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Set 10 Specialized Test Regimens

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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When performing an open-circuit indirect calorimetry study,the technologist notices that the RER is 0.65.What should the technologist do next?

A) Stop the test and ask the subject whether the subject has diabetes.
B) Stop the test because the subject obviously ate before the test.
C) Stop the test and recalibrate the instrument.
D) Instruct the subject to stop hyperventilating.

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Question 2

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A patient referred for exercise testing for disability determination should have which of the following?

A) Six-minute walk with pulse oximetry to document hypoxemia
B) Five minutes of treadmill exercise at 1.7 mph,10% grade
C) Four to 6 minutes of treadmill exercise at 5 METs with blood gases
D) Cycle ergometer exercise at 85% predicted maximum HR with pulse oximetry

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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A small leak is introduced into the breathing circuit during the measurement of MIP and MEP to do which of the following?

A) Allow flow into the alveoli.
B) Prevent artifact caused by the cheek muscles.
C) Zero the pressure measuring apparatus before the maneuver.
D) Stabilize the chest wall during airway occlusion.

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