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TMC Test Practice QUESTIONS | ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS | GRADED A | LATEST UPDATE
2024-2025 WITH 150+ QUESTIONS
To minimize risk of exacerbations, COPD patients should avoid which of the following triggers?
Select one:
A. warm, humidified air
B. animal sheddings/danders
C. unfiltered tap water
D. nitrate-containing foods
- ANSWER B. animal sheddings/danders
Where in the medical record would one go to determine if a patient has ever taken or been administered
any adrenergic agonists or had any adverse reactions to this class of drugs?
Select one:
A. medication history
B. medication record
C. progress notes
D. admission/face sheet
- ANSWER A. medication history
A patient is admitted to the ICU from a post-operative surgical unit with a hospital-acquired lobar
pneumonia. A sputum Gram stain reveals Gram-positive organisms. Which of the following is the most
likely cause of the pneumonia?
,Select one:
A. Haemophilus influenzae
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Staphylococcus aureus
- ANSWER D. Staphylococcus aureus
When inspecting the monitor of an adult patient in ICU, you note a heart rate of 138/min with a regular
rhythm. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this observation?
Select one:
A. beta-blocker adminstration
B. therapeutic hypothemia
C. arterial hypertension
D. anxiety or agitation
- ANSWER D. anxiety or agitation
In order to obtain accurate metabolic measurements during indirect calorimetry, the patient must:
Select one:
A. have a stable minute ventilation and cardiac output
B. be NPO for at least 24 hours prior to the data collection
C. not be receiving any drugs that might affect metabolic rate
D. be heavily sedated or paralyzed
- ANSWER A. have a stable minute ventilation and cardiac output
Which of the following formula can be used to estimate a patient's maximum voluntary ventilation
(MVV)?
,Select one:
A. FVC x 40
B. VCO2/VO2
C. FEV1 x 40
D. IRV/FRC
- ANSWER C. FEV1 x 40
Bedside metabolic measurements are made using:
Select one:
A. oximetry
B. spirometry
C. capnography
D. calorimetry
- ANSWER D. calorimetry
A polysomnography report indicates an average of 2-3 mainly obstructive apnea/hypopnea events per
hour. Which of the following statements is most consistent with this observation?
Select one:
A. since there are less than 5 events per hour, the findings are inconclusive
B. the findings confirm a diagnosis of mild obstructive sleep apnea
C. the findings confirm a diagnosis of moderate obstructive sleep apnea
D. the findings confirm a diagnosis of severe obstructive sleep apnea
- ANSWER A. since there are less than 5 events per hour, the findings are inconclusive
Your review of a patient's chart indicates that she underwent a "split-night polysomnography exam." The
report of this exam should include which of the following?
Select one:
, A. a comparison of two full nights of sleep data
B. the effect of forced wakefulness on her subsequent sleep
C. a comparison of her sleep quality with and without sensors
D. an assessment of her response to CPAP/BiPAP
- ANSWER D. an assessment of her response to CPAP/BiPAP
In reviewing the chest x-ray report for a 62 year old year old homeless person, you note the following:
cavitation, infiltrates, and calcified nodules. These findings are most consistent with which of the
following at diagnoses?
Select one:
A. acute asthma
B. pulmonary edema
C. pulmonary emphysema
D. post-primary tuberculosis
- ANSWER D. post-primary tuberculosis
While listening to a patient's posterior lung bases, you hear low-pitched, soft sounds occurring mainly
during inspiration. This finding is most consistent with which of the following?
Select one:
A. increased secretions
B. hyperinflation
C. normal lung function
D. atelectasis
- ANSWER C. normal lung function
During auscultation of a patient's chest, you hear intermittent "bubbling" sounds at the lung bases.
Which of the following chart entries best describe this finding?
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