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RRT TMC KEYWORD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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RRT TMC KEYWORD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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RRT TMC KEYWORD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Unilateral wheeze - ANSWER - A foreign body obstruction, aspiration
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
- CA mass in large AW
Z Z Z Z Z
(recommend rigid bronchoscopy) Z Z
Rhonchi - ANSWER - Mucus blocking the larger bronchioles
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
(Cough, Suction) Z
Fine rales/crackles - ANSWER - CHF
Z Z Z Z Z
- Pulmonary Edema
Z Z
(Diurese the pt, Cardiac Medication)
Z Z Z Z
Medium Rales - ANSWER Mucus in Medium AW
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
(CPT, PEP, Postural drainage)
Z Z Z
Sudden onset SOB - ANSWER Pulmonary Embolism
Z Z Z Z Z Z
Flattened T waves - ANSWER Hypokalemia
Z Z Z Z Z
pulsus paradoxus - ANSWER - Status Asthmaticus
Z Z Z Z Z Z
- Any Severe Air-Trapping Disease
Z Z Z Z
(beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration)
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Paradoxical chest movement - ANSWER Flail Chest (≥2 Ribes broken)
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Ensure ventilation, watch for pneumothorax
Z Z Z Z
Sudden onset of Tachypnea, Hyperresonant on Percussion - ANSWER Associated With - Pneumothorax
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
, (100% oxygen, chest x-ray, chest tubes if positive)
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Sweet smelling breath - ANSWER Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Z Z Z Z Z Z
Panic Breathing - ANSWER Asthma Episode
Z Z Z Z Z
Spiked T waves - ANSWER hyperkalemia
Z Z Z Z Z
Flipped T wave - ANSWER Myocardial Ischemia
Z Z Z Z Z Z
Digitalis toxicity Z
Flat percussion sound - ANSWER - Atelectasis
Z Z Z Z Z Z
- Any severe Air-Trapping disease
Z Z Z Z
5 obstructive diseases - ANSWER Asthma
Z Z Z Z Z
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis Z
Chronic Bronchitis Z
Emphysema
dull percussion sounds - ANSWER - Fluid-filled
Z Z Z Z Z Z
- Pneumonia
Z Z
- Pleural Effusion
Z Z
Cold, clammy skin - ANSWER - Myocardial infarction
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
- Night Sweats
Z Z
(Give oxygen, do ECG)
Z Z Z
Digital clubbing - ANSWER COPD
Z Z Z Z
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