Which of the following airway disorders may be successfully treated with dexamethasone (Decadron)? 1. Post extubation stridor 2. Pulmonary edema 3. Asthma 4. Croup

A 34-year-old patient using a 40% aerosol mask has right lower lobe pneumonia.  He becomes short of breath and his SpO2 decreases from 96% to 89% when lying on his right side.  What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A HME would best be used in which of the following situations? 1. Short term mechanical ventilation 2. Long term mechanical ventilation 3. Transport mechanical ventilation

The name economists give the process by which stockholders gather information by frequent monitoring of the firm’s activities is

With which of the following lung disorders would acetylcystine (Mucomyst) be indicated? 1. Emphysema 2. Bronchiectasis 3. Pulmonary Edema 4. Cystic Fibrosis

A HME would best be used in which of the following situations? 1. Short term mechanical ventilation 2. Long term mechanical ventilation 3. Transport mechanical ventilation

You want to pass a suction catheter into the patient’s left lung to obtain a sputum specimen.  What is the most appropriate method of accomplishing this?

The respiratory therapist notices that very little mist is being produced by a nebulizer attached to an aerosol mask.  Which of following could be responsible for this? 1. The liter flow is too high 2. The nebulizer jet is clogged with lint 3. The filter on the capillary tube is obstructed 4. The liter flow is too low

A patient is receiving controlled ventilation via a IPPB ventilator (Bird Mark 7).  Suddenly, the ventilator will not cycle into expiration, this problem may be caused by: 1. Development of a spontaneous pneumothorax 2. Disconnected expiratory valve 3. A hole in the cuff of the ETT 4. A leak in the patient tubing

A capnometer calibrated on room air should have which of the following readings?