Practice Exam
Respiratory Therapists assess and treat outpatients with Interstitial Lung Diseases in several ways. This practice exam will test you knowledge and skill in:
	
assessingb lung function to quantify disease burden and serial changes in lung function (eg., spirometry, lung volume, DLCO, 6-minute walk distance & saturation)
	
	
determining supplemental O2 requirements at rest and with exertion and recommend appropriate delivery amount, mode, and source of O2
	
	
	
outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation
	
	
	
administration of inhaled pentamidine
	
	
	
assessing needs of patients with Interstitial Lung Disease when admitted to hospita (eg., assessing supplemental
	
O2 needs, proper mode, need for intubation and mechanical ventilation)
	
	
	
recommending and delivering appropriate bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids
	
	
	
monitoring patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
	
 
In the current environment of value-based care in which all health care providers must function at the “top of their license,” RTs are increasingly at the frontline of diagnosis and may be the first health care provider that
patients see in evaluation for dyspnea.