TMC Practice Exam Question And
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After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory
therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with
a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. - correct answers✅B. congestive heart
failure.
Which of the following would be most important to
evaluate for a patient who is entering a smoking
cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet - correct answers✅B. Smoking history
The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and
checking the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The
volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based
,TMC Practice Exam Question And
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upon the information obtained which of the following is a
correct statement?
A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak - correct answers✅D.
Spirometer may have a leak
Which of the following is an indication for high frequency
jet ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema - correct answers✅A.
Bronchopleural fistula
A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total
abdominal hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post
anesthesia care unit obtunded with minimal response to
painful stimulus. What treatment should the respiratory
therapist recommend for this patient?
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A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography - correct
answers✅B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered
via C-section and is gasping, grunting, and has
tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his Apgar
score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is 5. The infant is
most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. - correct answers✅B.
meconium aspiration.
What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing
room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
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C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% - correct answers✅B. 20 - 40%
A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification
in which of the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. - correct
answers✅B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
All of the following could cause a patient's right-
hemidiaphragm to be elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. -
correct answers✅B. right side hyperlucency, absent
vascular markings
Answers 2024
After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory
therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with
a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. - correct answers✅B. congestive heart
failure.
Which of the following would be most important to
evaluate for a patient who is entering a smoking
cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet - correct answers✅B. Smoking history
The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and
checking the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The
volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based
,TMC Practice Exam Question And
Answers 2024
upon the information obtained which of the following is a
correct statement?
A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak - correct answers✅D.
Spirometer may have a leak
Which of the following is an indication for high frequency
jet ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema - correct answers✅A.
Bronchopleural fistula
A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total
abdominal hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post
anesthesia care unit obtunded with minimal response to
painful stimulus. What treatment should the respiratory
therapist recommend for this patient?
,TMC Practice Exam Question And
Answers 2024
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography - correct
answers✅B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered
via C-section and is gasping, grunting, and has
tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his Apgar
score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is 5. The infant is
most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. - correct answers✅B.
meconium aspiration.
What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing
room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
, TMC Practice Exam Question And
Answers 2024
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% - correct answers✅B. 20 - 40%
A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification
in which of the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. - correct
answers✅B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
All of the following could cause a patient's right-
hemidiaphragm to be elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. -
correct answers✅B. right side hyperlucency, absent
vascular markings
