A Patient Has Been Placed on Mechanical Ventilation

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient has been placed on mechanical ventilation.The respiratory care practitioner needs to know the absolute contraindication to suctioning a patient through an endotracheal tube that is on mechanical ventilation is:

• A) a bronchospasm.
• B) coagulopathy.
• C) an irritable airway.
• D) none of these.

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Definitions:

Ponzo Illusion

A visual illusion where two lines of the same length appear different in length due to converging parallel lines.

Müller-Lyer Illusion

A visual illusion in which two lines of the same length appear to be of different lengths due to the placement of arrow-like figures at the ends.

Horizontal-Vertical Illusion

A visual illusion where the perception of length is distorted; horizontal segments appear longer than vertical ones of the same length.

Relative Size

Relative size is a visual perception cue where the size of an object, when compared with another, helps determine depth or distance in a two-dimensional representation.