Title: List data in the patient record that pertains to a respiratory therapist’s assessment of a patient.
Course: Respiratory Therapy I (14061-I) > Section: Evaluating Baseline Data

List should include

- environmental factors (e.g., smoking, workplace exposure, irritants)
- laboratory data (e.g., CBC, electrolytes)
- pulmonary function tests
- blood gas results
- imaging studies (e.g., radiograph, CT, MRI)
- monitoring data
- cardiac monitoring
- maternal and perinatal/neonatal history and data.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What four items in the patient record pertain to a respiratory therapist’s assessment?
- Why is it important to ask questions about the pulmonary patient’s environment?
- Why do practitioners need to gather information from various parts of the chart?