Which of the following is NOT normally included as part of a good discharge plan ?

Airway clearance methods such as CPT should Not be performed by caregivers.

Your patient will be sedated for a procedure and asks you to monitor the patient’s ventilation.  You should select a

What is the FIRST step in discharging a patient from an acute care facility who will require home-based mechanical ventilation?

Which of the following patients would most likely be approved for home oxygen?

A diet high in Omega 3 would be most beneficial in which of the following patients?

A 5-ft 5-in, 158-lb) 28-year-old female is receiving PC, A/C ventilation.  The following data are available:   FIO2           0.45 Mandatory rate         14 Total rate         16 Set inspiratory pressure         21 cm H2O Exhaled VT       687 mL I:E           1:4 PEEP         8 cm H2O     pH            7.51 PaCO2          22 mm Hg PaO2        120 mm Hg HCO3-          22 mEq/L BE            0 mEq/L SaO2 (calc)           99%   A respiratory therapist should recommend decreasing the  

Which of the following should a respiratory therapist instruct a patient to use when cleaning the home CPAP mask and connecting tubing?

You have a patient on 3L nasal cannula at home. The patient’s wife calls you to explain that her husband feels SOB and has SATS of 84%. She wants to know what they should do. What is an appropriate response?

How long after a lung transplant is pulmonary rehab usually started?