CSRC Sputum Bowl Practice questions with verified
answers
Acute Care
At what point in the breathing cycle should you assess jugular venous distension?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: at end-expiration
Egan VII, Pp - 306
Acute Care
Define cardiac output. Ans✓✓✓ Answer: The amount of blood ejected per
minute by the heart.
Dantzker, p - 216
Acute Care
How does the respiratory rate perform in terms of sensitivity and specificity as an
indicator of respiratory pathology. Ans✓✓✓ Answer: it is Sensitive, but not
Specific for the presence of respiratory pathology
Dantzker, p - 243
Acute Care
What are the two common dyshemoglobins measured by cooximetry? Ans✓✓✓
Answer:
1 - Carboxyhemoglobin
2 - MetHemoglobin
Wilkins, V, p - 281
,Acute Care
What is the most commonly used monitor of hemodynamic status? Ans✓✓✓
Answer: the arterial blood pressure
Dantzker, p - 215
Acute Care
What is the normal range for mixed venous Oxygen saturation? Ans✓✓✓
Answer: 65 - 75%
Dantzker, p - 237
Acute Care
Which is the most commonly cannulated artery for arterial line placement?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: the radial artery
Dantzker, p - 215
Airwaycare
Artificial tracheal airways bypass three critical functions of the upper airway; list
two of these. Ans✓✓✓ Answer:
1 - Heat the inhaled gas
2 - Filter the inhaled gas
3 - Humidify the inhaled gas
Egan VIII, p - 681
Airwaycare
, Of what material are Jackson tracheostomy tubes made? Ans✓✓✓ Answer: Silver
Egan VIII, p - 667
Airwaycare
The ASTM is responsible for specifying the labeling, sizing and performance
requirements for endotracheal tubes. What does the acronym ASTM stand for?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: American Society for Testing & Materials
Egan VIII, p - 664
Airwaycare
The Jackson tracheostomy tube has two less features than the standard
tracheostomy tube used in critical care; what are these? Ans✓✓✓ Answer:
1 - no cuff
2 - no 15mm adapter
Egan VIII, p - 667
Airwaycare
What are the three of the most common causes of tube obstruction? Ans✓✓✓
Answer:
1 - kinking / biting the tube
2 - cuff herniation
3 - Jamming of the tube orifice against the tracheal wall
4 - mucus plugging
Egan VII, p - 611
answers
Acute Care
At what point in the breathing cycle should you assess jugular venous distension?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: at end-expiration
Egan VII, Pp - 306
Acute Care
Define cardiac output. Ans✓✓✓ Answer: The amount of blood ejected per
minute by the heart.
Dantzker, p - 216
Acute Care
How does the respiratory rate perform in terms of sensitivity and specificity as an
indicator of respiratory pathology. Ans✓✓✓ Answer: it is Sensitive, but not
Specific for the presence of respiratory pathology
Dantzker, p - 243
Acute Care
What are the two common dyshemoglobins measured by cooximetry? Ans✓✓✓
Answer:
1 - Carboxyhemoglobin
2 - MetHemoglobin
Wilkins, V, p - 281
,Acute Care
What is the most commonly used monitor of hemodynamic status? Ans✓✓✓
Answer: the arterial blood pressure
Dantzker, p - 215
Acute Care
What is the normal range for mixed venous Oxygen saturation? Ans✓✓✓
Answer: 65 - 75%
Dantzker, p - 237
Acute Care
Which is the most commonly cannulated artery for arterial line placement?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: the radial artery
Dantzker, p - 215
Airwaycare
Artificial tracheal airways bypass three critical functions of the upper airway; list
two of these. Ans✓✓✓ Answer:
1 - Heat the inhaled gas
2 - Filter the inhaled gas
3 - Humidify the inhaled gas
Egan VIII, p - 681
Airwaycare
, Of what material are Jackson tracheostomy tubes made? Ans✓✓✓ Answer: Silver
Egan VIII, p - 667
Airwaycare
The ASTM is responsible for specifying the labeling, sizing and performance
requirements for endotracheal tubes. What does the acronym ASTM stand for?
Ans✓✓✓ Answer: American Society for Testing & Materials
Egan VIII, p - 664
Airwaycare
The Jackson tracheostomy tube has two less features than the standard
tracheostomy tube used in critical care; what are these? Ans✓✓✓ Answer:
1 - no cuff
2 - no 15mm adapter
Egan VIII, p - 667
Airwaycare
What are the three of the most common causes of tube obstruction? Ans✓✓✓
Answer:
1 - kinking / biting the tube
2 - cuff herniation
3 - Jamming of the tube orifice against the tracheal wall
4 - mucus plugging
Egan VII, p - 611
