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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Initiation and Modification of Interventions

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If a patient presents to the emergency room with sudden onset of dyspnea and right-sided chest pain, what is the first recommendation of treatment?
  1. Stat chest x-ray
  2. Chest tube insertion
  3. Place patient on 100% oxygen
  4. Place patient on 60% oxygen
Explanation
Answer: C-A patient presenting with sudden dyspnea and right-sided chest pain could likely have a pneumothorax. The first treatment step is to place the patient on 100% oxygen.

Once patient is placed on oxygen, a stat chest x-ray can be performed to further diagnosis.
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