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RRT-TMC EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATESOLUTIONS
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
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. congestive heart failure.
Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a
patient who is entering a smoking cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Smoking history
The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking the
volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are: 2.85 L,
2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the
following is a correct statement?
,A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak - Precise Answer ✔✔D. Spirometer may
have a leak
Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet
ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema - Precise Answer ✔✔A. Bronchopleural
fistula
A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total abdominal
hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post anesthesia care unit
obtunded with minimal response to painful stimulus. What treatment
should the respiratory therapist recommend for this patient?
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
,D. Initiate noninvasive capnography - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Insert
oropharyngeal airway
A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered via C-section
and is gasping, grunting, and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one
minute his Apgar score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is 5. The infant is
most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. meconium aspiration.
What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% - Precise Answer ✔✔B. 20 - 40%
A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification in which of
the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
, C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. - Precise Answer ✔✔B.
Transport to a tertiary care center.
All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm to be
elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. - Precise
Answer ✔✔B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings
A 64-year-old, 70 kg (154 lb) man with severe COPD is receiving
independent (differential) lung ventilation following thoracotomy and
right lower lobectomy. Which of the following setting combinations
would be most appropriate for this patient?
A. Right lung 50 mL; left lung 650 mL
B. Right lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
C. Right lung 350 mL; left lung 350 mL
D. Right lung 550 mL; left lung 150 mL - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Right
lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
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