A respiratory therapist is reviewing the medical record of a preterm infant born at 30 weeks’ gestation presenting with respiratory distress. The chest radiograph (CXR) shows a ground-glass appearance of the lungs. The following data are available: Heart rate: 130 beats/minute Respiratory rate: 72 breaths/minute FIO2: 0.60 by nasal cannula at 1 L/minute Arterial blood gases are as follows: pH: 7.28 pCO2: 50 mm Hg pO2: 56 mm Hg SpO2: 88% HCO3: 22.7 mEq/L BE: –3.2. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do?

A child is noted to have a pressure injury described as “full-thickness wounds covered by slough.” Which of the following best describes the pressure ulcer stage?

A respiratory therapist is reviewing the medical record of a preterm infant born at 30 weeks’ gestation presenting with respiratory distress. The chest radiograph (CXR) shows a ground-glass appearance of the lungs. The child is receiving oxygen therapy by hood at an FIO2 of 0.55 and has an SpO2 of 89%. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist conclude?

Your patient is a term infant with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN). What starting does of Inhaled Nitric Oxide will you recommend for this patient?

In the interpretation of pediatric PFT’s, a TLC less than ____% generally indicates restriction.

Stony Brook University will only hire someone who has the _____________ as a faculty member. 

Match the appropriate Respiratory Therapy Specialty Role with the correct job description

A Program Director functions as the instructional leader for the Respiratory Care Program in the development, assessment, and revision of curricula, program outcomes, and student learning outcomes in collaboration with faculty. 

Veno-venous (VV) ECMO depends on the patient’s illness and situation. VV ECMO can provide all of the following. A. Provides short-term mechanical circulatory support in varied acute life-threatening conditions  B. Provides proper and effective body tissue oxygenation in cases of respiratory failure such as ARDS  C. Bypasses the failing lungs  D. Provides circulatory and hemodynamic support in cases of cardiac failure like in post-myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.  

The goals of Respiratory Care Research may include studies on respiratory pharmacology, physiology, and pathology, as well as evaluations of clinical interventions, diagnostic tests, and healthcare management strategies related to respiratory diseases.