NBRC Practice Exam 7 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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NBRC Practice Exam 7 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
An intubated patient begins exhibiting severe respiratory distress. The respiratory therapist auscultates no breath sounds and determines there is no gas flow passing through the end of the ETT. The high pressure alarm is sounding on the venti...
NBRC Practice Exam 7 Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
An intubated patient begins exhibiting severe respiratory distress. The respiratory therapist auscultates
no breath sounds and determines there is no gas flow passing through the end of the ETT. The high
pressure alarm is sounding on the ventilator. Which of the following should the therapist do?
A. Instill 5 mL of saline down the ETT and suction
B. Extubate and manually ventilate the patient
C. Obtain an ABG
D. Recommend a stat chest x-ray - ANSWERSExtubate and manually ventilate the patient
A patient is receiving IPPB therapy at a PIP of 20 cmH2O. The patient begins having bronchospasms
during the treatment. Which of the following is true?
1. The PIP will increase
2. The tidal volume will decrease
3. The inspiratory time will increase - ANSWERS2 only
During the administration of IPPB, the RT notices the machine repeatedly triggers on shortly after the
patient has begun expiration. In order to correct this problem, the therapist should check which of the
following?
1. Sensitivity control
2. Flow control
3. Inspiratory pressure control
4. Rate control (expiratory timer) - ANSWERS1 and 4 only
The following data is collected from a 4-day-old neonate receiving PC ventilation.
, SIMV
Rate - 30/min
PIP - 20 cmH2O
FiO2 - 0.50
PEEP - 4 cmH2O
pH - 7.29
PaCO2 - 53 torr
PaO2 - 46 torr
HCO3 - 27 mEq/L
BE - +2 mEq/L
The RT should recommend to increase the...
A. FiO2
B. PEEP
C. PIP
D. Inspiratory flow - ANSWERSPIP
The physician asks you to evaluate her patient for weaning readiness. After obtaining weaning
parameters, you would report which of the following as meeting the criteria for weaning from
mechanical ventilation?
1. VD/VT = 0.50
2. PaO2 = 70 torr on an FiO2 of 40%
3. RSBI = 140
4. Spontaneous tidal volume = 6 mL/kg - ANSWERS1 and 4 only
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