Respiratory Therapist TMC Practice Exam
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST TMC PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
You completed an intubation attempt on an adult patient and placed the Easy Cap
II colorimetric carbon dioxide detector on the ETT. All the following are correct,
EXCEPT:
a. Color change is not reliable after 5 minutes of use
b. Color change from purple to yellow if in the trachea
c. Color change should be monitored after 6 breaths
d. Color change from yellow to purple if in the trachea
d
After reviewing your patient's chart, you see that the patient has been diagnosed
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during this admission. What
would be most appropriate for you to do?
A.Bring the patient facility-approved COPD education booklets.
B.Give the patient time to digest this new information and do not bring up the
topic.
C.Let the patient know that home oxygen will be required.
D.Call the physician who treated the patient and ask for a nebulizer order.
A
During your physical examination of your post-surgical adult patient, you perform
percussion and hear a flat or dull sound over the patient's left lung base. What
would the patient benefit from using?
A.a nebulizer
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B.oscillatory positive end pressure
C.an incentive spirometer
D.high-flow oxygen
C
A flat or dull sound indicates atelectasis. The patient would benefit from an
incentive spirometer.
While reviewing a mechanically ventilated patient's x-ray result, you notice that
the endotracheal tube is 7 cm above the carina. What would be appropriate?
A.After obtaining a physician's order, withdraw the endotracheal tube 3 cm.
B.The patient is not showing signs of distress, so leave it where it is.
C.After obtaining a physician's order, advance the endotracheal tube 3 cm.
D.Recommend repeating the x-ray in the morning.
C
The endotracheal tube should be __ to ___ cm above the carina
3-5
While reviewing your patient's chart, you notice that the patient's morning
electrolytes showed a bicarbonate level of 9. What symptoms might the patient
exhibit?
A.bradycardia
B.high energy
C.severe hunger
D.tachycardia
D
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Low bicarbonate causes
TACHYCARDIA
You check the chart and see the latest arterial blood gas on an adult patient was
as follows:
pH7.23
PaCO2 81
PaO2 64
HCO3 27
How would you classify these results?
A.fully compensated respiratory acidosis with mild hypoxemia
B.non-compensated respiratory acidosis with moderate hypoxemia
C.non-compensated respiratory acidosis with mild hypoxemia
D.fully compensated metabolic acidosis with moderate hypoxemia
C
Inflamed parietal and visceral pleural will typically produce which of the following
sounds?
a. polymorphic wheeze
b. friction rub
c. broncho-vesicular sound
d. fine crackles
b
Negative results for creatine kinase, troponin I, and troponin T would rule out
which of the following?
a. myocardial infarction
b. congestive heart failure
c. COPD
d. pneumonia
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a
Which of the following will likely cause an increased respiratory rate?
a. alkalosis
b. hypothermia
c. acidosis
d. hypoxemia
c
Average urine output is:
a. 0.5-1.0 mL/Kg/Hr
b. 5-10 mL in 24 hours
c. 1600-2500 mL/H
d. 100-200 mL in 24 hours
a
Which of the following organisms does not require the healthcare provider to use
an N95 mask when performing patient care?
a. mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tb)
b. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus
c. severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus
d. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) Aureus
Heat-Moisture Exchangers (HME) should be changed:
every 72hrs
You are caring for a patient in the ER. Police found the patient unconscious inside
his homeless shelter that also contained a lit cooking stove. The patient's SpO2 is
reading 88% despite administration of 100% oxygen via non-rebreather. Which of
the following would you recommend?
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RESPIRATORY THERAPIST TMC PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
You completed an intubation attempt on an adult patient and placed the Easy Cap
II colorimetric carbon dioxide detector on the ETT. All the following are correct,
EXCEPT:
a. Color change is not reliable after 5 minutes of use
b. Color change from purple to yellow if in the trachea
c. Color change should be monitored after 6 breaths
d. Color change from yellow to purple if in the trachea
d
After reviewing your patient's chart, you see that the patient has been diagnosed
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during this admission. What
would be most appropriate for you to do?
A.Bring the patient facility-approved COPD education booklets.
B.Give the patient time to digest this new information and do not bring up the
topic.
C.Let the patient know that home oxygen will be required.
D.Call the physician who treated the patient and ask for a nebulizer order.
A
During your physical examination of your post-surgical adult patient, you perform
percussion and hear a flat or dull sound over the patient's left lung base. What
would the patient benefit from using?
A.a nebulizer
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B.oscillatory positive end pressure
C.an incentive spirometer
D.high-flow oxygen
C
A flat or dull sound indicates atelectasis. The patient would benefit from an
incentive spirometer.
While reviewing a mechanically ventilated patient's x-ray result, you notice that
the endotracheal tube is 7 cm above the carina. What would be appropriate?
A.After obtaining a physician's order, withdraw the endotracheal tube 3 cm.
B.The patient is not showing signs of distress, so leave it where it is.
C.After obtaining a physician's order, advance the endotracheal tube 3 cm.
D.Recommend repeating the x-ray in the morning.
C
The endotracheal tube should be __ to ___ cm above the carina
3-5
While reviewing your patient's chart, you notice that the patient's morning
electrolytes showed a bicarbonate level of 9. What symptoms might the patient
exhibit?
A.bradycardia
B.high energy
C.severe hunger
D.tachycardia
D
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Low bicarbonate causes
TACHYCARDIA
You check the chart and see the latest arterial blood gas on an adult patient was
as follows:
pH7.23
PaCO2 81
PaO2 64
HCO3 27
How would you classify these results?
A.fully compensated respiratory acidosis with mild hypoxemia
B.non-compensated respiratory acidosis with moderate hypoxemia
C.non-compensated respiratory acidosis with mild hypoxemia
D.fully compensated metabolic acidosis with moderate hypoxemia
C
Inflamed parietal and visceral pleural will typically produce which of the following
sounds?
a. polymorphic wheeze
b. friction rub
c. broncho-vesicular sound
d. fine crackles
b
Negative results for creatine kinase, troponin I, and troponin T would rule out
which of the following?
a. myocardial infarction
b. congestive heart failure
c. COPD
d. pneumonia
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a
Which of the following will likely cause an increased respiratory rate?
a. alkalosis
b. hypothermia
c. acidosis
d. hypoxemia
c
Average urine output is:
a. 0.5-1.0 mL/Kg/Hr
b. 5-10 mL in 24 hours
c. 1600-2500 mL/H
d. 100-200 mL in 24 hours
a
Which of the following organisms does not require the healthcare provider to use
an N95 mask when performing patient care?
a. mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tb)
b. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus
c. severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus
d. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) Aureus
Heat-Moisture Exchangers (HME) should be changed:
every 72hrs
You are caring for a patient in the ER. Police found the patient unconscious inside
his homeless shelter that also contained a lit cooking stove. The patient's SpO2 is
reading 88% despite administration of 100% oxygen via non-rebreather. Which of
the following would you recommend?
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