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TMC Practice Exam Question AndAnswers 2024
After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory
therapist notes that the obtained pleural fluid is clear with
a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. - correct answers✅B. congestive heart
failure.
Which of the following would be most important to
evaluate for a patient who is entering a smoking
cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet - correct answers✅B. Smoking history
The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and
checking the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The
volumes recorded are: 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based
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Answers 2024
upon the information obtained which of the following is a
correct statement?
A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak - correct answers✅D.
Spirometer may have a leak
Which of the following is an indication for high frequency
jet ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema - correct answers✅A.
Bronchopleural fistula
A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total
abdominal hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post
anesthesia care unit obtunded with minimal response to
painful stimulus. What treatment should the respiratory
therapist recommend for this patient?
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A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography - correct
answers✅B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered
via C-section and is gasping, grunting, and has
tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his Apgar
score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is 5. The infant is
most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. - correct answers✅B.
meconium aspiration.
What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing
room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
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C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% - correct answers✅B. 20 - 40%
A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification
in which of the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. - correct
answers✅B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
All of the following could cause a patient's right-
hemidiaphragm to be elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. -
correct answers✅B. right side hyperlucency, absent
vascular markings
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