TMC Exam C | exam questions and answers
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The respiratory therapist should a. manual dexterity
evaluate which of the following to
develop a teaching plan for a patient
who will be using a small volume
nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in
school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
Which of the following would be d. bronchoscopy
most beneficial in resolving
microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
,A 45 year-old patient is recovering in b. oropharyngeal airway
the intensive care unit after
undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains
unconscious. To prevent soft tissue
obstruction, the respiratory therapist
should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
Quality control material has d. Run 2 only
published values for pH of 7.20, PO2
of 65 mmHg. Documentation
indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and
is 3% for PO2. Machine results are as
follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate
the machine is out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
,A respiratory therapist is considering a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
a patient's readiness to wean from
mechanical ventilation. To determine
the A-aDO2, the therapist will need
which of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
A patient with increased airway c. heliox therapy
resistance from a fixed upper airway
obstruction would benefit most from
which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory d. inspiratory muscle strength
pressure) is most useful in evaluating
which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive
pulmonary defect
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive
pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
, An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set b. excess water in the tubing
at 50%. The respiratory therapist
analyzes the oxygen coming from
the end of the tubing and finds it is
60%. Which of the following most
likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
During a preoperational test of the a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper
ventilator with a test lung, the connections
respiratory therapist notes a return
tidal volume of 600 cc. Ventilator
settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
Mandatory rate: 10
VT: 750 mL
What action should the therapist
take?
a. examine the ventilator circuit for
proper connections
b. obtain a larger test lung
c. increase the set tidal volume to
900 mL
d. obtain a smaller test lung
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Terms in this set (140)
The respiratory therapist should a. manual dexterity
evaluate which of the following to
develop a teaching plan for a patient
who will be using a small volume
nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in
school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
Which of the following would be d. bronchoscopy
most beneficial in resolving
microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
,A 45 year-old patient is recovering in b. oropharyngeal airway
the intensive care unit after
undergoing a surgical procedure to
repair a hernia. The patient remains
unconscious. To prevent soft tissue
obstruction, the respiratory therapist
should recommend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
Quality control material has d. Run 2 only
published values for pH of 7.20, PO2
of 65 mmHg. Documentation
indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and
is 3% for PO2. Machine results are as
follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate
the machine is out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
,A respiratory therapist is considering a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
a patient's readiness to wean from
mechanical ventilation. To determine
the A-aDO2, the therapist will need
which of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
A patient with increased airway c. heliox therapy
resistance from a fixed upper airway
obstruction would benefit most from
which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory d. inspiratory muscle strength
pressure) is most useful in evaluating
which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive
pulmonary defect
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive
pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
, An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set b. excess water in the tubing
at 50%. The respiratory therapist
analyzes the oxygen coming from
the end of the tubing and finds it is
60%. Which of the following most
likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
During a preoperational test of the a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper
ventilator with a test lung, the connections
respiratory therapist notes a return
tidal volume of 600 cc. Ventilator
settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
Mandatory rate: 10
VT: 750 mL
What action should the therapist
take?
a. examine the ventilator circuit for
proper connections
b. obtain a larger test lung
c. increase the set tidal volume to
900 mL
d. obtain a smaller test lung
