RCP 130 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What care cthe ccalculation cfactors? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Flow cper cminute cmultiplied cby cthe cheliox cfactor
· c80:20 cHeliox cmixture cis c1.8, ctherefore cif cthe cflow cis cset cat c10L/min c10 cx c1.8 c= c18 cL/min c- cThe cRT ccan cthen cset cthe
cdesired cflow cby cdividing cthe cflow cby cthe cHeliox cfactor c(for cexample cif ca cflow cof c9L/min cof can c80:20 cheliox cmixture cis
cneeded, cthe cRT csets cthe cflow cmeter cto c9 c/ c1.8 c= c5 cL/min)
· c70:30 cHeliox cmixture cis c1.6
What care cthe cproperties cof cheliox? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cHelium cand cOxygen c(helium chas ca clower cdensity cthan coxygen)
How ccan cheliox cadministration cbenefit ca cpatient? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cDecrease cthe cpatients cWOB cby cdelivering clow
cdensity cgas cthat ccan ceasily cmove caround cobstructions.
· cBecause cof ca clower cdensity cheliox cdescreases ceffective cflow cresistance cin cpatients cwith cupper cairway cobstruction. cCan cbe
cgiven cto ca cpatient cwith csevere casthma cto creduce cwork cof cbreathing cby creducing cturbulent cflow.
What care cthe cproperties cof cnitric coxide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cA ccolorless, codorless cgas cthat cis chighly cdiffusible, clipid-
soluble cfree cradical cthat coxidizes cquickly cto cnitrogen cdioxide c(NO2) cin cthe cpresence cof cO2, cnonflammable, ctoxic cgas cthat
csupports ccombustion
What cpatients ccan cbenefit cfrom cnitric coxide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cUse cin cconjunction cwith cmechanical cventilation, cin
ctreating cterm cand cnear cterm c(>34 cweeks) cneonates cwith chypoxic crespiratory cfailure cwith cassociated cpulmonary chypertension
c(mainstay ctherapy)
· cIn cadults, cNO chas cbeen ceffective cin ctreating cpulmonary chypertension cassociated cwith cacute crespiratory cdistress csyndrome
c(ARDS)
· cImproves cBlood cflow cto cVentilated cAlveoli- cRelaxes cSmooth cMuscle
What ckind cgas csupply csystems care clocated cat chospitals? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· c3 ctypes cof ccentrally clocated cgas csupply
csystems
· cCylinder cmanifold csystem cà clarge c(H cor cK csize) ccylinders cof ccompressed cO2 cbanked ctogether cin cseries, cincludes ca
cprimary cand creserve cbank.
· cFixed ccylindersà cpermanent ctanks ccan cbe crefilled cat cstationary csite
· cCylinder csupply csystem cwith creserve csupply cà cincludes ca cprimary, csecondary, cand creserve csupply.
· cLiquid cBulk cgas csystem cwith ca creserve
What cis ceach csafety cindex cconnector cused cwith? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cPISS c(Pin cIndex cSafety cSystem) c- capplies conly cto
cthe cvalve coutlets cof csmall ccylinders, cup cto cand cincluding csize cE.
· cASSS c(American cStandard cSafety cSystem) c- cprovides cstandards cfor cthreaded chigh-pressure cconnections cbetween clarge
ccompressed cgas ccylinders c(sizes cF cthrough cH/K) cand ctheir cattachments
· cDISS c(Diameter cIndex cSafety cSystem) c- ctypically cfound cat cthe coutlets cof cpressure-reducing cvalves cattached cto ccylinders;
cat cthe cstation coutlets cof ccentral cpiping csystems; cand cat cthe cinlets cof cblenders, cflowmeters, cventilators, cand cother cpneumatic
cequipment.
Why care czone cvalves cimportant? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cThey calso cwork cas cshut-off cvalves, cisolation cvalves, cor csection
cvalves.
What csituations cmay cyou cneed cto caccess czone cvalves? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cHealthcare cprofessionals ccan caccess cthese
cin cthe cevent cof can cemergency cor cif cmaintenance cor crepair cof cthe ccentral cgas csupply cis cnecessary.
What care cthe cadvantages? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Advantages: ctrue cflowmeter cthat cmeasures cgas cflow, ccan ceither cbe
cpressure ccompensated cor cuncompensated, cthey care ccalibrated cto cproduce can caccurate cflow crate cof c50 cpsi.
disadvantages cof cthe cThorpe ctube c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔very csensitive cto cgravity, cmust cremain cstraight cvertically cto coperate,
cany cback cpressure cwill cchange cthe cdensity cof cthe cgas cflowing caround cthe cfloat cand cinvalidate cthe cflow cscale, cmay ccause
cinaccurate creadings
disadvantages cof cthe cbourdon cgauge c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cincrease cin cback cpressure cwill ccause cthe cindicator cto cread ca
cflow cthat cis chigher cthan cwhat cis ccoming cout cof cthe cdevice.
What care cthe ccalculation cfactors? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Flow cper cminute cmultiplied cby cthe cheliox cfactor
· c80:20 cHeliox cmixture cis c1.8, ctherefore cif cthe cflow cis cset cat c10L/min c10 cx c1.8 c= c18 cL/min c- cThe cRT ccan cthen cset cthe
cdesired cflow cby cdividing cthe cflow cby cthe cHeliox cfactor c(for cexample cif ca cflow cof c9L/min cof can c80:20 cheliox cmixture cis
cneeded, cthe cRT csets cthe cflow cmeter cto c9 c/ c1.8 c= c5 cL/min)
· c70:30 cHeliox cmixture cis c1.6
What care cthe cproperties cof cheliox? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cHelium cand cOxygen c(helium chas ca clower cdensity cthan coxygen)
How ccan cheliox cadministration cbenefit ca cpatient? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cDecrease cthe cpatients cWOB cby cdelivering clow
cdensity cgas cthat ccan ceasily cmove caround cobstructions.
· cBecause cof ca clower cdensity cheliox cdescreases ceffective cflow cresistance cin cpatients cwith cupper cairway cobstruction. cCan cbe
cgiven cto ca cpatient cwith csevere casthma cto creduce cwork cof cbreathing cby creducing cturbulent cflow.
What care cthe cproperties cof cnitric coxide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cA ccolorless, codorless cgas cthat cis chighly cdiffusible, clipid-
soluble cfree cradical cthat coxidizes cquickly cto cnitrogen cdioxide c(NO2) cin cthe cpresence cof cO2, cnonflammable, ctoxic cgas cthat
csupports ccombustion
What cpatients ccan cbenefit cfrom cnitric coxide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cUse cin cconjunction cwith cmechanical cventilation, cin
ctreating cterm cand cnear cterm c(>34 cweeks) cneonates cwith chypoxic crespiratory cfailure cwith cassociated cpulmonary chypertension
c(mainstay ctherapy)
· cIn cadults, cNO chas cbeen ceffective cin ctreating cpulmonary chypertension cassociated cwith cacute crespiratory cdistress csyndrome
c(ARDS)
· cImproves cBlood cflow cto cVentilated cAlveoli- cRelaxes cSmooth cMuscle
What ckind cgas csupply csystems care clocated cat chospitals? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· c3 ctypes cof ccentrally clocated cgas csupply
csystems
· cCylinder cmanifold csystem cà clarge c(H cor cK csize) ccylinders cof ccompressed cO2 cbanked ctogether cin cseries, cincludes ca
cprimary cand creserve cbank.
· cFixed ccylindersà cpermanent ctanks ccan cbe crefilled cat cstationary csite
· cCylinder csupply csystem cwith creserve csupply cà cincludes ca cprimary, csecondary, cand creserve csupply.
· cLiquid cBulk cgas csystem cwith ca creserve
What cis ceach csafety cindex cconnector cused cwith? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cPISS c(Pin cIndex cSafety cSystem) c- capplies conly cto
cthe cvalve coutlets cof csmall ccylinders, cup cto cand cincluding csize cE.
· cASSS c(American cStandard cSafety cSystem) c- cprovides cstandards cfor cthreaded chigh-pressure cconnections cbetween clarge
ccompressed cgas ccylinders c(sizes cF cthrough cH/K) cand ctheir cattachments
· cDISS c(Diameter cIndex cSafety cSystem) c- ctypically cfound cat cthe coutlets cof cpressure-reducing cvalves cattached cto ccylinders;
cat cthe cstation coutlets cof ccentral cpiping csystems; cand cat cthe cinlets cof cblenders, cflowmeters, cventilators, cand cother cpneumatic
cequipment.
Why care czone cvalves cimportant? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cThey calso cwork cas cshut-off cvalves, cisolation cvalves, cor csection
cvalves.
What csituations cmay cyou cneed cto caccess czone cvalves? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔· cHealthcare cprofessionals ccan caccess cthese
cin cthe cevent cof can cemergency cor cif cmaintenance cor crepair cof cthe ccentral cgas csupply cis cnecessary.
What care cthe cadvantages? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Advantages: ctrue cflowmeter cthat cmeasures cgas cflow, ccan ceither cbe
cpressure ccompensated cor cuncompensated, cthey care ccalibrated cto cproduce can caccurate cflow crate cof c50 cpsi.
disadvantages cof cthe cThorpe ctube c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔very csensitive cto cgravity, cmust cremain cstraight cvertically cto coperate,
cany cback cpressure cwill cchange cthe cdensity cof cthe cgas cflowing caround cthe cfloat cand cinvalidate cthe cflow cscale, cmay ccause
cinaccurate creadings
disadvantages cof cthe cbourdon cgauge c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cincrease cin cback cpressure cwill ccause cthe cindicator cto cread ca
cflow cthat cis chigher cthan cwhat cis ccoming cout cof cthe cdevice.
