TMC for May 2022 | 121 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

If a patient is on 8-12L/min, what would be the fio2? - 50% If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space is added, what will increases? - PaCO2 What is the static compliance equation? - Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP) Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should the respiratory therapy do FIRST? - Review patient chart history What should a therapist do when a family is asking to put the patient on the mechanical ventilator when they have a DNI order in place? - Start with NPPV What phrase would describe a patient having dyspnea? - "I have to stop and catch my breath" A patient who has a neck injury but needs their airway protected. What should you put in place? - Oropharyngeal airway A patient is unconscious, what should you do to establish a patent airway? - Head tilt chin A patient has accessory muscle and scalene usage, what does this indicate? - Increased work of breathing