Under the Apnea-Hypopnea index (AHI) a score of 13 indicates:

A patient diagnosed with COPD and history of smoking has hypertension. What contributes to this?   I. Buerger’s diseaseII. AnemiaIII. PolycythemiaIV. Hypoxemia

Respiratory non-disposable equipments made of plastic and rubber needs to be disinfected. What method of disinfection can you use?

An adult patient is intubated after being pulseless for for several minutes. An exhaled CO2 detection device indicates 0.03% CO2 despite confirmation of tracheal placement with bilateral breathsounds and chest rise. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend to rapidly assess endotracheal tube placement?

A bronch procedure is to be performed on an intubated patient. What must the practitioner prepare for or be aware of for this procedure?I. Exhaled VT will be increasedII. Manipulation of alarms just for the procedureIII. Use of an adapter for the endotracheal tubeIV. Increase in RAW

A patient in the emergency department  is tachypneic and has a pulse rate of 125 bpm. The pulse-ox reading is 86% and the patient is starting to use his accessory muscles. He is currently on oxygen via nasal cannula running at 3 lpm. What should you do at this time?

A patient diagnosed with arteriosclerosis with CAD Just returned to the SICU post Cardiac catheterization. A pulmonary artery catheter was placed with the following results:CVP – 2 mmHgPAP – 12 mmHgPCWP – 4 mmHgQT – 3 L/minWhich of the following would be related to this obtained data?

A Pulmonary function test was established on Mr. Gonzalez. The following results are as follows.                                                   PREDICTED         ACTUAL          PERCENTAGE %FEV1                                  3.8 ml                    2.5 ml                     67FEF  25-75              4.8 L/sec               3.1 L/sec                 64FEF 200-1200         8.3 L/sec              5.8 L/sec                 70TLC                           6.5 L                      4.8L                        75RV                             1.8 L                      1.3                          73What can you conclude from the following results?

A patient in the telemetry floor is recieving 55% of oxygen via an air-entrainment mask at 8 LPM. The flow was increased to 12 LPM. What will the FIO2 be?

Under the Berlin questionnaire, Which of the following catagories are significant when determining sleep diosorders?I. InsomniaII. Excessive daytime sleepinessIII. ObesityIV. Snoring during sleep