Advanced Respiratory Care
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Advanced Respiratory Care is an in-depth course designed for students pursuing expertise in respiratory therapy and allied health professions. The curriculum emphasizes advanced concepts in cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology, the pathophysiology of complex respiratory disorders, and state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Topics include mechanical ventilation management, advanced airway techniques, critical care monitoring, and evidence-based approaches to managing patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure. The course also covers the interpretation of sophisticated pulmonary function tests, blood gas analysis, and the integration of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Case studies and clinical simulations are used to enhance decision-making and critical thinking skills essential for advanced clinical practice.
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Mosbys Respiratory Care Equipment 9th Edition by J. M. Cairo
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Chapter 1: Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
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Q1) The law that describes the diffusion of a gas across a semipermeable membrane is _____ law.
A) Fick's
B) Henry's
C) Graham's
D) Charles'
Answer: A
Q2) A cylinder of compressed gas contains 1500 psig at 70° F; the cylinder is heated to 120° F.Which of the following effects will occur as a result of the temperature change?
1)There will be increased kinetic activity in the contents of the cylinder
2)The volume of gas in the cylinder will increase
3)The pressure indicated on the pressure gauge will increase.
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 and 3
D) 2 and 3
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Principles of Infection Control
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Q1) Which of the following disinfectants/sterilizing agents is a respiratory irritant?
A) Phenolic
B) Iodophors
C) Formaldehyde
D) Isopropyl alcohol
Answer: C
Q2) Infectious diseases are not usually caused by:
A) ticks.
B) bacteria.
C) viruses.
D) algae.
Answer: D
Q3) Ventilator-associated pneumonia is commonly caused by which of the following?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Bacillus anthracis
C) Enterobacteriaceae
D) Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Manufacture, Storage, and Transport of Medical Gases
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Q1) Which safety system(s)is (are)found at station outlets of a medical gas piping system?
1)Diameter Index Safety System (DISS)
2)American Standard Safety System (ASSS)
3)Pin Index Safety System
4)Quick Connect
A) 1
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Answer: B
Q2) A cylinder has "DOT 3AA 2015" stamped on it.What does the 3AA stand for?
A) Ownership mark
B) Manufacturer's mark
C) Non-heat-treated carbon-steel
D) Heat-treated, high-strength steel
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Administering Medical Gases: Regulators,
Flowmeters, and
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Q1) The gas flow into the high-pressure side regulator is dependent on what two opposing forces?
1)Gas pressure above the diaphragm
2)Gas pressure at the diaphragm
3)Spring tension below the diaphragm
4)Spring tension above the diaphragm
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 2 and 4
D) 1 and 4
Q2) Which types of devices/techniques should be used to monitor the oxygenation status of patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
1)Transcutaneous monitoring
2)Arterial blood gas monitoring
3)End-tidal CO monitoring
4)Spirometer
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 3
D) 3 and 4
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Chapter 5: Airway Management Devices and Advanced
Cardiac Life Support
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Q1) Oxygen-powered resuscitators are classified as which of the following?
1)Volume-limited
2)Pressure-limited
3)Patient-triggered
4)Operator-triggered
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 2 and 4
D) 1 and 4
Q2) "Elevating the head and extending the neck" describes which of the following?
A) The position for transtracheal invasive airway insertion
B) The position for a nasopharyngeal airway insertion
C) A maneuver called the jaw thrust or chin lift
D) A maneuver called the sniffing position
Q3) A blind nasotracheal intubation may be aided by a(n):
A) Combitube.
B) Endotrol tube.
C) foil-wrapped tube.
D) Cole endotracheal tube.
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Chapter 6: Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
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Q1) Continuous bland aerosol administration can be hazardous when administered to patients with:
1)asthma.
2)pneumonia.
3)cystic fibrosis.
4)ineffective cough mechanisms.
A) 1 and 3
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) 2,3,and 4
Q2) Which of the following is not a complication from bland aerosol therapy?
A) Infection
B) Overhydration
C) Bronchospasm
D) Upper airway edema
Q3) A heat and moisture exchanger is best placed where in the ventilator circuit?
A) Directly at the patient Y-connector
B) Twenty centimeters away from the endotracheal tube
C) At the ventilator outlet
D) At the ventilator inlet
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Chapter 7: Lung Expansion Therapy Devices
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Q1) Which of the following is a compact,inexpensive,single-patient intermittent positive-pressure breathing device?
A) Bird Mark 7
B) Puritan Bennett AP-4
C) Puritan Bennett PR-1
D) VORTRAN-IPPB device
Q2) Air trapping in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be reduced by which of the following?
A) Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
B) Intermittent positive-pressure breathing
C) Positive expiratory pressure
D) Incentive spirometry
Q3) A patient with moderate kyphoscoliosis has bilateral lower lobe pneumonia. An assessment reveals impending respiratory failure.Which of the following machines should be used to deliver intermittent positive-pressure breathing to this patient?
A) Bird Mark 10
B) Bird Mark 14
C) Puritan Bennett AP-5
D) Puritan Bennett PR-2
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Chapter 8: Assessment of Pulmonary Function
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Q1) The amount of pressure required by a ventilator to maintain tidal volume when there is no gas flow is known as:
A) P .
B) peak inspiratory pressure.
C) peak expiratory pressure.
D) Maximum inspiratory pressure.
Q2) The accuracy of an instrument depends on which of the following?
1)The standard deviation of repeated measurements
2)The instrument's linearity and frequency response
3)The instrument's ability to reproduce a measurement
4)The instrument's sensitivity to environmental conditions
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Q3) Which of the following devices is bidirectional?
A) Turbine flowmeter
B) Screen pneumotachograph
C) Vortex ultrasonic flowmeter
D) Variable-orifice pneumotachograph
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Chapter 9: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
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Q1) Which of the following is a type of pressure transducer that uses a metal bellows and a Wheatstone bridge?
A) Resistive (or resistance)
B) Strain gauge
C) Variable inductance
D) Variable capacitance
Q2) On an atrial pressure tracing,which wave corresponds to atrial diastole?
A) a wave
B) c wave
C) R wave
D) P wave
Q3) What is the cardiac output when O consumption = 180 mL/min,arterial O content = 18.4 vol%,and mixed venous O content = 14.4 vol%.
A) 4.5 mL/min
B) 5.5 mL/min
C) 6.5 mL/min
D) 7.5 mL/min
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Chapter 10: Blood Gas Monitoring
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Q1) The reference half-cell of a pH analyzer is composed of:
A) silver anode.
B) platinum cathode.
C) silver-silver chloride.
D) mercury-mercurous chloride.
Q2) The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is used in acid-base analysis to relate which of the following?
A) pH to PCO
B) pH to bicarbonate (HCO )
C) Carbonic acid (H CO ) to HCO
D) PO to oxygen saturation
Q3) Exposure of a Clark electrode to gaseous anesthetic agents such as nitrous oxide will cause which of the following to occur?
A) The pH will increase.
B) The electrode will function normally.
C) There will be an increase in the production of peroxide ions.
D) The carbon dioxide in the blood will increase and cause an erroneous reading.
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Chapter 11: Sleep Diagnostics
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Q1) Patients who are at highest risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea include patients with which of the following?
1)Asthma
2)Nuchal obesity
3)Neuromuscular disorders
4)Nasopharyngeal narrowing
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 2 and 4
D) 1 and 4
Q2) Which of the following constitute the effects of normal sleep on the cardiovascular system?
1)Tachycardia during slow-wave sleep
2)Vasoconstriction during slow-wave sleep
3)Hypotension with significant phasic elevations during REM sleep
4)Slightly decreased cardiac output during non-REM and REM sleep
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 4
D) 3 and 4
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Chapter 12: Introduction to Ventilators
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Q1) The ventilator mode that is either patient triggered or time triggered and allows the patient to breathe spontaneously between mandatory ventilator breaths is known as:
A) Pressure-support ventilation
B) Pressure-controlled ventilation
C) Intermittent mandatory ventilation
D) Continuous mandatory ventilation
Q2) Mandatory breaths during pressure-controlled mechanical ventilation (pressure-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation)are cycled into expiration by which of the following?
A) Time
B) Flow
C) Volume
D) Pressure
Q3) What procedure is used to estimate the amount of air trapped in the patient's lungs and in the patient circuit?
A) Inspiratory pause
B) End-expiratory pause
C) Pressure-control ventilation
D) Pressure-release ventilation
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Chapter 13: Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
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Q1) What modes of ventilation on the CareFusion AVEA provide apnea backup ventilation?
1)Volume assist/control
2)Volume synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
3)Airway pressure release ventilation/biphasic
4)Continuous positive airway pressure/pressure support ventilation
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 2,3,and 4
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the application of the Open Lung Tool on the Maquet Servo ?
A) It is used to measure the level of the patient's work of breathing.
B) It is used to prevent overdistention and collapse of the alveolus.
C) It is used to measure the static compliance and the airway resistance.
D) It can be used to select the optimal minute ventilation for the patient.
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Chapter 14: Infant and Pediatric Devices
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Q1) When using the Dräger Evita XL,which of the following modes allow for the use of AutoFlow when the NeoFlow sensor is being used?
1)Continuous mandatory ventilation
2)Volume-assured pressure support
3)Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
4)Mandatory minute ventilation
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 1,3,and 4
D) 1,2,3,and 4
Q2) With a CareFusion V.I.P.Bird Infant-Pediatric Ventilator,a flashing pressure-support display during spontaneous breathing can be caused by which of the following?
A) Pressure support level too high
B) High-pressure alarm threshold met
C) Leaks around the artificial airway
D) Decreased volume delivery
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Chapter 15: Transport, Home Care, and Noninvasive
Ventilatory Devices
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Q1) Which of the following alarms are included on a Respironics V-60?
1)High peak airway pressure alarm
2)Low inspiratory pressure alarm
3)Low end-expiratory positive airway pressure alarm
4)High tidal volume alarm
5)Low minute ventilation alarm
A) 1 and 3
B) 1,2,and 5
C) 1,2,4,and 5
D) 1,2,3,4,and 5
Q2) Which of the following statements is true concerning the Bio-Med Crossvent?
A) The battery duration is 4 hours when fully charged.
B) None of the Crossvent models can ventilate infants.
C) Noninvasive ventilation is one of the modes of ventilation.
D) Volume- and pressure-controlled assist/control and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation are available.
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