MCAT question #35

I cannot reveal my source, but I once again am privy to esoteric wisdom. The following is a question I have obtained from the Medical College Admission Exam (MCAT):

You are home taking a cat nap when your phone rings. You pick up the phone when a respiratory therapist identifies herself. She says, "Mrs. Hone in room 232 has been on treatments Q4 hours for two weeks. She has not had trouble breathing in two weeks yet she's still on treatments. Can we change the treatment to as needed?

What would be the most appropriate response?

• a. feign anger
• b. tell the RT you respect her opinion and order the change
• c. Keep the order the same because you know the next treatment might be the one.
• d. Keep the treatment the same because Ventolin prevents an amalgamate of diseases no matter what those pesky RTs think.
• e. Kindly thank the RT for bringing this to your attention, and change the order to Q3 hour IPPB.
• f. All of the above
• G. Any of the above will do except b because RTs are stupid dummies unless there's an emergency

MCAT question #34

I cannot reveal my source, but I once again am privy to esoteric wisdom. The following is a question I have obtained from the Medical College Admission Exam (MCAT):

#34

You are a urologist taking care of a patient who has trouble peeing. Upon inspection you observe his prostrate is enlarged. How often do you give breathing treatments?

• a. q4
• b. q4
• c. q4
• d. q4
• e. RTs are stupid dummies
• f. All of the above.
• g. none of the above

MCAT question #33

I cannot reveal my source, but I once again am privy to esoteric wisdom. The following is a question I have obtained from the Medical College Admission Exam (MCAT):

#33

Pidley and annoying Respiratory Therapists are trained that Albuterol and Xoponex should only be given after an assessment reveals shortness of breath caused by bronchospasm. Yet we doctors know all respiratory illnesses require breathing treatments, and therefore we should always order treatments at which of the following frequencies:

• a. PRN and allow RT to assess and treat as appropriate.
• b. QID because the patient will only be short of breath four times a day.
• c. Q4 because RTs aren't smart enough to assess appropriately.
• d. Q4 because we Drs know exactly when a patient will be SOB.
• e. Q-4ever because this next treatment might just be the one.
• f. Q6 because we Drs know exactly when a patient will be SOB.
• g. b, c, d,
• h. b and f
• i. b, c, d, e and f
• h. All of the above

MCAT question #32

I cannot reveal my source, but I once again am privy to esoteric wisdom. The following is a question I have obtained from the Medical College Admission Exam (MCAT):

#32:

Pidley and annoying Respiratory Therapists are trained that Albuterol and Xoponex are medicines used to treat and relieve the symptoms of Asthma and COPD. That in mind, which of the following diseases are really treated and cured with these bronchodilators:

• a. respiratory failure of any origin
• b. pneumonia
• c. pneumonia
• d. bilateral pneumonia
• e. pneumonia
• f. pneumonia
• g. pneumonia
• h. hernia
• i. fractured leg
• j. Lysis
• k. RSV
• l. pre nop
• m. sepsis
• n. asthma
• o. COPD
• p. rickets
• q. n & o
• r. b, c ,e, f & g
• s. b, c, d, e, f, g & k
• t. b, c, d, e, f & g
• u. a, b, c, d, e, f, & g
• v. h, i, j, l, & m
• w. none of the above
• x. all of the above
• y. all of the above and many more diseases
• z. I don't know. I forgot to do my homework.