RCP 170 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
✔✔Epiglottitis is represented by all the following signs EXCEPT?
A) Drooling
B) Sore throat
C) Viral
D) Bacterial - ✔✔viral
✔✔The most common cause of bronchiolitis in a majority of neonates is?
A) IVH
B) PNA
C) OSA
D) RSV - ✔✔RSV
✔✔Which one of the neonatal pulmonary diseases normally resolves itself within 48 to
72 hrs of birth?
A) Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
B) Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
C) RDS
D)Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn - ✔✔Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
✔✔What is true about NEC?
I: Related to premature neonates
II: A strong tie to the introduction of early external feeding
III: Ischemic tissue of the intestine
IV: Presents with abdominal distention
A) I & II
B) II & III
C) I, II, & IV
D) I, II, III, & IV - ✔✔I, II, III, & IV
✔✔In NRP, what are the best indicators for proper PPV delivery during a resuscitation?
A) chest rise and pink color
B) good mask fit and chest rise
C) increase in RR and tone
D) increase in HR and bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔increase in HR and bilateral breath
sounds
, ✔✔What appears to be the strongest identifiable predisposing factor for developing
asthma?
A) Race
B) Atopy (skin rashes)
C) Socioeconomic status
D) Genetics - ✔✔Atopy (skin rashes)
✔✔In asthma, what is the most common respiratory virus identified amongst infants
who wheeze?
A) Adenovirus
B) Coxsackievirus
C) Parainfluenza virus
D)Respiratory syncytial virus - ✔✔Respiratory syncytial virus
✔✔The diagnosis of asthma requires that the airway obstruction be reversible. What is
the value associated with significant reversibility of the clinical airflow limitation
determined from the pre- and postbronchodilator spirometry?
A) When the patient's FEF25% - 75% increase by 12% and 200 ml/second
B) When the patient's FEV1 increases by 12% and 200 ml
C) When the FEV1/FVC ratio increases by 25%
D) When the FVC increases by 20 % and 200 ml - ✔✔When the patient's FEV1
increases by 12% and 200 ml
✔✔Which of the following pharmalogical drugs should a therapist give before
administering nebulized 7% saline to a CF patient?
A) Amiloride
B) rhDNase
C) N-Acetylcysteine
D) Albuterol - ✔✔Albuterol
✔✔Which of the following congenital cardiac anomalies might TET spells present as a
symptom?
A) Patent Ductus Arteriosus
B) Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
C) Atrial Septal Defect
D) Tetralogy of Fallot - ✔✔Tetralogy of Fallot
✔✔What is the best therapy to utilize when managing neonates with pulmonary
hypertension as a result of the presence of a congenital cardiac anomaly?
GRADED A+
✔✔Epiglottitis is represented by all the following signs EXCEPT?
A) Drooling
B) Sore throat
C) Viral
D) Bacterial - ✔✔viral
✔✔The most common cause of bronchiolitis in a majority of neonates is?
A) IVH
B) PNA
C) OSA
D) RSV - ✔✔RSV
✔✔Which one of the neonatal pulmonary diseases normally resolves itself within 48 to
72 hrs of birth?
A) Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
B) Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
C) RDS
D)Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn - ✔✔Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
✔✔What is true about NEC?
I: Related to premature neonates
II: A strong tie to the introduction of early external feeding
III: Ischemic tissue of the intestine
IV: Presents with abdominal distention
A) I & II
B) II & III
C) I, II, & IV
D) I, II, III, & IV - ✔✔I, II, III, & IV
✔✔In NRP, what are the best indicators for proper PPV delivery during a resuscitation?
A) chest rise and pink color
B) good mask fit and chest rise
C) increase in RR and tone
D) increase in HR and bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔increase in HR and bilateral breath
sounds
, ✔✔What appears to be the strongest identifiable predisposing factor for developing
asthma?
A) Race
B) Atopy (skin rashes)
C) Socioeconomic status
D) Genetics - ✔✔Atopy (skin rashes)
✔✔In asthma, what is the most common respiratory virus identified amongst infants
who wheeze?
A) Adenovirus
B) Coxsackievirus
C) Parainfluenza virus
D)Respiratory syncytial virus - ✔✔Respiratory syncytial virus
✔✔The diagnosis of asthma requires that the airway obstruction be reversible. What is
the value associated with significant reversibility of the clinical airflow limitation
determined from the pre- and postbronchodilator spirometry?
A) When the patient's FEF25% - 75% increase by 12% and 200 ml/second
B) When the patient's FEV1 increases by 12% and 200 ml
C) When the FEV1/FVC ratio increases by 25%
D) When the FVC increases by 20 % and 200 ml - ✔✔When the patient's FEV1
increases by 12% and 200 ml
✔✔Which of the following pharmalogical drugs should a therapist give before
administering nebulized 7% saline to a CF patient?
A) Amiloride
B) rhDNase
C) N-Acetylcysteine
D) Albuterol - ✔✔Albuterol
✔✔Which of the following congenital cardiac anomalies might TET spells present as a
symptom?
A) Patent Ductus Arteriosus
B) Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
C) Atrial Septal Defect
D) Tetralogy of Fallot - ✔✔Tetralogy of Fallot
✔✔What is the best therapy to utilize when managing neonates with pulmonary
hypertension as a result of the presence of a congenital cardiac anomaly?
