RCP.600 CH.12,13,14 | QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS | 2026
When performing endotracheal suctioning on a neonate, why should the therapist
routinely avoid advancing the catheter tip beyond the distal end of the endotracheal
tube? - Answers - To prevent the development of bronchial stenosis and granulomas
During autogenic drainage, at which of the following levels does the patient begin
breathing? - Answers - Expiratory reserve volume
What does postural drainage, positive expiratory pressure therapy, autogenic drainage,
forced expiration technique and high-frequency chest compressions have in common? -
Answers - They attempt to prevent dynamic airway collapse
A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer ACT to a number of patients on
the ward. What would be considered contraindications for ACT? - Answers - FB
aspiration, Frank hemopytsis, empyema, untreated pneumothorax
What is an important variable used to assess the efficacy of CPT? - Answers - Amount
of mucus obtained during and after the treatment
Describe laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and its usage? - Answers - The LMA is a good
alternative as an emergency airway when PPV is needed
How should a therapist confirm placement of an endotracheal tube? - Answers -
Presence of end tidal co2 five breaths after intubation
Where should the therapist secure a 4.0 mm endotracheal tube after the intubation
procedure? - Answers - 10 cm at the gum
The therapist is trying to confirm the proper placement of an endotracheal tube of an
infant. Auscultation reveals breath sounds over both the stomach and chest wall, What
should the therapist do? - Answers - Pull ETT because it is most probably in the
esophagus
Where is the tracheostomy tube usually placed in children? - Answers - 2nd and 4th
tracheal rings
According to LaPlaces' law, the pressure required to open an alveoli in the lungs is? -
Answers - Directly proportional to the surface tension
Which of the following physiologic conditions result from the presence of normal amount
of pulmonary surfactant in the lungs? - Answers - FRC is maintained
ACCURATE ANSWERS | 2026
When performing endotracheal suctioning on a neonate, why should the therapist
routinely avoid advancing the catheter tip beyond the distal end of the endotracheal
tube? - Answers - To prevent the development of bronchial stenosis and granulomas
During autogenic drainage, at which of the following levels does the patient begin
breathing? - Answers - Expiratory reserve volume
What does postural drainage, positive expiratory pressure therapy, autogenic drainage,
forced expiration technique and high-frequency chest compressions have in common? -
Answers - They attempt to prevent dynamic airway collapse
A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer ACT to a number of patients on
the ward. What would be considered contraindications for ACT? - Answers - FB
aspiration, Frank hemopytsis, empyema, untreated pneumothorax
What is an important variable used to assess the efficacy of CPT? - Answers - Amount
of mucus obtained during and after the treatment
Describe laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and its usage? - Answers - The LMA is a good
alternative as an emergency airway when PPV is needed
How should a therapist confirm placement of an endotracheal tube? - Answers -
Presence of end tidal co2 five breaths after intubation
Where should the therapist secure a 4.0 mm endotracheal tube after the intubation
procedure? - Answers - 10 cm at the gum
The therapist is trying to confirm the proper placement of an endotracheal tube of an
infant. Auscultation reveals breath sounds over both the stomach and chest wall, What
should the therapist do? - Answers - Pull ETT because it is most probably in the
esophagus
Where is the tracheostomy tube usually placed in children? - Answers - 2nd and 4th
tracheal rings
According to LaPlaces' law, the pressure required to open an alveoli in the lungs is? -
Answers - Directly proportional to the surface tension
Which of the following physiologic conditions result from the presence of normal amount
of pulmonary surfactant in the lungs? - Answers - FRC is maintained
