TMC Exam B Questions with Correct
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If a patient is on 8-12L/min, what would be the fio2?
50%
If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space is added, what
will increases?
PaCO2
What is the static compliance equation?
Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP)
Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should the respiratory
therapy do FIRST?
Review patient chart history
What should a therapist do when a family is asking to put the patient
on the mechanical ventilator when they have a DNI order in place?
Start with NPPV
What phrase would describe a patient having dyspnea?
"I have to stop and catch my breath"
A patient who has a neck injury but needs their airway protected.
What should you put in place?
, Oropharyngeal airway
A patient is unconscious, what should you do to establish a patent
airway?
Head tilt chin
A patient has accessory muscle and scalene usage, what does this
indicate?
Increased work of breathing
Unevenly spaced beats decreased pulse strength during inspiration, is
indicative of what?
Pulsus paradoxus
What positions do you place a patient in for right lung secretions?
Left lateral decubitus
What the correct endotracheal tube placement?
5cm above the carina or 4-6cm
Chest x-ray looks normal but they have been sitting for an extended
period of time and is experiencing dyspnea. What is likely the cause?
Pulmonary embolism
Chest x-ray showing a deflated lung. What is a likely diagnosis?
Tension pneumothorax
A patient has hemoptysis, what do you do?
Bronchoscopy
Answers Brand New 2026 Top Rated
A+
If a patient is on 8-12L/min, what would be the fio2?
50%
If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space is added, what
will increases?
PaCO2
What is the static compliance equation?
Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP)
Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should the respiratory
therapy do FIRST?
Review patient chart history
What should a therapist do when a family is asking to put the patient
on the mechanical ventilator when they have a DNI order in place?
Start with NPPV
What phrase would describe a patient having dyspnea?
"I have to stop and catch my breath"
A patient who has a neck injury but needs their airway protected.
What should you put in place?
, Oropharyngeal airway
A patient is unconscious, what should you do to establish a patent
airway?
Head tilt chin
A patient has accessory muscle and scalene usage, what does this
indicate?
Increased work of breathing
Unevenly spaced beats decreased pulse strength during inspiration, is
indicative of what?
Pulsus paradoxus
What positions do you place a patient in for right lung secretions?
Left lateral decubitus
What the correct endotracheal tube placement?
5cm above the carina or 4-6cm
Chest x-ray looks normal but they have been sitting for an extended
period of time and is experiencing dyspnea. What is likely the cause?
Pulmonary embolism
Chest x-ray showing a deflated lung. What is a likely diagnosis?
Tension pneumothorax
A patient has hemoptysis, what do you do?
Bronchoscopy
