NBRC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/[LATEST EXAM UPDATES]

NBRC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ A respiratory therapist notes a prolonged inspiratory time and variable cycling to exhalation for a patient receiving PS ventilation. The circuit is verified to be intact. The therapist should NEXT: a. Check for right mainstem intubation b. Evaluate for auto-PEEP c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff.d. Evaluate for mucus plugging - c. Check for integrity of the endotracheal tube cuff. Results of a sleep study reveal a patient has OSA with marked oxygen desaturation. Which of the following therapies should be recommended for the patient during sleep? a. Oropharyngeal airway b. Oxygen at 2 L/min by nasal cannula c. Bed elevation to 45 degrees d. Nasal CPAP - d. Nasal CPAP Five minutes after starting a 2.5 mg albuterol nebulizer administration, a patient complains of palpitations, headache, and tremors. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist do? a Terminate the treatment b. Continue the treatment c. Obtain peak flow rates d. Alert the medical emergency team. - a Terminate the treatment A suction canister from the bronchoscopy suits was used for a patient with hepatitis B. How should the canister be disposed? a. Double-bag it in plastic b. Send with regular waste c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag d. Wipe it with isopropyl alcohol and incinerate - c. Place it in a biohazard waste bag A patient with cystic fibrosis, who usually expectorates white sputum, complains of increased cough and dark yellow sputum production over the past week. She is febrile, and a chest radiograph reveals a right middle lobe infiltrate. These clinical f