TMC EXAM 2024 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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TMC EXAM 2024
TMC EXAM 2024 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
A. Manual dexterity - accurate answerthe 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....
TMC EXAM 2024
TMC EXAM 2024 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
A. Manual dexterity - accurate answer✅✅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
D. Bronchoscopy - accurate answer✅✅which of the following would be most
beneficial in resolving microatelectasis?
A. Chest tubes
B. Percutaneous ventilation
C. Thoracentesis
,D. Bronchoscopy
B. Oropharyngeal airway - accurate answer✅✅a 45 year-old patient is
recovering in the intensive care unit after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair
a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To prevent soft tissue obstruction, the
respiratory therapist should recommend a(n)
A. Double-lumen endobronchial tube
B. Oropharyngeal airway
C. Bite block
D. Nasopharyngeal airway
D. Run 2 only - accurate answer✅✅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
B. Run 2 and 3
C. Run 3 only
D. Run 2 only
A. Abg and alveolar oxygen tension - accurate answer✅✅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
C. Heliox therapy - accurate answer✅✅a patient with increased airway
resistance from a fixed upper airway obstruction would benefit most from which of
the following?
A. Bronchodilator therapy
B. Epinephrine
C. Heliox therapy
D. Aerosolized atropine
D. Inspiratory muscle strength - accurate answer✅✅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
B. Excess water in the tubing - accurate answer✅✅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?
A. Poorly calibrate analyzer
B. Excess water in the tubing
C. Low flow through the jet orifice
D. Leak in the tubing
, A. Examine the ventilator circuit for proper connections - accurate
answer✅✅during a preoperational test of the ventilator with a test lung, the
respiratory therapist notes a return tidal volume of 600 cc. Ventilator settings are:
Mode: assist/control
Fio2: 0.50
Mandatory rate: 10
Vt: 750 ml
What action should the therapist take?
A. Examine the ventilator circuit for proper connections
B. Obtain a larger test lung
C. Increase the set tidal volume to 900 ml
D. Obtain a smaller test lung
D. Change the fuel cell - accurate answer✅✅during the preoperational test of the
ventilator, the respiratory therapist notices the galvanic analyzer on the ventilator is
reading erroneously low. Which of the following can the respiratory therapist do to
correct the problem?
A. Replace the analyzer batteries
B. Replace the electrolyte solution in the analyzer
C. Tag the ventilator as non-functional and avoid placing it in service
D. Change the fuel cell
B. Poor hand washing among staff - accurate answer✅✅which of the following
is most likely to increase nosocomial infection in a hospital?
A. Use of an hme for 48 hours
B. Poor hand washing among staff
C. Frequent disconnection in the ventilator circuit
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