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1.  The chief respiratory unit for gas exchange is the:

2.  The number of lobes in the right lung is:

3.  Oxygen passes through the alveoli into the bloodstream and binds with hemoglobin to       form:

4.  The percussion sound usually heard over most of the lungs is:

5.  Fine crackles are heard in:

6.  When you auscultate the lower lobes of a healthy patient’s lungs, you would expect to       hear:

7.  When collecting a nasopharyngeal specimen, position the patient with his head tilted:

8.  During lung biopsy, monitor the patient for such complications as:

9.  A patient's ABG analysis shows a pH less than 7.35, HCo3 greater than 26 mEq/L and       a Paco2 greater than 45 mm Hg. He is diaphoretic, has tachycardia and is restless.       The condition he probably has is:

10.  Which ventilator mode supplies all ventilation for the patient?

11.  Which device is used to help the patient achieve maximal ventilation?

12.  Which type of tracheostomy tube permits speech through the upper airway?

13.  TB is transmitted through:

14.  Which of these characteristics best describes croup?

15.  Which of these signs is most characteristic in a child with croup?