C&S TMC Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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- An infant is being mechanically ventilated via a time-cycled,
pressure-limited ventilator. Which of the following would
occur if PEEP were increased without a corresponding
increase in peak pressure? - Correct Answer ✅ The tidal
volume would decrease
- A physician requests the respiratory therapist to assess the
upper airway function of a patient with a fenestrated
tracheostomy tube. The therapist should: - Correct Answer
✅ Remove the inner cannula, deflate the cuff, plug the outer
cannula
- A patient receiving sustained maximal inspiratory (SMI)
treatments with a volume-oriented incentive spirometer
device begins to inhale through the device 18 times per
minute. Which of the following best explains this situation? -
Correct Answer ✅ The patient needs re-instruction
regarding the SMI therapy
- After initiating mechanical ventilation in the A/C mode for an
adult male patient, the respiratory therapist observes that
the patient is agitated and having difficulty in cycling the
,C&S TMC Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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ventilator. Which of the following should the therapist do? -
Correct Answer ✅ Increase the sensitivity setting
- Data recorded for a 52 kg (110 lb) mechanically ventilated
patient who has a long standing history of chronic
hypercapnia are as follows:
Ventilator Settings Arterial Blood Gases
Mode: SIMV
pH: 7.36
VT: 400 mL
PaCO2: 62 mmHg
Rate: 8/min
HCO3: 34 mEq/L
FiO2: 0.35
PaO2: 61 mmHg
On the basis of this information, the respiratory therapist
should: - Correct Answer ✅ Maintain current settings
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- A respiratory therapist is manually ventilating a patient
during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempt. An arterial
blood gas is drawn and the results are as follows:
pH: 7.27
PaCO2: 38 mmHg
HCO3: 17 mEq/L
PaO2: 44 mmHg
Based on this information, the respiratory therapist should do
which of the following? - Correct Answer ✅ Ensure that the
manual resuscitator is connected to an oxygen source
- A COPD patient is brought to the ED after several days of
increasing respiratory distress. Baseline blood gases are
drawn and the patient is placed on oxygen at 2 LPM via nasal
cannula. Data from the original and a subsequent arterial
blood sample are as follows:
Based on the above information, the respiratory therapist
should: - Correct Answer ✅ Increase the oxygen flow to
3L/min and continue to monitor.
- A 16-year-old female has just been admitted to the ED
following a bicycling accident. She is receiving supplemental
oxygen via nonrebreathing mask. While standing at the
bedside, the respiratory therapist notes the onset of ataxic
breathing. Which of the following should the therapist do? -
Correct Answer ✅ Begin manual ventilation
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