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atory care 8th edition by Huber, Chapters 1 - 21
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,Wilkins'rClinicalrAssessmentrinrRespiratoryrCare,r7thrEdition
Contents:
Chapterr1.rPreparingrforrtherPatientrEncounter
Chapterr2.rTherMedicalrHistoryrandrtherInterview
Chapterr3.rCardiopulmonaryrSymptoms
Chapterr4.rVitalrSigns
Chapterr5.rFundamentalsrofrPhysicalrExamination
Chapterr6.rNeurologicrAssessment
Chapterr7.rClinicalrLaboratoryrStudies
Chapterr8.rInterpretationrofrBloodrGases
Chapterr9.rPulmonaryrFunctionrTesting
Chapterr10.rChestrImaging
Chapterr11.rElectrocardiography
Chapterr12.rNeonatalrandrPediatricrAssessment
Chapterr13.rOlderrPatientrAssessment
Chapterr14.rMonitoringrinrCriticalrCare
Chapterr15.rVascularrPressurerMonitoring
Chapterr16.rCardiacrOutputrMeasurement
Chapterr17.rBronchoscopy
Chapterr18.rNutritionalrAssessment
Chapterr19.rSleeprandrBreathingrAssessment
Chapterr20.rHomerCarerPatientrAssessment
Chapterr21.rDocumentation
,Chapter 1: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Test Ba
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MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Whichrofrtherfollowingractivitiesrisrnotrpartrofrtherrolerofrrespiratoryrtherapistsr(RTs)rinrpa
tientrassessment?
a. Assistrtherphysicianrwithrdiagnosticrreasoningrskills.
b. Helprtherphysicianrselectrappropriaterpulmonaryrfunctionrtests.
c. Interpretrarterialrbloodrgasrvaluesrandrsuggestrmechanicalrventilationrchanges.
d. Documentrtherpatientrdiagnosisrinrtherpatient’srchart.
ANSWER:r D
RTsrarernotrqualifiedrtormakeranrofficialrdiagnosis.rThisrisrtherrolerofrtherattendingrphysician.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 9
2. Inrwhichrofrtherfollowingrstagesrofrpatient–
clinicianrinteractionrisrtherreviewrofrphysicianrordersrcarriedrout?
a. Treatmentrstage
b. Introductoryrstage
c. Preinteractionrstage
d. Initialrassessmentrstage
ANSWER:r C
Physicianrordersrshouldrberreviewedrinrtherpatient’srchartrbeforertherphysicianrseesrtherpatient
.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 9
3. Inrwhichrstagerofrpatient–clinicianrinteractionrisrtherpatientridentificationrbraceletrchecked?
a. Introductoryrstage
b. Preinteractionrstage
c. Initialrassessmentrstage
d. Treatmentrstage
ANSWER:r A
TherpatientrIDrbraceletrmustrbercheckedrbeforermovingrforwardrwithrassessmentrandrtreatme
nt.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 9
4. Whatrshouldrberdonerjustrbeforertherpatient’srIDrbraceletrisrchecked?
a. Checkrtherpatient’srSpO2.
b. Askrtherpatientrforrpermission.
c. Checkrtherchartrforrvitalrsigns.
d. Listenrtorbreathrsounds.
ANSWER:r B
ItrisrconsideredrpolitertoraskrtherpatientrforrpermissionrbeforertouchingrandrreadingrhisrorrherrI
Drbracelet.
, REF:r r pg.r3 OBJ:r 3r|r5
5. Whatrisrthergoalrofrtherintroductoryrphase?
a. Assessrtherpatient’srapparentrage.
b. Identifyrtherpatient’srfamilyrhistory.
c. Determinertherpatient’srdiagnosis.
d. Establishrarrapportrwithrtherpatient.
ANSWER:r D
Therintroductoryrphaserisrallraboutrgettingrtorknowrtherpatientrandrestablishingrarrapportrwithrhi
mrorrher.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 3
6. Whichrofrtherfollowingrbehaviorsrisrnotrconsistentrwithrresistiverbehaviorrofrarpatient?
a. Crossedrarms
b. Minimalreyercontact
c. Briefranswersrtorquestions
d. Askingrtherpurposerofrthertreatment
ANSWER:r D
Ifrarpatientrasksraboutrtherpurposerofrthertreatmentryourareraboutrtorgive,rthisrgenerallyrindica
tesrthatrherorrsherisrnotrupset.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 3
7. Whatrisrthermainrpurposerofrtherinitialrassessmentrstage?
a. Toridentifyranyrallergiesrtormedications
b. Tordocumentrtherpatient’srsmokingrhistory
c. Torpersonallyrgetrtorknowrtherpatientrbetter
d. Torverifyrthatrtherprescribedrtreatmentrisrstillrneededrandrappropriate
ANSWER:r D
Whenryourfirstrseertherpatient,ryourarerencouragedrtorperformrarbriefrassessmentrtormakersurer
thertreatmentrorderrbyrtherphysicianrisrstillrappropriate.rTherpatient’srstatusrmayrhaverchangedr
abruptlyrrecently.
REF:r Tabler1-1,rpg.r4 OBJ:r 3
8. Whatrisrtherappropriaterdistancerforrthersocialrspacerfromrtherpatient?
a. 3rtor5rfeet
b. 4rtor12rfeet
c. 6rtor18rfeet
d. 8rtor20rfeet
ANSWER:r B
Thersocialrspacerisr4rtor12rfeet.
REF:r r pg.r5 OBJ:r 5
9. Whatrisrtherappropriaterdistancerforrtherpersonalrspace?