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A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with -:- heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist dis...

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TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions & 100% Correct Answers-
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The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to develop a teaching plan

for a patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?


a. manual dexterity


b. highest grade level achieved in school


c. spousal support


d. English speaking proficiency


✓ -:- a. manual dexterity




Which of the following would be most beneficial in resolving microatelectasis?


a. chest tubes


b. percutaneous ventilation


c. thoracentesis


d. bronchoscopy


✓ -:- d. bronchoscopy




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A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive care unit after undergoing a surgical

procedure to repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To prevent soft tissue

obstruction, the respiratory therapist should recommend a(n)


a. double-lumen endobronchial tube


b. oropharyngeal airway


c. bite block


d. nasopharyngeal airway


✓ -:- b. oropharyngeal airway




Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg.

Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results are as

follows:


Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64


Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69


Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65


Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is out of control?


a. Run 1 and 2


b. Run 2 and 3


c. Run 3 only


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d. Run 2 only


✓ -:- d. Run 2 only




A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's readiness to wean from mechanical

ventilation. To determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which of the following?


a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension


b. VD/VT and PAO2


c. CaO2 and PAO2


d. VD/VT and ABG


✓ -:- a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension




A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed upper airway obstruction would

benefit most from which of the following?


a. bronchodilator therapy


b. epinephrine


c. heliox therapy


d. aerosolized atropine


✓ -:- c. heliox therapy




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Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most useful in evaluating which of the

following?


a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect


b. effectiveness of cough


c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect


d. inspiratory muscle strength


✓ -:- d. inspiratory muscle strength




An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The respiratory therapist analyzes the

oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which of the following most

likely explains this finding?


a. poorly calibrate analyzer


b. excess water in the tubing


c. low flow through the jet orifice


d. leak in the tubing


✓ -:- b. excess water in the tubing




During a preoperational test of the ventilator with a test lung, the respiratory therapist

notes a return tidal volume of 600 cc. Ventilator settings are:



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