Asthma and COPD

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Auscultation of a 2 year old reveals unilateral wheezing. What is most likely the cause for this?

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Foreign Body Obstruction

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Accessory muscle usage is most often due to this....

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Increased airway resistance

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What issue does this represent?

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Asthma

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A 5-year old child is seen by in the clinic today as a follow-up for his asthma. The parents are giving the child his Albuterol inhaler 3 times a day. They are not reporting any issues with shortness of breath. What should they do?

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Explain the purpose of quick-relief medication

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A patient with COPD on a ventilator is receiving Albuterol Q4 and continues to wheeze despite treatments. What should you do?

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Add ipratropium bromide

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A 22 year old asthma patient is currently receiving an Albuterol neb. Her pulse rises from 86 to 98 during the treatment. What should you do?

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Continue the treatment

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A COPD patient is receiving smoking cessation counseling. After 2 months the patient comes back and has the following blood work: pH 7.38, pCO2 46 torr, pO2 58, HCO3 29, BE 0, Hb 15.7, SaO2 84%, COHb 5.2%, MetHb 1.1. What should the respiratory therapist conclude?

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The results show continued smoking and/or environmental exposure

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An asthma patient has their FENO levels (exhaled nitric oxide concentration) read every two months. On the most recent visit, it was noted that the FENO levels had decreased. This is most likely due to

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this is consistent with use of increased corticosteroids

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A 45-year-old non-smoker complains of persistent shortness of breath. Spirometry is obtained. Pre-Bronchodilator: FEV1 3.6 L, FVC 6.24 L, FEV1/FVC 58%. Post-Bronchodilator: FEV1 4.5 L, FVC 6.16 L, FEV1/FVC 73%. What would you recommend? Options: Perform FENO testing, Start bronchodilator therapy, Suggest peak flow measurements, Start allergy medications.

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Start bronchodilator therapy

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What type of percussion notes would you expect to hear on a severe COPD patient?

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hyperresonant