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TMC SECURE COMPREHENSIVE THERAPIST
SAE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE (151) CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
TMC
Ace your preparation with this TMC Secure Comprehensive
Therapist SAE Exam, designed to assess advanced knowledge in
respiratory care. It focuses on patient assessment, airway
management, mechanical ventilation, and therapeutic
interventions. The exam strengthens clinical decision-making
and readiness for credentialing. Suitable for respiratory therapy
students and TMC exam candidates.
Dynamic hyperinflation is a major concern when using
Volume Control, Assist/Control ventilation in patients with
which of the following conditions?
A. Post-traumatic chest trauma
B. Community-acquired pneumonia
C. Spinal cord injury
D. Chronic bronchitis ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Chronic
bronchitis
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A post-operative thoracic surgery patient is having difficulty
developing an effective cough. The respiratory therapist
should recommend all of the following techniques to aid this
patient in generating a more effective cough EXCEPT:
A. coordinating coughing with pain medication.
B. performing serial coughs.
C. applying pressure to patient's abdomen during exhalation.
D. "splinting" the incision area. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
applying pressure to patient's abdomen during exhalation.
Which of the following should the respiratory therapist
consider when preparing for helicopter transport of a patient
receiving mechanical ventilation?
1. Select a ventilator that uses demand valves rather than a
reservoir IMV system.
2. Calculate oxygen cylinder duration of flow.
3. Selecting a ventilator that incorporates an internal air
compressor. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 1 and 2 only
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A 65 year-old female patient with advanced emphysema
comes to the ED and is placed on a nasal cannula at 6
L/min. On inspection, the respiratory therapist finds that the
patient has become drowsy and less responsive since the
oxygen therapy was initiated an hour ago. ABG on 6 L/min
are: pH 7.33, PaCO2 64 torr, PaO2 85 torr, HCO3 35 mEq/L.
Which of the following should the therapist recommend?
A. Leave the patient on the cannula and continue to monitor.
B. Change to a 24% Venti-mask and repeat ABG.
C. Change to a simple oxygen mask and repeat ABG.
D. Prepare the patient for endotracheal intubation. ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Change to a 24% Venti-mask and repeat
ABG.
A patient receiving warfarin (Coumadin®) has a prothrombin
time (PT) of 20 seconds. These findings indicate a
A. high likelihood of excessive bleeding.
B. normal clotting ability.
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C. propensity for increased clotting.
D. decrease in bone marrow function. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... high likelihood of excessive bleeding.
A mechanically ventilated patient with a tracheostomy tube
is on the following settings:
PC, SIMV, PIP 30 cmH2O, f 20/min, FIO2 0.60, PEEP 5
cmH2O. The ventilator alarm suddenly begins to sound and
on quick examination, the respiratory therapist notices a
generalized decrease in breath sounds and a reduction in
delivered tidal volume from 650 mL to 500 mL. Which of the
following conditions is most likely?
A. The patient has been disconnected.
B. Complete obstruction of the tracheostomy tube.
C. Development of a left-sided pneumothorax.
D. Partial obstruction of the tracheostomy tube. ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Partial obstruction of the tracheostomy
tube.
The respiratory therapist is instructing a postoperative
abdominal surgery patient on how to perform incentive
TMC SECURE COMPREHENSIVE THERAPIST
SAE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE (151) CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
TMC
Ace your preparation with this TMC Secure Comprehensive
Therapist SAE Exam, designed to assess advanced knowledge in
respiratory care. It focuses on patient assessment, airway
management, mechanical ventilation, and therapeutic
interventions. The exam strengthens clinical decision-making
and readiness for credentialing. Suitable for respiratory therapy
students and TMC exam candidates.
Dynamic hyperinflation is a major concern when using
Volume Control, Assist/Control ventilation in patients with
which of the following conditions?
A. Post-traumatic chest trauma
B. Community-acquired pneumonia
C. Spinal cord injury
D. Chronic bronchitis ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Chronic
bronchitis
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A post-operative thoracic surgery patient is having difficulty
developing an effective cough. The respiratory therapist
should recommend all of the following techniques to aid this
patient in generating a more effective cough EXCEPT:
A. coordinating coughing with pain medication.
B. performing serial coughs.
C. applying pressure to patient's abdomen during exhalation.
D. "splinting" the incision area. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
applying pressure to patient's abdomen during exhalation.
Which of the following should the respiratory therapist
consider when preparing for helicopter transport of a patient
receiving mechanical ventilation?
1. Select a ventilator that uses demand valves rather than a
reservoir IMV system.
2. Calculate oxygen cylinder duration of flow.
3. Selecting a ventilator that incorporates an internal air
compressor. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 1 and 2 only
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A 65 year-old female patient with advanced emphysema
comes to the ED and is placed on a nasal cannula at 6
L/min. On inspection, the respiratory therapist finds that the
patient has become drowsy and less responsive since the
oxygen therapy was initiated an hour ago. ABG on 6 L/min
are: pH 7.33, PaCO2 64 torr, PaO2 85 torr, HCO3 35 mEq/L.
Which of the following should the therapist recommend?
A. Leave the patient on the cannula and continue to monitor.
B. Change to a 24% Venti-mask and repeat ABG.
C. Change to a simple oxygen mask and repeat ABG.
D. Prepare the patient for endotracheal intubation. ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Change to a 24% Venti-mask and repeat
ABG.
A patient receiving warfarin (Coumadin®) has a prothrombin
time (PT) of 20 seconds. These findings indicate a
A. high likelihood of excessive bleeding.
B. normal clotting ability.
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C. propensity for increased clotting.
D. decrease in bone marrow function. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... high likelihood of excessive bleeding.
A mechanically ventilated patient with a tracheostomy tube
is on the following settings:
PC, SIMV, PIP 30 cmH2O, f 20/min, FIO2 0.60, PEEP 5
cmH2O. The ventilator alarm suddenly begins to sound and
on quick examination, the respiratory therapist notices a
generalized decrease in breath sounds and a reduction in
delivered tidal volume from 650 mL to 500 mL. Which of the
following conditions is most likely?
A. The patient has been disconnected.
B. Complete obstruction of the tracheostomy tube.
C. Development of a left-sided pneumothorax.
D. Partial obstruction of the tracheostomy tube. ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Partial obstruction of the tracheostomy
tube.
The respiratory therapist is instructing a postoperative
abdominal surgery patient on how to perform incentive
