Respiratory Therapist TMC Practice Exam B: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
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Respiratory Therapist TMC
Respiratory Therapist TMC Practice Exam B: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend:
A. Continuing...
, A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more
coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist
should recommend:
A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve.
B. administering dornase alpha.
C. administering albuterol therapy.
A
D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - ANSWER D. deep breathing
and coughing to clear secretions.
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See Patient Assessment
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A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her forced vital capacity in the first
second? - ANSWER 70%
Following cardiac surgery, a 55 year-old patient has the following ABG results: pH 7.50,
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PaCO2 30 torr, PaO2 62 torr, HCO3 25 mEq/L, SaO2 92%, HB 14 g/dL, BE +2. Venous
blood gas results are pH 7.39, PvCO2 43 torr, PvO2 37 torr, and SvO2 66%. Calculate
the patient's C(a-v)O2. - ANSWER 5% volume
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What value for the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is consistent with mild obstructive sleep
apnea? - ANSWER 5 to 15
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The respiratory therapist is asked to evaluate the presence of Auto-PEEP on a patient
receiving mechanical ventilation. In order to do this, what should the RT do? -
A
ANSWER Initiate an expiratory hold just prior to the next ventilator-delivered breath
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What do bronchial breath sounds heard over the lung periphery indicate? - ANSWER
lung consolidation (pneumonia)
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Rationale: should be vesicular in periphery
A 60 kg (132 lb) patient is mechanically ventilated at the following settings: VC, A/C; VT
500 mL, respiratory rate 12/min, FIO2 1.00 and 10 cm H2O PEEP. The patient's peak
airway pressure is 60 cm H2O and his SpO2 is 85%. A current chest x-ray shows
diffuse bilateral infiltrates. Which of the following is the most appropriate action in order
to reduce peak airway pressure?
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