TPATC CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Mean airway pressure. Answer: -5/-8 under normal physiology.
Not positive.
◉ Normal I:e. Answer: 1:2. Full in, full out
◉ What are two types of blood shunting. Answer: An atomic
congenital, capillary ards, PNA, ATELECTASIS, PULM EDEMA, ALI
◉ When is positive pressure ventilation most concerning. Answer:
Pt,with low circulating volume
◉ What might happen to your airway pressure with positive
pressure vent. Answer: Decreased return of blood to heart,
increased icp
◉ Will sensitivity of 0 ever trigger. Answer: No
◉ Usually vent dysfunctions is caused by. Answer: Inadequate
sedation
, ◉ Max peak alveolar,pressure,should be kept below what. Answer:
30 cm h20
◉ What does pressure vent variables. Answer: Volume, I-time and
sensitivity
◉ Volume mode. Answer: Volume is constant pressure, I time and
sensitivity vary
◉ What to do in ards if plat press is too high. Answer: Reduce tidal
vol.. You may need to increase rate to maintain minute volume
◉ What Might happen initially when placing Pt on the ventilator.
Answer: Tension pneumo, hypotension
◉ What is recommended fi02. Answer: 100%
◉ Intrinsic peep. Answer: 3-5
◉ What causes ards. Answer: Trauma, burns, fx, aspiration, fat
embolism, drowning
◉ What can be used to tx ards. Answer: Nitric oxides
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Mean airway pressure. Answer: -5/-8 under normal physiology.
Not positive.
◉ Normal I:e. Answer: 1:2. Full in, full out
◉ What are two types of blood shunting. Answer: An atomic
congenital, capillary ards, PNA, ATELECTASIS, PULM EDEMA, ALI
◉ When is positive pressure ventilation most concerning. Answer:
Pt,with low circulating volume
◉ What might happen to your airway pressure with positive
pressure vent. Answer: Decreased return of blood to heart,
increased icp
◉ Will sensitivity of 0 ever trigger. Answer: No
◉ Usually vent dysfunctions is caused by. Answer: Inadequate
sedation
, ◉ Max peak alveolar,pressure,should be kept below what. Answer:
30 cm h20
◉ What does pressure vent variables. Answer: Volume, I-time and
sensitivity
◉ Volume mode. Answer: Volume is constant pressure, I time and
sensitivity vary
◉ What to do in ards if plat press is too high. Answer: Reduce tidal
vol.. You may need to increase rate to maintain minute volume
◉ What Might happen initially when placing Pt on the ventilator.
Answer: Tension pneumo, hypotension
◉ What is recommended fi02. Answer: 100%
◉ Intrinsic peep. Answer: 3-5
◉ What causes ards. Answer: Trauma, burns, fx, aspiration, fat
embolism, drowning
◉ What can be used to tx ards. Answer: Nitric oxides
