RRT Study Guide (NBRC) Latest Update 2024-
2025 Actual Exam from Credible Sources with
400 Questions and Verified Correct Answers
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12 lead ECG - CORRECT ANSWER: Limb leads: I, II, II, AVR, AVL, AVF
Chest leads: V₁ , V₂ , V₃ , V₄ , V₅ , V₆
6 Minute walk test - CORRECT ANSWER: Change in exercise capacity over time
A neonatal patient has a pink color, a pulse rate of 102, and a respiration rate of 27. She
grimaces in response to stimuli, has limited muscle movement. This patient has an
APGAR score of? - CORRECT ANSWER: 7
A newborn has a strong cry and is actively moving his blue extremities when stimulated.
Vital signs are P140, R48. What is his APGAR score? - CORRECT ANSWER: 9
A newly delivered infanthas a pink trunk and blue hands and feet, pulse rate of 60 and
does not respond to your attempts to stimulate her. She also appears to be limp and
taking slow, gasping breaths. What is her APGAR score? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3
Acid-fast testing - CORRECT ANSWER: Used after a gram stain to detect TB
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT): Normal - CORRECT ANSWER: 24-32
sec.
Active expiration - CORRECT ANSWER: High and variable expiratory flow pattern
,ADL - CORRECT ANSWER: Activities of daily living
Adventitious - CORRECT ANSWER: Abnormal breath sounds
After assisting in the delivery of a newborn the infant is pale and limp, has a slow
heartbeat but shows some respiratory effort. What APGAR score would you give this
infant? - CORRECT ANSWER: 2
Air trapping - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased lung elastance (COPD)
Expiratory flow tapers off and enters prolonged low-flow state
Air-oxygen proportioners (blenders) - CORRECT ANSWER: Control mixing of air and
oxygen to obtain specific FiO2
Used with NRB
Airway assessment: Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER: Normal lungs: low pitched
sound, heard easily, (tympanic)
Dampend: Decreased resonance (pneumonia, atelectasis, tumor)
Airway secretions - CORRECT ANSWER: Sawtooth pattern
Alveolar arterial gradient - CORRECT ANSWER: P(A-a)O2
Helps in diagnosing the source of hypoxemia
Amounts of sputum - CORRECT ANSWER: Small, moderate, large, copious
,APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER: Airway, pulse, grimace, appearance and response
>7 normal
≤6 abnormal
Apical lordotic - CORRECT ANSWER: Top down/looking down
Apnea monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER: Alert clinicians of recurrent apnea,
bradycardia, and hypoxemia
ARDS - CORRECT ANSWER: Bi-lateral white out
Ground glass
Heart normal size
ARDS or IRDS: Description - CORRECT ANSWER: Reticulongranular
Reticulonodular
ARDS or IRDS: Terminology - CORRECT ANSWER: Ground glass appearance
Honeycomb pattern
Diffuse bilateral radiopacity
ARDS or IRDS: Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER: Oxygen, low VT or PIP, CPAP, PEEP
, Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER: Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Caused by liver failure
Assessment of tube position - CORRECT ANSWER: Inspection- Look for bilateral chest
expansion
CXR- 2-6cm above carina or at the aortic knob/notch (best indicator)
Asymetrical - CORRECT ANSWER: Unequal
Asymmetrical chest movements - CORRECT ANSWER: Uneven expansion of chest
wall during inhalation
Pleural effusion, consolidation
Asystole - CORRECT ANSWER: Confirm in 2 leads first
CPR, Epinephrine
Atelectasis: Description - CORRECT ANSWER: Scattered densities
Thin-layered densities
Atelectasis: Terminology - CORRECT ANSWER: Patchy infiltrates
Platelike infiltrates
Crowded pulmonary vessels
2025 Actual Exam from Credible Sources with
400 Questions and Verified Correct Answers
Golden Ticket to Guaranteed A+ Verified by
Professor
12 lead ECG - CORRECT ANSWER: Limb leads: I, II, II, AVR, AVL, AVF
Chest leads: V₁ , V₂ , V₃ , V₄ , V₅ , V₆
6 Minute walk test - CORRECT ANSWER: Change in exercise capacity over time
A neonatal patient has a pink color, a pulse rate of 102, and a respiration rate of 27. She
grimaces in response to stimuli, has limited muscle movement. This patient has an
APGAR score of? - CORRECT ANSWER: 7
A newborn has a strong cry and is actively moving his blue extremities when stimulated.
Vital signs are P140, R48. What is his APGAR score? - CORRECT ANSWER: 9
A newly delivered infanthas a pink trunk and blue hands and feet, pulse rate of 60 and
does not respond to your attempts to stimulate her. She also appears to be limp and
taking slow, gasping breaths. What is her APGAR score? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3
Acid-fast testing - CORRECT ANSWER: Used after a gram stain to detect TB
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT): Normal - CORRECT ANSWER: 24-32
sec.
Active expiration - CORRECT ANSWER: High and variable expiratory flow pattern
,ADL - CORRECT ANSWER: Activities of daily living
Adventitious - CORRECT ANSWER: Abnormal breath sounds
After assisting in the delivery of a newborn the infant is pale and limp, has a slow
heartbeat but shows some respiratory effort. What APGAR score would you give this
infant? - CORRECT ANSWER: 2
Air trapping - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased lung elastance (COPD)
Expiratory flow tapers off and enters prolonged low-flow state
Air-oxygen proportioners (blenders) - CORRECT ANSWER: Control mixing of air and
oxygen to obtain specific FiO2
Used with NRB
Airway assessment: Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER: Normal lungs: low pitched
sound, heard easily, (tympanic)
Dampend: Decreased resonance (pneumonia, atelectasis, tumor)
Airway secretions - CORRECT ANSWER: Sawtooth pattern
Alveolar arterial gradient - CORRECT ANSWER: P(A-a)O2
Helps in diagnosing the source of hypoxemia
Amounts of sputum - CORRECT ANSWER: Small, moderate, large, copious
,APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER: Airway, pulse, grimace, appearance and response
>7 normal
≤6 abnormal
Apical lordotic - CORRECT ANSWER: Top down/looking down
Apnea monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER: Alert clinicians of recurrent apnea,
bradycardia, and hypoxemia
ARDS - CORRECT ANSWER: Bi-lateral white out
Ground glass
Heart normal size
ARDS or IRDS: Description - CORRECT ANSWER: Reticulongranular
Reticulonodular
ARDS or IRDS: Terminology - CORRECT ANSWER: Ground glass appearance
Honeycomb pattern
Diffuse bilateral radiopacity
ARDS or IRDS: Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER: Oxygen, low VT or PIP, CPAP, PEEP
, Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER: Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Caused by liver failure
Assessment of tube position - CORRECT ANSWER: Inspection- Look for bilateral chest
expansion
CXR- 2-6cm above carina or at the aortic knob/notch (best indicator)
Asymetrical - CORRECT ANSWER: Unequal
Asymmetrical chest movements - CORRECT ANSWER: Uneven expansion of chest
wall during inhalation
Pleural effusion, consolidation
Asystole - CORRECT ANSWER: Confirm in 2 leads first
CPR, Epinephrine
Atelectasis: Description - CORRECT ANSWER: Scattered densities
Thin-layered densities
Atelectasis: Terminology - CORRECT ANSWER: Patchy infiltrates
Platelike infiltrates
Crowded pulmonary vessels
