A respiratory therapist is preparing to collect an arterial blood sample from a neonatal patient. Which of the following is the preferred method for obtaining arterial blood samples in a neonate?
A) brachial artery
B) capillary blood
C) umbilical artery
D) posterior tibial artery
Q. 2 During pressure control, which of the following variables are set by the clinician?
I. Volume
II.Pressure
III.Flow
IV.Inspiratory time
A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV
Q. 3 Which treatment should be initiated if a patient exhibits signs of hypercarbia?
A) oxygen therapy
B) carbon dioxide therapy
C) albuterol treatment
D) room air administration
Q. 4 During volume control, which of the following variables are set by the clinician?
I. Volume
II.Pressure
III.Flow
IV.Inspiratory time
A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV
Q. 5 HEENT examines which of the following body parts?
A) heart, neck, eyes, ears, nose, tongue
B) head, neck, eyes, ears, nose, throat
C) head, esophagus, epiglottis, nose, throatD) head, neck, eyes, ears, throat
Q. 6 You are using a ventilator circuit that has a tubing compliance of 3 mL/cmH2O. The peak pressure is 30 cmH2O, and the measured exhaled volume is 760 mL. What is the corrected volume?
A) 760 mL
B) 757 mL
C) 730 mL
D) 670 mL
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