HUMIDITY AND AEROSOL

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CHAPTER 2 HUMIDITY AND AEROSOL

PRETEST QUESTIONS

Answer the pretest questions before studying the chapter. This will help you determine your strong and weak areas in the material covered.

1. Secretions tend to become thicker if the inspired air has which of the following characteristics?

2. A patient receiving 38 mg H2O per liter of gas from a nebulizer has a humidity deficit of which of the following?

3. After connecting a nasal cannula to the humidifier outlet, you kink the tubing and hear a whistling noise coming from the humidifier. Which of the following most likely has caused this?

4. You notice that the patient’s secretions have become thicker and more difficult to suction since replacing the ventilator humidifier with a heat moisture exchanger. The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following?

5. Which of the following are indications for bland aerosol therapy?

6. You notice that very little mist is being produced by a nebulizer attached to an aerosol mask. Which of the following could be responsible for this?

See answers and rationales at the back of the text.

REVIEW

I. HUMIDITY THERAPY

Note: Questions regarding humidity therapy appear on the CRT exam only.

CRT Exam Content Matrix: IIA3, IIIB8, IIIF2, IIIF2g2

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