Pursed-lip breathing with extended expiratory time will have what effect on the I:E ratio?

A. increase
B. no change
C. decrease
D. inverse


Answer: C. Pursed-lips breathing, coupled with an increase in expiratory time will result in a reduced I:E ratio, where inspiratory time is decreased, and expiratory time is increased.

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Supply ordering and inventory policies would be found in which policy and procedure manual?

A. Clinical B. Infection control C. Administrative D. Personnel

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During your assessment of a patient who has a history of lung disease, you notice his neck muscles flex when he is breathing. This is a sign that the patient is:

A) receiving adequate oxygen. B) in respiratory distress. C) anxious and not truly in distress. D) in respiratory failure.

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You are driving home late one night from a state-to-state interhospital transport. You are still in the other state driving home at 0200 hours when you come upon a single-vehicle MVC on a deserted stretch of the highway. You stop your ambulance, and you and your partner assess the scene and find out there is only one occupant of the vehicle and that the victim is unresponsive. If you initiate

care and transport the patient to a hospital without summoning local EMS or fire, your actions could be considered: A) illegal. B) unethical. C) inappropriate. D) unnecessary.

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