NBRC TMC or RRT or CRT LATEST EXAM WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
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NBRC TMC Or RRT Or CRT L
NBRC TMC or RRT or CRT LATEST EXAM WITH
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath
sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural
drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should
recommend - ANSWER-d...
A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath
sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural
drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should
recommend - ANSWER-deep breathing and coughing to clear
secretions.
While monitoring a newborn utilizing a transcutaneous monitor,
the respiratory therapist notices a change in PtcO2 from 60 to 142
torr and simultaneously the PtcCO2 changes from 37 to 2 torr.
What is the most likely explanation for these changes? -
ANSWER-Air leak around the sensor
The respiratory therapist is asked to evaluate the presence of
Auto-PEEP on a patient receiving mechanical ventilation. In order
to do this, the therapist should - ANSWER-initiate an expiratory
hold just prior to the next ventilator-delivered breath.
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Bronchial breath sounds heard over the lung periphery indicate -
ANSWER-lung consolidation.
The physician asks the respiratory therapist to select ventilator
parameters that will deliver the lowest peak inspiratory pressure
possible. Which of the following inspiratory flow patterns will
enable the therapist to fulfill the physician's request? - ANSWER-
decelerating
normal vital capacity - ANSWER-65-75 ml/kg
anything below 1000 is not good
airway resistance - ANSWER-Pip- Pplat
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 - ANSWER-CHF
Accuracy Range for 3L syringe - ANSWER-2.89-3.105
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under that it make have a leak
Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet
ventilation? - ANSWER-Bronchopleural fistula
term infant - ANSWER-38-42 weeks
What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air? -
ANSWER-20-40%
calculation PaCo2-PeCo2
---------------- X 100
PaCo2
A 2-year-old child with croup has been intubated for 4 days with a
4 mm ID uncuffed endotracheal tube. Heated aerosol at an FIO2
of 0.30 has been delivered to the patient. The physician asks the
respiratory therapist to evaluate the patient for possible
extubation. Which of the following would most likely indicate that
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the patient is ready for extubation? - ANSWER-Breath sounds are
heard around the tube on auscultation.
While instructing a patient prior to a vital capacity maneuver, the
respiratory therapist should direct the patient to - ANSWER-inhale
to total lung capacity then exhale to residual volume
Fine crepitant crackles are most commonly associated with which
of the following conditions? - ANSWER-Pulmonary edema
A patient with end-stage pulmonary fibrosis receives oxygen at 2
L/min via transtracheal oxygen catheter. The patient complains of
increased work of breathing and shortness of breath. The
respiratory therapist should - ANSWER-flush the transtracheal
device with saline.
pH7.41
PaCO240 torr
PaO295 torr
SaO296%
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