NPS Exam Comprehensive Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care Exam
NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What lung disease of newborns is caused by inadequate surfactant production
and leads to a decrease in compliance as well as a diffuse, ground glass
appearance on the chest radiograph?
a. RDS
b. MAS
c. Infant Asthma
d. TTN - Correct Answer-a. RDS
All of the following are indications for umbilical artery catheterization in infants,
except:
a. A source for frequent arterial blood gas samples
b. Continuous blood pressure monitoring
c. Accurate cardiac output monitoring
d. Large-scale blood replacement - Correct Answer-c. Accurate cardiac output
monitoring
For older infants and children, all of the following are chronic pulmonary diseases
that can cause developmental delays, except:
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a. Cystic fibrosis
b. MAS
c. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
d. Bronchiectasis - Correct Answer-b. MAS
Which of the following is not a recommended method for gaining the trust of a
young child about to have a physical examination?
a. Make a game out of the examination
b. Ensure they are sedated
c. Start by examining parts that are least likely to upset them
d. Distract them by letting them play with the stethoscope - Correct Answer-b.
Ensure they are sedated
An acute viral disease affecting the trachea and small airways of young children,
causing fever, barking cough, grunting, and wheezing, is known as:
a. Epiglottitis
b. Croup
c. RDS
d. Asthma - Correct Answer-b. Croup
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An acute bacterial infection causing significant edema and inflammation to the
tissue around a child's glottis, often leading to dysphasia and severe respiratory
distress, is known as which of the following?
a. Croup
b. RDS
c. Epiglottitis
d. Asthma - Correct Answer-c. Epiglottitis
Which of the following is a chronic disease caused by airway inflammation and
resulting in intermittent wheezing and dry cough, as well as the possible
complaint of chest pain or shortness of breath by an affected child?
a. Asthma
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Croup
d. Bronchiectasis - Correct Answer-a. Asthma
At about what age does standard pulmonary function testing become possible in
children?
a. 2 to 3 years old
b. 3 to 4 years old
c. 5 to 6 years old
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d. 8 to 9 years old - Correct Answer-c. 5 to 6 years old
All of the following factors are considered signs of airway compromise in an infant
with a tracheostomy airway, except:
a. Absence of airflow
b. Silent cough
c. Capillary refill time of <3 seconds
d. Copious, inspissated secretions - Correct Answer-c. Capillary refill time of <3
seconds
During which fetal lung development stage does surfactant first appear?
a. Pseudoglandular
b. Canalicular
c. Saccular
d. Alveolar - Correct Answer-b. Canalicular
Fetal lung fluid is designed to:
a. Maintain patency of airways and alveoli during growth.
b. Assist in newborns taking their first breath.
c. Decrease surface tension
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NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What lung disease of newborns is caused by inadequate surfactant production
and leads to a decrease in compliance as well as a diffuse, ground glass
appearance on the chest radiograph?
a. RDS
b. MAS
c. Infant Asthma
d. TTN - Correct Answer-a. RDS
All of the following are indications for umbilical artery catheterization in infants,
except:
a. A source for frequent arterial blood gas samples
b. Continuous blood pressure monitoring
c. Accurate cardiac output monitoring
d. Large-scale blood replacement - Correct Answer-c. Accurate cardiac output
monitoring
For older infants and children, all of the following are chronic pulmonary diseases
that can cause developmental delays, except:
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, NPS Exam Comprehensive Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care Exam
a. Cystic fibrosis
b. MAS
c. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
d. Bronchiectasis - Correct Answer-b. MAS
Which of the following is not a recommended method for gaining the trust of a
young child about to have a physical examination?
a. Make a game out of the examination
b. Ensure they are sedated
c. Start by examining parts that are least likely to upset them
d. Distract them by letting them play with the stethoscope - Correct Answer-b.
Ensure they are sedated
An acute viral disease affecting the trachea and small airways of young children,
causing fever, barking cough, grunting, and wheezing, is known as:
a. Epiglottitis
b. Croup
c. RDS
d. Asthma - Correct Answer-b. Croup
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, NPS Exam Comprehensive Neonatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care Exam
An acute bacterial infection causing significant edema and inflammation to the
tissue around a child's glottis, often leading to dysphasia and severe respiratory
distress, is known as which of the following?
a. Croup
b. RDS
c. Epiglottitis
d. Asthma - Correct Answer-c. Epiglottitis
Which of the following is a chronic disease caused by airway inflammation and
resulting in intermittent wheezing and dry cough, as well as the possible
complaint of chest pain or shortness of breath by an affected child?
a. Asthma
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Croup
d. Bronchiectasis - Correct Answer-a. Asthma
At about what age does standard pulmonary function testing become possible in
children?
a. 2 to 3 years old
b. 3 to 4 years old
c. 5 to 6 years old
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d. 8 to 9 years old - Correct Answer-c. 5 to 6 years old
All of the following factors are considered signs of airway compromise in an infant
with a tracheostomy airway, except:
a. Absence of airflow
b. Silent cough
c. Capillary refill time of <3 seconds
d. Copious, inspissated secretions - Correct Answer-c. Capillary refill time of <3
seconds
During which fetal lung development stage does surfactant first appear?
a. Pseudoglandular
b. Canalicular
c. Saccular
d. Alveolar - Correct Answer-b. Canalicular
Fetal lung fluid is designed to:
a. Maintain patency of airways and alveoli during growth.
b. Assist in newborns taking their first breath.
c. Decrease surface tension
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