Oropharyngeal suctioning is being performed on an adult patient. The vacuum pressure is -60 mmHg. Secretions aspirate slowly when the respiratory therapist occludes the catheter’s control port. To improve suctioning effectiveness, the therapist should:

A patient is recieving volume-controlled ventilation with a tidal volume of 0.7 L. The low exhaled volume alarm should be set no lower than:

When discussing a pulmonary rehabilitation program with a patient with COPD and her family, The respiratory therapist should explain which of the following?

Which of the following numbers is located at the focus for the earthquake?

Use the images displayed above to match the type of fault with the correct name.

What kind of rock formation is pictured above?  Be as specific as possible. This question is worth 1-3 point based upon the level of detail of the response.

What two features are present in the picture displayed above?

What is the name of the feature where the letter ‘A’ is located in the image above.  If you do not remember the specific name you can describe how it was created.

Which of the following materials is not produced by erupting volcanoes?

What type of lava flow is pictured above.  You should look specifically at the lava flow pictured at the bottom of the image.