NBRC EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLVED
100% CORRECTLY AND VERIFIED GRADED A+
A respiratory therapist notes a prolonged inspiratory time and variable cycling to
exhalation for a patient receiving PS ventilation. The circuit is verified to be intact.
The therapist should NEXT:
a. Check for right mainstem intubation
b. Evaluate for auto-PEEP
c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff.d. Evaluate for mucus
plugging
c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff.
Results of a sleep study reveal a patient has OSA with marked oxygen
desaturation. Which of the following therapies should be recommended for the
patient during sleep?
a. Oropharyngeal airway
b. Oxygen at 2 L/min by nasal cannula
c. Bed elevation to 45 degrees
d. Nasal CPAP
d. Nasal CPAP
Five minutes after starting a 2.5 mg albuterol nebulizer administration, a patient
complains of palpitations, headache, and tremors. Which of the following should
the respiratory therapist do?
a Terminate the treatment
b. Continue the treatment
c. Obtain peak flow rates
d. Alert the medical emergency team.
a Terminate the treatment
A suction canister from the bronchoscopy suits was used for a patient with
hepatitis B. How should the canister be disposed?
,a. Double-bag it in plastic
b. Send with regular waste
c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag
d. Wipe it with isopropyl alcohol and incinerate
c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag
A patient with cystic fibrosis, who usually expectorates white sputum, complains
of increased cough and dark yellow sputum production over the past week. She
is febrile, and a chest radiograph reveals a right middle lobe infiltrate. These
clinical findings suggest:
a. Acute bronchitis
b. Pulmonary edema
c. Pneumonia
d. Hemoptysis
c. Pneumonia
A patient is receiving PC A/C ventilation. A respiratory therapist is assisting with
an uncomplicated thoracentesis during which 1200 mL of fluid is drained from the
patient's pleural space. Which of the following changes should the therapist
expect to observe?
a. Decreased peak inspiratory pressure
b. Increased plateau pressure
c. Decreased compliance
d. Increased tidal volume
d. Increased tidal volume
A 58-year-old male who is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lb) is
receiving VC, SIMV with the following settings:
FiO2. 0.40
Mandatory Rate 8
Total rate. 12
Vt 565 mL
PS 5 cmH2O
PEEP 8 cmH2O
, A physician asks a respiratory therapist to change settings to reduce a patient's
PCO2. The physician prefers to keep the mandatory rate at 8. Which of the
following options should the therapist offer?
a. Increase pressure support
b. Decrease FiO2
c. Decrease PEEP
d. Increase Vt
a. Increase pressure support
Which of the following pulmonary function tests measures FRC, RV, and TLC?
a. DLCO
b. Spirometry
c. MVV
d. Body plethysmography
d. Body plethysmography
According to the ACLS guidelines, the correct placement for the needle during
decompression of a tension pneumothorax is:
a. Under the second rib in the anterior axillary line
b. Under the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
c. Over the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
d. Over the second rib in the anterior axillary line
c. Over the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
Four ours post-CABG, a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen through a
nasal cannula at 2 L/min. Which of the following is the most appropriate method
for a respiratory therapist to evaluate the patient's response to the oxygen
therapy?
a. Evaluate the patient for respiratory distress
b. Perform ABG analysis
c. Observe the patient for cyanosis
d. Measure the SpO2
d. Measure the SpO2
100% CORRECTLY AND VERIFIED GRADED A+
A respiratory therapist notes a prolonged inspiratory time and variable cycling to
exhalation for a patient receiving PS ventilation. The circuit is verified to be intact.
The therapist should NEXT:
a. Check for right mainstem intubation
b. Evaluate for auto-PEEP
c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff.d. Evaluate for mucus
plugging
c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff.
Results of a sleep study reveal a patient has OSA with marked oxygen
desaturation. Which of the following therapies should be recommended for the
patient during sleep?
a. Oropharyngeal airway
b. Oxygen at 2 L/min by nasal cannula
c. Bed elevation to 45 degrees
d. Nasal CPAP
d. Nasal CPAP
Five minutes after starting a 2.5 mg albuterol nebulizer administration, a patient
complains of palpitations, headache, and tremors. Which of the following should
the respiratory therapist do?
a Terminate the treatment
b. Continue the treatment
c. Obtain peak flow rates
d. Alert the medical emergency team.
a Terminate the treatment
A suction canister from the bronchoscopy suits was used for a patient with
hepatitis B. How should the canister be disposed?
,a. Double-bag it in plastic
b. Send with regular waste
c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag
d. Wipe it with isopropyl alcohol and incinerate
c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag
A patient with cystic fibrosis, who usually expectorates white sputum, complains
of increased cough and dark yellow sputum production over the past week. She
is febrile, and a chest radiograph reveals a right middle lobe infiltrate. These
clinical findings suggest:
a. Acute bronchitis
b. Pulmonary edema
c. Pneumonia
d. Hemoptysis
c. Pneumonia
A patient is receiving PC A/C ventilation. A respiratory therapist is assisting with
an uncomplicated thoracentesis during which 1200 mL of fluid is drained from the
patient's pleural space. Which of the following changes should the therapist
expect to observe?
a. Decreased peak inspiratory pressure
b. Increased plateau pressure
c. Decreased compliance
d. Increased tidal volume
d. Increased tidal volume
A 58-year-old male who is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lb) is
receiving VC, SIMV with the following settings:
FiO2. 0.40
Mandatory Rate 8
Total rate. 12
Vt 565 mL
PS 5 cmH2O
PEEP 8 cmH2O
, A physician asks a respiratory therapist to change settings to reduce a patient's
PCO2. The physician prefers to keep the mandatory rate at 8. Which of the
following options should the therapist offer?
a. Increase pressure support
b. Decrease FiO2
c. Decrease PEEP
d. Increase Vt
a. Increase pressure support
Which of the following pulmonary function tests measures FRC, RV, and TLC?
a. DLCO
b. Spirometry
c. MVV
d. Body plethysmography
d. Body plethysmography
According to the ACLS guidelines, the correct placement for the needle during
decompression of a tension pneumothorax is:
a. Under the second rib in the anterior axillary line
b. Under the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
c. Over the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
d. Over the second rib in the anterior axillary line
c. Over the third rib in the middle-clavicular line
Four ours post-CABG, a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen through a
nasal cannula at 2 L/min. Which of the following is the most appropriate method
for a respiratory therapist to evaluate the patient's response to the oxygen
therapy?
a. Evaluate the patient for respiratory distress
b. Perform ABG analysis
c. Observe the patient for cyanosis
d. Measure the SpO2
d. Measure the SpO2
