A car, while braking to a stop, leaves skid marks on the road that are 40.0 m long.  If the car decelerated at the rate of 2.67 m/s 2, determine its speed before the brakes were applied.

While percussing a patient’s chest wall, you encounter an area that produces a hyporesonant note.  Which of the following are potential causes of this finding?       1.  Pneumothorax only       2.  Pleural effusion or pneumonia       3.  Pneumothorax, emphysema, COPD       4.  Pneumonia only

A V/Q imbalance is defined at adequate gas exchange between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillary bed.

What should the monitoring of patients using incentive spirometry include?

A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with aspiration pneumonia in anterior middle segments.  Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?

Forced expiratory technique, or “huff” cough, is most useful in which of the following disease processes?        1.  Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis        2.  COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, and Bronchiectasis        3.  Cerebral Palsy, ALS, and Cystic Fibrosis        4.  Cerebral Palsy and Bronchiectasis

What is the primary indication for Nitric Oxide?

Which of the following would be the most appropriate recommendation to help prevent postoperative atelectasis after a hypotensive patient’s abdominal surgery?

Name 3 hazards of Oxygen Therapy.

A post-operative patient using incentive spirometery complains of dizziness and numbness around the mouth after therapy sessions.  What is the most likely cause of these symptoms?