Key Concepts in Respiratory Therapy and Patient Care End Semester 2025 EXAMINATION

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40 Multiple choice questions

Definition 1 of 40
Long inhales, short exhales.

Cheyne-Stokes Breathing

Agonal Breathing

Apneustic Breathing (Pattern)

Pursed Lip Breathing

Definition 2 of 40
Diameter-Index Safety System; established to prevent accidental interchange of low-pressure
(less than 200 psig) medical gas connectors.

TISS

DISS

USDA

KISS

Definition 3 of 40
Location: Wrist (preferred site for arterial blood gas collection).

Aorta

Subclavian Artery


Radial Artery

Temporal Artery




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Definition 4 of 40
70/30 mixture with a flow of 10 lpm on an oxygen flowmeter: 10 lpm x 1.6 = 16 lpm.

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Heliox Flow Conversion Example


6l/m


2l/m

Definition 5 of 40
Asterisk (*) indicates DOT approval for 10-year testing; plus sign (+) means the cylinder is
approved for filling to 10% greater than its service pressure.

NO FDA Approval

NO Characteristics

Cylinder Symbols


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Definition 6 of 40
When a balloon is heated, the air inside gets hotter and takes up more space, causing the balloon
to expand.

Boyle's Law


Henry's Law

Dalton's Law

Charles's Law




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