During chest physical therapy, a patient has an episode of hemoptysis.  Which of the following actions would be appropriate at this time?

Equipment required for patient support and monitoring during a fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedure includes all of the following except which one?

A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with aspiration pneumonia in the superior segments of the left lower lobe.  Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?

Which is true concerning medical gases?

A patient about to receive postural drainage and percussion is attached to an EKG monitor, and is receiving both intravenous (IV) solutions and 02 (through a nasal cannula).  Which of the following actions would be appropriate for this patient?

IPPB should be terminated if the patient displays which of the following: marked increase in heart rate coughing up bright red blood significant hypotension development of mental confusion development of substernal pain

An exudate fluid is usually clear in color.

Which of the following are not likely to benefit from the application of chest physical therapy techniques? Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD Patient with pneumonia but no sputum production Patient with status asthmaticus Patients with lobar atelectasis

A patient exhibits persistent stridor after a fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedure. Which of the following would you recommend?

If a patient’s chest x-ray shows infiltrates in the posterior basal segments of the lower lobes, what postural drainage position would you recommend?