When a patient has acute MI, which of the following protocols should the respiratory therapist initiate?
a. Hyperinflation therapy protocol
b. Oxygen therapy protocol
c. Bronchopulmonary hygiene therapy protocol
d. Aerosolized medication therapy protocol
B
Acute myocardial infarction is one of the clinical indicators specified on the oxygen therapy protocol. Oxygen therapy will reduce myocardial work.
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The use of paralytic agents to quickly facilitate tube placement and to minimize the risk of aspiration is termed:
A) rapid anesthetic airway protection. B) rapid endotracheal tube placement. C) rapid sequence intubation. D) rapid medication induction.
________ are the smallest living units in the body
A) Molecules B) Tissues C) Proteins D) Cells
To check for symmetrical chest expansion, you should place your hands on the patient's chest, with the thumbs resting on the ________, and ask the patient to inhale
A) costal margins B) nipples C) clavicles D) lateral chest wall
Medical asepsis uses clean instruments and supplies.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)