List the potential locations for patients requiring long-term ventilatory care in order of cost from most expensive to least expensive.1. Patient’s home2. Long-term acute care facility3. Intensive care or acute care unit4. Extended care facility

A patient with a tracheostomy tube (TT) is being discharged home with a ventilator, which he uses only during the night, without supplemental oxygen. During the day he uses a speaking valve. Which of the following equipment must he have in his home?1. Suctioning equipment2. Oxygen concentrator3. Second mechanical ventilator4. Manual resuscitator bag

A 48-year-old male patient with stable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (requiring nocturnal ventilation only) develops chest pain and is taken to the emergency department by his family. An electrocardiogram reveals an anterior myocardial infarction. The patient is intubated with a 7.5-Fr endotracheal tube and placed on appropriate ventilatory support.The patient is stabilized, and, after 2 days on ventilation, a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) is attempted. The patient fails the SBT. He also fails SBTs evaluated over the next week. A tracheostomy is placed.After 4 weeks in an acute care setting, the patient is medically stable but requires continuous ventilation. Why has it become so difficult to wean this patient? Would you recommend transferring this patient to another facility?

The flow–time curve shows small oscillations after the peak flow rate has been reached. The respiratory therapist can alleviate this by making which of the following ventilator adjustments?

The flow–volume loop below is representative of which of the following conditions?

The graphic below for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation shows which of the following conditions?

The respiratory therapist enters the room of an intubated and mechanically ventilated patient to find the low pressure, low exhaled volume, and low VE alarms active. The ventilator circuit is connected to the patient’s endotracheal tube. This situation could be caused by which of the following?

Convert 37 Celsius to Fahrenheit __________ F   Select the appropriate formula to use and calculate.   F = 1.8(C) + 32   OR   C = (F – 32) / 1.8   (Enter numeric answer only)

The licensed prescriber orders Hydromorphone 1 mg IM q4h prn pain.  You have the following available:   How many mL will you administer per dose? _______ mL   (Enter numeric answer only)   

Order: Cefadyl 1,000 mg IM daily Directions on label: Add 1 mL sterile saline for reconstitution for a final dosage concentration of 500mg/mL How many mL will you administer per dose? _______ mL   (Enter numeric answer only)