Imagine you are a patient being scheduled for a medical procedure in the hospital. What information would you like to have provided to make you feel more at ease with the upcoming hospitalization?
What will be an ideal response?
Most patients would like to know information about where they are going, what time to arrive, what to bring or not to bring, where to park, what medications to take or not to take, and any information about what to expect.
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Which procedure would tell you that a patient has reversible airway obstruction?
a. Inspection—patient is short of breath when walking less than 25 ft b. Pulmonary function tests before and after bronchodilator therapy c. Pulse oximetry d. Wheezing on auscultation
The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to select the correct answer. Diagnostic procedures performed on the ovaries are coded to which subcategory?
A) 65.1X B) 65. 2X C) 65.3X D) 65.4X
When an alarm is activated on a ventilator, the respiratory therapist's first priority is to ______________
a. assess the patient's level of consciousness b. ensure adequate ventilation and oxygena-tion c. assess lung compliance and airway re-sistance d. ensure that bilateral and equal breath sounds are present
Which of the following is the sum of tidal volume, inspiratory volume, and expiratory volume?
A. expiratory reserve volume B. residual volume C. vital capacity D. total lung capacity