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TMC EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIO NALES A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with - Answer️️ - heart failure A pa...

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TMC EXAM LATEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIO NALES

A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension,

and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with - Answer✔️✔️-

heart failure

A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam,

the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a

hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart

rate is 45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. What

action should the therapist recommend first? - Answer✔️✔️-Needle aspirate the 2nd left

intercostal space

All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the

tracheal mucosa EXCEPT - Answer✔️✔️-using a low residual volume, low compliance

cuff

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 & coughing to clear secretions




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A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient develops atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is 30%

of his predicted value. What bronchial hygiene therapy would be most appropriate

initially? - Answer✔️✔️-IPPB

A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her forced vital capacity in the first

second? - Answer✔️✔️-70%

A patient on VC ventilation demonstrates auto-PEEP on ventilator graphics. Which of

the following controls, when adjusted independently, would increase expiratory time?

1. Tidal volume

2. respiratory rate

3. inspiratory flow

4. sensitivity - Answer✔️✔️-1, 2, and 3 only

Which of the following would be the most appropriate therapy for a dyspneic patient who

has crepitus with tracheal deviation to the left and absent breath sounds on the right? -

Answer✔️✔️-insert a chest tube

Following cardiac surgery, a 55 year-old patient has the following ABG results: pH 7.50,

PaCO2 30 torr, PaO2 62 torr, HCO3 25 mEq/L, SaO2 92%, HB 14 g/dL, BE +2. Venous

blood gas results are pH 7.39, PvCO2 43 torr, PvO2 37 torr, and SvO2 66%. Calculate

the patient's C(a-v)O2. - Answer✔️✔️-5.0 vol %

A patient on VC, SIMV with a VT of 500 mL has a PIP of 25 cm H2O, Pplat of 15 cm

H2O and PEEP of 5 cm H2O. What is the patient's static lung compliance? -

Answer✔️✔️-50 mL/cm H2O


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Immediately after extubation of a patient in the ICU, the respiratory therapist observes

increasing respiratory distress with intercostal retractions and marked stridor. The SpO2

on 40% oxygen is noted to be 76%. Which of the following would be most appropriate at

this time? - Answer✔️✔️-Reintubation

Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from pressure support

ventilation? - Answer✔️✔️-A patient on SIMV with a mandatory rate of 12/min and total

rate of 24/min.

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has developed a temperature of 99.9° F with

purulent secretions over the last 12 hours. The respiratory therapist has also noted a

steady increase in peak inspiratory pressure. What initial recommendation should be

made to address these changes? - Answer✔️✔️-obtain a sputum gram stain

Which of the following information may be obtained from a FVC maneuver during

bedside pulmonary function testing?

1. FEV1

2. PEFR

3. FRC

4. RV - Answer✔️✔️-1 & 2 only

The respiratory therapist provides education for a patient who is being discharged home

on aerosol therapy. The most important reason for the patient to follow the

recommended cleaning procedures using a vinegar/water solution is that this solution

will - Answer✔️✔️-retard bacterial growth


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OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE
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FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024
A patient who complains of dyspnea is noted to have a dry, non-productive cough. On

physical examination, breath sounds are diminished on the right, tactile fremitus is

decreased and there is dullness to percussion over the right lower lobe. The respiratory

therapist should suspect that the patient is suffering from - Answer✔️✔️-pleural effusion

Which of the following suction catheters would be appropriate to use for a patient with a

size 8.0 mm ID endotracheal tube? - Answer✔️✔️-12 Fr

A patient who is receiving continuous mechanical ventilation is fighting the ventilator.

His breath sounds are markedly diminished on the left, there is dullness to percussion

on the left, and the trachea is shifted to the left. The most likely explanation for the

problem is that - Answer✔️✔️-the endotracheal tube has slipped into the right main stem

bronchus.

The respiratory therapist notes a developing hematoma after an arterial blood gas was

drawn from the right radial artery. The immediate response is to - Answer✔️✔️-apply

pressure to the site

A patient's breathing pattern irregularly increases and decreases and is interspersed

with periods of apnea up to 1 minute. Which of the following conditions is the most likely

cause of this problem? - Answer✔️✔️-elevated intracranial pressure

What value for the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is consistent with mild obstructive sleep

apnea? - Answer✔️✔️-5 to 15

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

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