A physician asks your advice on how best to improve bronchopulmonary clearance in a 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patient with copious secretions.  Which of the following would you recommend?

In the Bird Mark 7 or 8 IPPB devices, bypassing the venturi (by pushing the “air-mix” control IN) will have which of the following effects?           a decrease in available flow during inspiration        an increase in the end-inspiratory pressure        delivery of 100% source gas to the patient

The following is true regarding transtracheal aspiration A catheter is inserted through the cricothyroid membrane into the trachea Can be used to provide emergency ventilation Specimens are useful in diagnosing Legionnaires disease Used as a routine method of sputum removal for patients who cannot cough

The expiratory phase of a patient who is receiving an IPPB treatment is best described by which of the following?

During autogenic drainage, when should patients be encouraged to cough?

The following are true regarding Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): They are invisible waves that move through matter.  EMI waves are emitted by electronic transmitting devices.  EMI can cause hospital equipment to malfunction. Thick foam equipment covers are the best method to shield for EMI.

If a leak occurs while a Bird Mark 7 is being used, which of the following will happen?

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation is on a three-bottle closed chest tube drainage system for correction of a pneumothorax.  You accidentally knock over and break the underwater seal.  Your immediate action would be:

Rigid bronchoscopes are most commonly used for

A health care disaster may be categorized as: