmonary edema
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -fluffy infiltrates
-diurectics
atelecatasis
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -patchy infiltrate
-lung expansion therapy
ARDS
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -ground glass
-oxygen
-low Vt & PIP
-PEEP
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,pleural effusion
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -costophrenic angle
chest tube
-thoracentesis
-antibiotics
pneumonia
-on x-ray
-how to fix - ANS -air bronchogram
-antibiotics
what causes tracheal deviation (towards pathology) - ANS 1. atelectasis
2. pneumoectomy
3. diaphragm paralysis
what causes tracheal deviation (away from pathology) - ANS 1. pleural effusion
2. pneumothorax
3. thyriod tumor
4. mediastinal mass
sounds (no air) - ANS flat
dull
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,sounds (extra air) - ANS hyperresonant
tympanic
sounds (coarse crackles) - ANS large airways
sounds (medium crackles) - ANS medium airways
sounds (fine crackles) - ANS edema
sounds (wheeze) - ANS bronchospasm
what diseases does no air sounds occur - ANS -atelectasis
-pleural effusion
-pnuemonia
what diseases does extra air sound occur - ANS -pneumothorax
-emphysema
what does a heart murmur indicate - ANS ECMO
what is normal ICP - ANS 5-10 mmhg
when is treatment recommended for high ICP
what is the treatment - ANS >20
hyperventilation
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, how does hyperventilation decrease high ICPs - ANS hyperventilation leads to low co2 which
causes vasoconstriction thus lowering high ICP
what is the formula for cerebral peripheral pressures - ANS CPP=MAP-ICP
what is the normal range for potassium - ANS 3.5-4.5
what is know as high/low K+ - ANS low- metabolic alkalosis
high -kindney failure (metabolic acidosis)
what are two kindey waste products and their normal values - ANS creatine .7-1.3
BUN 8-25
what is hematuria - ANS blood in the urine
what test is done to show kidney function - ANS urinalysis
what protein is found in the myocardial cells - ANS troponin
when do troponin levels indicate high risk of death from MI - ANS >0.1 ng/ml
when there is an MI what treaments are given - ANS M.O.N.A
morphine
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