When using the Bird Mark 7A ventilator, manipulating the flow-rate control to decrease the flow will cause the:
I. tidal volume to decrease
II. tidal volume to increase
III. inspiratory time to increase
IV. inspiratory time to decrease
A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV
Q. 2 During a quiet examination, the respiratory therapist notes that the mucosa of a neonate is blue (cyanotic) and pale. What treatment should be initiated?
A) intubation
B) carbon dioxide
C) oxygen
D) no treatment - this is considered normal.
Q. 3 When using the Bird Mark 7A ventilator, changing the pressure control to decrease the pressure will cause the:
I. tidal volume to decrease
II. tidal volume to increase
III. inspiratory time to increase
IV. inspiratory time to decrease
A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV
Q. 4 A respiratory therapist is conducting a neurologic exam and performs the grasp reflex test. What should the appropriate response be in a neonate?
A) The grasp reflex test is not part of the neurologic exam.B) The neonate immediately grasps the therapist's fingers.
C) The neonate grasps the therapist's fingers slowly and gradually.
D) The neonate does not respond.
Q. 5 When using a Bird Mark 7A, changing the pressure control to increase the pressure will cause the:
I. tidal volume to decrease
II. tidal volume to increase
III. inspiratory time to increase
IV. inspiratory time to decrease
A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV
Q. 6 Crying vital capacity may be useful in evaluating the course of
A) pneumonia
B) bronchopulmonary dysplasiaC) asthmaD) respiratory distress syndrome
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