Respiratory/Management Devices

Which of the following is the best description for the scope of practice of respiratory services for healthcare?

• diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the digestive system

• a range of procedures and services for diagnosing and treating heart, lung, and blood vessel conditions. 

• Evaluate patients and perform tests and studies. Determine appropriate therapy and treatment options with physicians. Analyze blood and sputum in the lab. Manage equipment and devices needed to help people who can't breathe normally on their own.

• treats disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

What structure is a passageway for both food and air?

• Bronchus
• Larynx
• Pharynx
• Trachea

If your epiglottis were to suddenly stop working, what activity could be life threatening?

• Breathing
• Coughing
• Eating
• Walking

Which of the following is a example of normal respiratory effort?

• Respiratory rate(RR) is 28. Uneven and labored at rest. Oxygen saturation is 82% on room air.

• Respiratory rate(RR) is 18. Even and unlabored at rest. Oxygen saturation is 98% on room air.

• RR is 32. Labored with heavy wheezing noted. Oxygen saturation is 80% on room air.

• RR is 34. Labored breathing with stridor noted. Oxygen saturation is 86% on 3 Liters of O2.

What structure connects the larynx to the bronchi?

• Bronchioles
• Oropharynx
• Pleura
• Trachea

Where in the respiratory tract does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?

• Alveoli
• Bronchi
• Larynx
• Trachea

Your lungs are divided into lobes. How many lobes do you have?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

A pulse oximeter is a device that gives information about which of the following?

• oxygen saturation of the arterial blood

• oxygen saturation level of the heart

• oxygen saturation level of the main arteries

• the oxygen saturation percentage of the capillary blood

During cellular respiration, what happens to the carbon dioxide?

• It leaves the alveoli and enters the bloodstream
• It leaves the alveoli and is exhaled from the lungs
• It leaves the bloodstream and enters the alveoli
• It leaves the cells and enters the bloodstream

Barbara has asthma and uses an inhaler when she starts to wheeze. The purpose of the device is to:

• contract blood vessels
• dissolve mucus
• enlarge the bronchioles
• liquefy secretions in the lungs