NBRC TMC (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

NBRC TMC (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1.
Themrespiratorymtherapistmshouldmevaluatemwhichmofmthemfollowingmtomdevelopmamteachin
gmplanmformampatientmwhomwillmbemusingmammeteredmdoseminhalerm(MDI)matmhome?
A. diseasemhistorymandmcurrentmdiagnosis
B. highestmachievedmgrademlevelmandmGPA
C. manualmdexteritymandmlanguagemskills
D. visualmacuitymandmcolormblindednessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mC




2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmshouldmbemexcludedminmanmevaluationmofmampatient'smabilitymtomle
arnmtomself-administermmedicationmbymmeteredmdoseminhalerm(MDI)?
A. levelmofmdementia
B. diseasemhistory
C. languagemskill
D. manualmdexteritym-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mB



3. HowmismexhaledmvolumemdeterminedmwithmIPPB?
A. Pre-setmusingmthemtidalmvolumemcontrolmknob
B. CalculationmusingmDalton'smlawmofmpartialmpressures
C. Directlymmeasuredmatmthemexhalationmvalvemoutlet
D. Peak-minspiratorympressuremdividedmbymflowratem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mC




4. Inmpreparingmtomcapmamfenestratedmtracheostomymtubemonmampatientmwhomismscheduledmf
ormspeechmtherapy,mthemrespiratorymtherapistmshouldmremembermto
A. switchmtomamliquidmdietm8mhoursmpriormtomspeechmtherapy
B. evacuatemthemfoammcuff
C. deflatemthemcuffmandmremovemtheminnermcannula

, D. inflatemthemcuffm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mC



5. Whilemperformingmmanualmventilationmwithmamself-
inflatingmresuscitatormbagmthroughmamproperlymplacedmendotrachealmtube,mamrespiratorymt
herapistmobservesmnomchestmrise.mTomtroubleshootmthemproblem,mthemtherapistmshould
A. assuremthemlargemboremreservoirmtubingmismconnected.
B. increasemthemflowrate.
C. adjustmthemPEEPmvalve
D. checkmformpropermfunctionmofmthemairminletmvalve.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mD




6. Youmaremcalledmtomthememergencymroommtomprovidemventilationmwithmammanualmresuscitat
ormformampatientmreceivingmCPR.mThempatientmismintubatedmandmthemendotrachealmtubempo
sitionmhasmbeenmconfirmed.mItmismdifficultmtomsqueezemthembag.mAmpossiblemcausesmis
A. insufficientmoxygenmflowmtomthembag
B. rightmmaintstemmbronchus
C. lowmpulmonarymcompliance.
D. amdeflatedmETmtubemcuffm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mC



7. WhichmofmthemfollowingmequipmentmismrequiredmtomdeterminemVD/VTmratiomonmampatientm
receivingmmechanicalmventilation?
A. EZ®mcapmCO2mdetector
B. pressuremdifferentialmpneumotachometer
C. Fleischmpneumotachometer
D. capnographm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mD



8. Formampatientmwithmseveremmitral-valvemstenosis,mamballoon-tippedmflow-
directedmpulmonarymarterymcathetermwouldmbemassociatedmwithmwhichmofmthemfollowingmc
linicalmdata?
A. PCWPm14mmmmHgmandmC.O.m4mL/M
B. CVPm9mmmmHgmandmPAPm9mmmHg
C. PAPm25/8mmmHg
D. PAPm19mmmmHgmandmPCWPm7mmmHgm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mA

, 9. Amrespiratorymtherapistmismpreparingmtomintubatemandmplacemampatientmonmammechanicalmv
entilator.mThempatientmwillmrequiremhumiditymtherapyminmconjunctionmwithmventilatorymsup
port.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemtherapistmprepareminmordermtomaccomplishmthis
?
A. CascademormWick-typemhumidifier
B. ultrasonicmnebulizer
C. bubblemhumidifier
D. spinning-discmhumidifierm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mA



10. Whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmwouldmbenefitmmostmfrommbronchoscopy?
A. foreignmbodymaspiration
B. ARDS
C. chronicmbronchitis
D. emphysemam-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mA



11. Periodicmweighingmofmamnewborn'smdiapermismassociatedmwith
A. measuringmfluidmoutput
B. documentingmweightmloss
C. assessingmresponsemtombreastmfeeding
D. IRDSminmamprematuremneonatem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mA




12. Am38-
weekmgestationalmageminfantmismtomreceivemoxygenmtherapymbymamblendermsetmatm100%mwit
hmamheatedmlarge-
volumemnebulizer.mTomensuremthemdeliverymofmthemorderedmFIO2,mthemrespiratorymtherapis
tmshouldmproperlymsetmthemnebulizermFIO2mto
A. 100%
B. 50%
C. 0%
D. 21%m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemCORRECTmANSWERmism:mA