1. During the administration of suctioning
procedures, which of the following may
cause an adverse response in the patient?
a) An elicited
... [Show More] parasympathetic response
b) The catheter is inserted to the carina
level
c) A cough is stimulated
d) The use of a nasal trumpet during
suctioning
2. Smoking specifically diminishes the function
of which type of cells in the bronchial
epithelium?
a) Goblet cells
b) Ciliated cells
c) Mucous cells
d) Serous cells
3. Which of the following veins empties into
the left atrium?
a) Superior vena cava
b) Inferior vena cava
c) Pulmonary vein
d) Coronary sinus vein
4. The right upper lobe bronchus divides into
which of the following?
a) Lateral and medial segment
b) Superior segment to the upper portion
c) Apical, posterior, and anterior segments
d) Lower lobe bronchus to the medial basal
segment
5. Which of the following anatomical
landmarks coincides with the apex of the
heart?
a) Left side at the 3rd intercostal space
b) Left 5th intercostal space at the
midclavicular line
c) Second intercostal space
d) Right 5th intercostal space at the
midclavicular line
6. The cardiac rehabilitation team is
conducting education classes for a group of
patients. The focus is on risk factor
reduction and successful life style
modification. A participant asks the physical
therapist to help interpret cholesterol
findings. Total cholesterol is 220mg/dl, HDL
cholesterol is 24mg/dl, and LDL is 160mg/dl.
Analysis of these values reveals:
a) The levels of HDL, LDL and total
cholesterol are all abnormally high
b) LDL and HDL cholesterol levels are within
normal limits and total cholesterol should
be below 200mg/dl
c) The levels of HDL, LDL and total
cholesterol are all abnormally low
d) The levels of LDL and total cholesterol are
abnormally high and HDL abnormally low
7. A patient is recovering from open heart
surgery (CABG). The physical therapist
supervising outpatient’s exercise program at
8 weeks post-surgery recognizes that
resistance training with moderate to heavy
weights:
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