TMC EXAM A Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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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...
TMC EXAM A Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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 discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a
hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate
is 45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. What action
should the therapist recommend first?
✓ -:- Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space
All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the tracheal
mucosa EXCEPT
✓ -:- using a low residual volume, low compliance cuff
A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more
coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist
✓ -:- A patient on SIMV with a mandatory rate of 12/min and total rate of 24/min.
A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has developed a temperature of 99.9° F with
purulent secretions over the last 12 hours. The respiratory therapist has also noted a steady
increase in peak inspiratory pressure. What initial recommendation should be made to
address these changes?
✓ -:- obtain a sputum gram stain
Which of the following information may be obtained from a FVC maneuver during bedside
pulmonary function testing?
1. FEV1
2. PEFR
3. FRC
4. RV
✓ -:- 1 & 2 only
The respiratory therapist provides education for a patient who is being discharged home on
aerosol therapy. The most important reason for the patient to follow the recommended
cleaning procedures using a vinegar/water solution is that this solution will
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