TEST BANK FOR TMC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Withinsonessecondsaftersinitiatingsasforcedsvitalscapacitys(FVC)smaneuver,saspatientsw
ithsnormalslungssshouldsbesablesexhaleswhatspercentsofsthesFVC?

A.s35-
50%sofsthesFVCsB.s50-
70%sofsthesFVCsC.s70-
83%sofsthesFVCsD.s84-
93%sofsthesFVC
✓ ~~~s 70stos83%sofsthesFVC

SimplesspirometrysCANNOTsbesusedstosmeasuresthe:

A. vitalscapacity
B. residualsvolumes
C.stidalsvolume
D.sinspiratorysreservesvolume
✓ ~~~s residualsvolume

Whichsofsthesfollowingsapproachesscansbesusedstosobtainsasmedicationshistorysfromsaspa
tientswithsasdepressedslevelsofsconsciousnesssorswhosissseverelysagitated?

A. obtainsandsreviewsthespatient'sspastsmedicalshistory
B. asksthespatient'ssnursesaboutsthespatient'ssprescriptions
C. requeststhatstheslabsrunsascomprehensivesbloodsdrugsscreens
D.sobtainsthespatient'sscurrentsprescriptionsvialssfromsthesfamily
✓ ~~~s obtainsthespatient'sscurrentsprescriptionsvialssfromsthesfamily

Whichsofsthesfollowingsthoracicsultrasoundsfindingssissconsistentswithsthespresencesofsas
pneumothorax?

A.spresencesofsglidingssigns
B.sabsencesofsA-lines
C.spresencesofsbarcodessigns
D.spresencesofsseashoressign
✓ ~~~s presencesofsbarcodessign

Whichsofsthesfollowingswouldstendstosincreasesinsensibleswatersloss?

A. hypothermia
B. bypassedsuppersairways
C.shypoventilation
D.sdiureticsadministration
✓ ~~~s bypassedsuppersairway

Whichsofsthesfollowingswouldstendstosdecreasesaspatient'ssenergysexpenditure?

,A.shypothermias
B.sinflammations
C.smajorstraumas
D.sagitation/pain
✓ ~~~s hypothermia

Aspatientshassacutesrespiratorysacidosis.sYouswouldsexpectsthesbasesexcesss(BE)stosrang
esbetween:

A.s+s6smEq/LsB
.s-
s6smEq/L sC.s+/-

s2smEq/LsD.s+/-

s8 smEq/L


✓ ~~~s +/-s2smEq/L

ThesAPGARsscoresforsasnormalsnewbornsinfantsrangessbetween:

A.s1-4
B.s4-7
C.s7-10
D.s10-13
✓ ~~~s 7stos10

Whichsofsthesfollowingsarterialsbloodsgassresultsswouldsmostslikelysbesreportedsforsasp
atientswhosisshavingsasmildsasthmasattack?

A. pHs=s7.31sPCO2s=s50storrsPO2s=s60storr

B. pHs=s7.40sPCO2s=s50storrsPO2s=s50storr

C. pHs=s7.47sPCO2s=s32storrsPO2s=s60storr

D. pHs=s7.47sPCO2s=s40storrsPO2s=s50storr
✓ ~~~s pHs=s7.47sPCO2s=s32storrsPO2s=s60storr

Asthmasissrespiratorysalkalosis

Onsinspectionsofsaspatient'ssECGsstrip,syousnotesnosidentifiablesPswaves;srapidsirreg
ularsundulationssofsthesisoelectricsline;sandsansirregularsventricularsrhythm.sInsadditi
on,sthesprecordialscardiacsratesissgreatersthansthesperipheralspulsesrate.sThesmostsli
kelysproblemsis:

A.s2ndsdegrees(Wenckebach)sheartsblocks
B.sventricularsfibrillation
C.satrialsfibrillation
D.sventricularstachycardia
✓ ~~~s atrialsfibrillation

Thesnormalsrangesforsvitalscapacitysinsasyoungshealthysmalesofsaveragessizesis:

,A.s5000stos6000smls
B.s2000stos3000smls
C.s3000stos4000smls
D.s4000stos5000sml
✓ ~~~s 4000stos5000sml

Pulmonarysfunctionsparameterssthatssignifysansobstructivesdiseasesprocesssincludesw
hichsofsthesfollowing?

A. IncreasesAirwaysResistances-
sYESsDecreasedsLungsVolumess -

sNOsDecreasedsForcedsExpiratorysFlows s-

sYESsAIrsTrappings-sYES




B. IncreasesAirwaysResistances-
sNOsDecreasedsLungsVolumess-

sYESsDecreasedsForcedsExpiratorysFlowss-

sYESsAIrsTrappings-sYES




C. IncreasesAirwaysResistances-
sYESsDecreasedsLungsVolumess-

sYESsDecreasedsForcedsExpiratorysFlowss-

sYESsAIrsTrappings-sYES




D. IncreasesAirwaysResistances-
sYESsDecreasedsLungsVolumess-

sYESsDecreasedsForcedsExpiratorysFlow

ss-NOsAIrsTrappings-sNO
✓ ~~~s IncreasesAirwaysResistances-sYES
DecreasedsLungsVolumess-
sNOsDecreasedsForcedsExpiratorysFlows s-

sYESsAIrsTrappings-sYES




Thesamountsofsgassthatscansbesinhaledsoversandsabovesthatsnormallysinhaledsduringsquiets
breathingsissthe:

A.sIRVs
B.sFRCs
C.sERVs
D.sVC
✓ ~~~s IRV

Thesresultssofsansarterialsbloodsgassanalysissaresbelow:

pHs-s7.28
PaCO2s-s22storr
HCO2s-
s10smEq/LsBEs-15

PaO2s-s110storr

, Thesesdatasindicateswhichsofsthesfollowing?

A.sprimarysmetabolicsacidosissB
.sprimarysmetabolicsalkalosissC.s
primarysrespiratorysalkalosissD.s
primarysrespiratorysacidosis
✓ ~~~s primarysmetabolicsacidosis

WhilesexaminingsaspatientsinsthesICU,syousnotesthatsshesappearsssomewhatsedematous
sandsthesnurseshassindicatedsthatsthespatient'ssurinesoutputsiss"minimal." sInswhatssections

ofsthesmedicalsrecordswouldsyouscheckstosdeterminesthespatient'ssfluidsbalances(intakesv
s.soutput)?

A.sphysiciansorderss
B.sconsent
C.slabsresults
D.snurses'snotessandsflowsheet
✓ ~~~s nurses'snotessandsflowsheet

WhensinspectingsthesmonitorsofsansadultspatientsinsICU,syousnotesasheartsratesofs138/mi
nswithsasregularsrhythm.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissthesmostslikelyscausesofsthissobservati
on?

A.sbeta-
blockersadminstrationsB.s ther
apeutics hypothemiasC.sarteri
alshypertension
D.sanxietysorsagitation
✓ ~~~s anxietysorsagitation

Insreviewingsassleepsstudy,syousnotes20stos25sepisodesspershourslike.sWhatstypesofsabn
ormalsrespiratoryseventsdoessthissindicate?

A.scentralssleepsapneas
B.smixedssleepsapnea
C.sobstructivessleepsapnea
D.srespiratorysefforts-srelatedsarousal
✓ ~~~s centralssleepsapnea

Thesgoldsstandardsforsmonitoringsintracranialspressures(ICP)sissthe:

A.sintraparenchymalsprobes
B.ssubarachnoidsbolt
C.sintraventricularscatheters
D.sepiduralssensor
✓ ~~~s intraventricularscatheter