Test Questionnaire in Research 1 (SAMPLE ONLY)
Universidad de Zamboanga
Respiratory Therapy Department
BSRT 3(I)
Name: _____________________________ Score:______________
Yr/Sec:_________________ Date:_______________
Direction: Choose the best answer and write your answer on the space provided.
1.) A physician orders 2 L/min O2 through a simple mask to a 33-year-old
postoperative woman with moderate hypoxemia breathing room air (PaO2 =
52 mm Hg). What would be the correct action at this ti me?
[Link] that the mask be changed to a cannula at 2 L/min.
[Link] not apply the O2 until the medical director has been contacted.
[Link] out the physicians prescription exactly as written.
[Link] a flow of at least 5 L/min to wash out carbon dioxide (CO2).
2.) When determining a need for O2 therapy, the respiratory therapist should
assess which of the following?
[Link] status
[Link] status
[Link] status
A.1 and 3
B.1 and 2
C.2 and 3
D.1, 2, and 3
3.) To minimize the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the American
Academy of Pediatrics recommends keeping the PaO2 below what level?
A.80 mm Hg
B.90 mm Hg
C.60 mm Hg
D.70 mm Hg
4.) Which of the following signs and symptoms are associated with the presence
of hypoxemia?
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A.1 and 4
B.1, 2, and 3
C.2 and 3
D.1 and 2
5.) A 52-year-old man is admitted to the hospital emergency department with a
primary complaint of severe radiating chest pain and signs of central
cyanosis. The attending asks for your advice on selecting a device that
provides a moderate FIO2 for this patient. Which of the following would you
recommend?
[Link] cannula at 5 L/min
[Link] O2 mask at 8 L/min
[Link]-entrainment mask at 40% O2
[Link] mask at 10 L/min
6.) What is/are the primary organ system(s) affected by O2 toxicity?
[Link] nervous system (CNS)
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A.1 and 3
B.1
C.1, 2, and 3
D.1 and 2
7.) Properly applied O2 therapy can decrease which of the following?
[Link] demand
[Link] of breathing
[Link] output
A.2 and 3
B.1 and 2
C.1, 2, and 3
D.1 and 3
8.) Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially serious management
problem mainly in the care of whom?
[Link] with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
[Link] fibrosis patients
[Link] with asthma
[Link] or low-birth-weight infants
9.) You enter the room of a patient who is receiving nasal O2 through a bubble
humidifier at 5 L/min. You immediately notice that the humidifier pressure
relief is popping off. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate
in this situation?
[Link] and tighten all connections.
[Link] the humidifier with a new one.
[Link] for crimped or twisted delivery tubing.
[Link] the flow rate to 2 L/min.
10.) Specific clinical objectives of oxygen (O2) therapy include which of the
following?
[Link] the symptoms caused by chronic hypoxemia
[Link] the workload hypoxemia imposes on the heart and lungs
[Link] documented arterial hypoxemia
A.1 and 2
B.1 and 3
C.1, 2, and 3
D.2 and 3
Approved by:
Reference: Egans 10th edition, Chapter 38;
Pre-Mid Exam in RCS
RT Department Program Chair
Researchers Adviser