A respiratory therapist receives BIPAP orders for a 65-year-old female patient with a history of anxiety.  Upon arrival to the patient’s room and informing the patient of the order,  the patient appears anxious about the use of the device and her SOB worsens.  What is the most appropriate course of action?

A 71-year-old, barrel chested female presented to the ER with SOB.  The patient is now barely arousable.  Her ABG on a 55% air-entrainment mask one hour after her arrival reveals the following: ABG pH 7.29 PaCO2 84 PaO2 105 HCO3 36 Sa02 99% What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

Which of the following is a hazard of NIV? 1. Hypotension 2. Sinus and Ear Pain 3. Good Sleep Quality 4. Failure to ventilate

A barely arousable 63-year-old female arrives in the ER via EMS.  Her daughter reports that she takes alprazolam (Xanax) PRN at home.  Her room air ABG reveals the following: ABG pH 7.25 PaCO2 61 PaO2 62 HCO3 25 Sa02 91%   Which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend? 1. Flumazenil (Romazicon) 2. Naloxone (Narcan) 3. CPAP 4. BIPAP

Getting StartedThe syllabus for this course discusses the FSU Academic Honor Policy. Students are reminded they are responsible for academic integrity and living up to their pledge to “…be honest and truthful and … strive for personal and institutional integrity at Florida State University.” Florida State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://fda.fsu.edu/Academics/Academic-Honor-Policy. Write the following on the first page of your test:“I acknowledge FSU’s Academic Honor Policy.” Then sign your name. If you do not acknowledge FSU’s Academic Honor Policy, then your test will not be graded. Test Questions All test questions are listed below. Answer all questions using your scratch paper. You do not need to write anything here. All your work should be on your scratch paper which you will upload in Part 2 of the test. The last part of this test will remind you to upload your work in Part 2 of the test.    Finishing Up This is a reminder for you to show all your written work to the camera.  You need to show pages in consecutive order that you wish to have graded. Any blank pages in the middle of your work should have “blank page” written on it. For example, if you wish pages 1 and 3 to be graded, you should write “blank page” on page 2 and show pages 1, 2, and 3 to the camera. You do not need to show pages 4-6 to the camera. Only pages that are shown to the camera will be graded. Once you submit this test, your test is considered to be finished and you are not allowed to make any changes or add any material.  Only after you submit your test should you proceed to Part 2 where you are allowed to use other electronic devices to upload your completed test to our Canvas course  page. Please respond True to confirm that you have held up all your written work to the camera. You may now proceed to Part 2 of the test to upload your work.  

The patient for a routine annual physical.  The following is the assessment data from the patient’s visit. Age 34 yrs Height 5” 4” (162.5 cm) Weight 170 pounds (77 kg) Blood Pressure 142/90 BMI   29.2 Diet Strict Vegan Occupation High School Teacher Exercise Walks x 5 days /wk Family History Father – Hypertension Mother – hypertension, angina Sister – Breast cancer   The patient’s blood pressure was checked for 2 weeks after this appt: The patient’s blood pressure readings on different days over the 2 weeks were: 140/88; 150/92; 146/92; 152/ 92 Based on the given info, does the patient have hypertension?  If yes, what type? 

A 68-year-old male presents to the ER reporting chest pain. He has a history of stable angina that now appears to be unstable. He most likely has:

How do many oral hypoglycemic drugs act?

An individual with a history of sickle cell anemia begins to complain of pain. What does this mean?

Which assessment finding characterizes a mild concussion?