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TMC Exam C.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/TYPA%20NEW/TMC%20Exam%20CTMC Exam C
1. The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to develop a teaching
plan for a patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
ANS a. manual dexterity
2. Which of the following would be most beneficial in resolving microatelecta- sis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
ANS d. bronchoscopy
3. A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive care unit after undergo- ing a
surgical procedure to repair a hernia.The patient remains unconscious. To prevent soft
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tissue obstruction, the respiratory therapist should recom- mend a(n)
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
ANS b. oropharyngeal airway
4. Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.20, PO2 of 65 mmHg.
Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results
are as follows
Run 1
pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2
pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3
pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
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b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
ANS d. Run 2 only
5. A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's readiness to wean from mechanical
ventilation.To determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need which of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
ANS a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
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6. A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed upper airway ob- struction
would benefit most from which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
ANS c. heliox therapy
7. Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most useful in evaluating which of
the following?
a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
ANS d. inspiratory muscle strength
8. An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The respiratory therapist analyzes
the oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which of the
following most likely explains this finding?
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