Title: Quiz 7 Special Equipment
Course: PHT 1200C Basic Patient Care > Section: Module 7

Q: An arterial line (A-line) is used to:
- Monitor blood pressure
- Obtain blood samples
- Measure central venous pressure
- A and B
- B and C
A: A and B

Q: A central venous pressure catheter measures:
- measures pressure in the right atrium or superior vena cava
- measures pressure in the left atrium or superior vena cava
- measures pressure in the right ventricle or inferior vena cava
- measures pressure in the left ventricle or inferior vena cava
A: measures pressure in the right atrium or superior vena cava

Q: Normal intracranial pressure is recorded as:
- 4 to 15 mm Hg
- 10 to 15 mm Hg
- 1 to 4 mm Hg
- 40 to 55 mm Hg
A: 4 to 15 mm Hg

Q: Balanced suspension traction is used to treat:
- Cervical spine fractures
- Femoral fractures
- Tibial plateau fractures
- Humoral fractures
A: Femoral fractures

Q: Crutchfield tongs are an example of which of the following:
- A Halo brace
- Skull traction
- Balanced suspension traction
- Internal fixation device
A: Skull traction

Q: Disadvantages to a turning frame bed (Stryker) include:
- Cannot be used with tall patients
- Cannot be used with patients weighing more than 200 pounds
- Can only be positioned in supine or prone
- A and B only
- All of the above are considered disadvantages with this bed
A: All of the above are considered disadvantages with this bed

Q: For what conditions might a Clinitron air fluidized bed be recommended:
- To aid in increasing a patient s body temperature
- To enable a patient to be more independent with bed mobility and transfers
- To decrease pressure over boney prominences
- For patients that need maximal skeletal stabilization
A: To decrease pressure over boney prominences

Q: IV feeding techniques require insertion of a catheter directly into the:
- Subclavian artery
- Carotid vein
- Carotid artery
- Subclavian vein
A: Subclavian vein

Q: Infections are major complications especially in patients with:
- Foley catheters
- External catheters
- Suprapubic catheters
- All catheters
A: Foley catheters

Q: Infiltration, phlebitis, and air embolism are potential risks associated with which of the following therapies:
- Feeding devices
- IVs
- Catheters
- Pulse oximetry
A: IVs

Q: Which of the following therapy treatments cannot be performed with patients in the Intensive Care Unit:
- Range of motion to the extremities
- Bed mobility activities
- Transfer and gait training
- All of the above can be performed with patients in the ICU
A: All of the above can be performed with patients in the ICU

Q: Ostomy devices are intended to allow:
- Elimination of urine
- Elimination of feces
- Elimination of drainage
- Elimination of air
A: Elimination of feces

Q: The PTA is seeing a 69 year old female with generalized weakness due to chronic renal disease. How often will this patient be receiving hemodialysis:
- 1 day/week
- 2 days/week
- 3 days/week
- 5 days/week
A: 3 days/week

Q: The PTA is treating a patient in the ICU and notes that the patient has a chest tube. The tube is located the anterior/lateral aspect of the chest wall. The purpose of this tube is to do which of the following:
- Promote removal of air
- Promote removal of blood
- To deliver oxygen
- To deliver medications
A: Promote removal of air

Q: The PTA is treating a patient in the ICU. Which of the following would the PTA not do during the treatment session:
- Observe the patient and monitoring devices frequently
- Observe the types and location of equipment being used by the patient
- Remove any lines that interfere with therapy
- Identify changes in condition or physiologic status
A: Remove any lines that interfere with therapy

Q: The oxygen delivery system that includes 2 plastic pieces that insert into the patient s nose is referred to as a:
- Oronasal mask
- Nasal cannula
- Oronasal cannula
- Nasal catheter
A: Nasal cannula

Q: Volume cycle ventilators are intended for:
- Short term use
- Long term use
- Patients with poliomyelitis
- Any of the above
A: Long term use

Q: What is the purpose of a PCA pump:
- To provide needed fluids to patients with dehydration
- To enable patients to self-medicate
- To deliver oxygen
- To provide adequate nutrition to patients unable to eat
A: To enable patients to self-medicate

Q: When ambulating with a patient that has a urinary catheter, the catheter must be maintained:
- Below the level of the bladder
- Below the level of the waist
- Above the level of the bladder
- Above the level of the waist
A: Below the level of the bladder

Q: When ambulating with a patient that has an IV infusion line, the PTA should make sure the infusion site remains:
- Below the heart
- Above the heart
- At the heart level
- It does not matter how it is positioned
A: At the heart level

Q: When exercising with a patient that has an IV feeding tube, which of the following may be restricted:
- Shoulder flexion and abduction
- shoulder flexion and extension
- elbow flexion and extension
- wrist flexion and extension
A: Shoulder flexion and abduction

Q: Which bed is indicated for patients that weigh more than 300 pounds and allows for changing position to allow for sitting or semirecumbent positions:
- Low air loss beds
- Turning frame (Stryker) beds
- Air fluidized (Clinitron) beds
- Post trauma mobility beds
A: Low air loss beds

Q: Which of the following could be true with a patient that has a noted decrease in red blood cell count:
- They may be anemic
- They may fatigue more easily with activity
- They may have an infection
- A and B are both correct
A: A and B are both correct

Q: Which of the following is an indwelling catheter held in place by a balloon:
- Texas catheter
- Suprapubic catheter
- Foley catheter
- External catheter
A: Foley catheter

Q: Which of the following provides traction and stability to the cervical spine and is held in place by 4 pins inserted into the patient s skull:
- Thomas splint
- Crutchfield tongs
- Halo
- Internal fixator
A: Halo