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TMC Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: 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 ...

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TMClExaml(LatestlUpdate)lQuestionslandl
VerifiedlAnswers|l100%lCorrect|lGradelA

Q:lAlpatientlwholcomplainslofldyspnealislnotedltolhavelaldry,lnon-
productivelcough.lOnlphysicallexamination,lbreathlsoundslareldiminishedlonlthelright,ltactilelfr
emituslisldecreasedlandltherelisldullnessltolpercussionloverlthelrightllowerllobe.lThelrespiratory
ltherapistlshouldlsuspectlthatlthelpatientlislsufferinglfrom

A.lpneumonia.
B.lpulmonarylembolism.
C.lpleuralleffusion.
D.lbronchiolitis.


Answer:
pleuralleffusion




Q:lWhichloflthelfollowinglsuctionlcatheterslwouldlbelappropriateltoluselforlalpatientlwithlalsi
zel8.0lmmlIDlendotrachealltube?

A.l8lFr
B.l10lFr
C.l12lFr
D.l14lFr


Answer:
12lFr




Q:lAlpatientlwholislreceivinglcontinuouslmechanicallventilationlislfightinglthelventilator.lHisl
breathlsoundslarelmarkedlyldiminishedlonlthelleft,ltherelisldullnessltolpercussionlonlthelleft,lan
dltheltrachealislshiftedltolthelleft.lThelmostllikelylexplanationlforlthelproblemlislthat

,A.lthelpatientlisldisconnectedlfromlthelventilator.
B.lthelpatientlislexperiencingldiffuselbronchospasm.
C.lthelendotrachealltubelhaslslippedlintolthelrightlmainlstemlbronchus.
D.lthelpatientlhasldevelopedlalleftltensionlpneumothorax.


Answer:
thelendotrachealltubelhaslslippedlintolthelrightlmainlstemlbronchus




Q:lThelrespiratoryltherapistlnoteslaldevelopinglhematomalafterlanlarteriallbloodlgaslwasldraw
nlfromlthelrightlradiallartery.lThelimmediatelresponselislto

A.lnotifylthelchargelnurse.
B.lapplylalpressureldressing.
C.lapplylpressureltolthelsite.
D.lperformlalmodifiedlAllen'sltest.


Answer:
applylpressureltolthelsite.




Q:lAlpatient'slbreathinglpatternlirregularlylincreaseslandldecreaseslandlislinterspersedlwithlpe
riodsloflapnealupltol1lminute.lWhichloflthelfollowinglconditionslislthelmostllikelylcauseloflthis
lproblem?

A.lDiabeteslinsipidus
B.lRenallfailure
C.lMetaboliclacidosis
D.lElevatedlintracraniallpressure


Answer:
Elevatedlintracraniallpressure




Q:lWhatlvaluelforlthelapnea-
hypopnealindexl(AHI)lislconsistentlwithlmildlobstructivelsleeplapnea?

,A.lLesslthanl5
B.l5ltol15
C.l16ltol30
D.lGreaterlthanl30


Answer:
5ltol15




Q:lWhilelmonitoringlalnewbornlutilizinglaltranscutaneouslmonitor,lyoulnoticelalchangelinlPtc
O2lfroml60ltol142ltorrlandlsimultaneouslylthel(PtcCO2)lchangeslfroml37ltol2ltorr.lWhatlislthel
mostllikelylexplanationlforltheselchanges?

A.lUpperlairwaylobstruction
B.lPoorlperipherallperfusion
C.lAirlleaklaroundlthelsensor
D.lDevicelisloutloflrange


Answer:
Airlleaklaroundlthelsensor




Q:lAlpatientlonlthelgenerallmedicallwardlislonlal28%lairlentrainmentlmasklwithlthelflowmete
rlsetlatl5lL/min.lWhatlisltheltotallflowldeliveredltolthelpatient?

A.l5lL/min
B.l55lL/min
C.l88lL/min
D.l140lL/min


Answer:
55/Lmin




Q:lWhichloflthelfollowinglmeasurementslislmostlindicativeloflpulmonaryledema?

, A.lHeartlratelofl120/min
B.lBloodlpressurelofl92/72lmmlHg
C.lPulmonarylarterylpressurelofl25/10lmmlHg
D.lPulmonarylcapillarylwedgelpressurelofl30lmmlHg


Answer:
Pulmonarylcapillarylwedgelpressurelofl30lmmlHg




Q:lSleeplapnealcanlbeldefinedlaslrepeatedlepisodesloflcompletelcessationloflairflowlfor
A.l5lsecondslorllonger.
B.l10lsecondslorllonger.
C.l15lsecondslorllonger.
D.l20lsecondslorllonger.


Answer:
10lsecondslorllonger




Q:lAlpatientlinlthelICUlreceivinglmechanicallventilationlhasljustlundergonelalfiberopticlbronc
hoscopylprocedurelinlwhichlaltissuelbiopsylwaslcollected.lImmediatelylfollowinglthelprocedure
,lthelrespiratoryltherapistlnoteslthatlthelpeaklinspiratorylpressurelonlthelventilatorlhaslincreased.
lPotentiallcauseslforlthislincludelallloflthelfollowinglEXCEPT

A.lhypoxemia.
B.lpneumothorax.
C.lpulmonarylhemorrhage.
D.lbronchospasm/laryngospasm.


Answer:
hypoxemia




Q:lWhatlsizelendotrachealltubelwouldlbelappropriatelforlanladultlfemalelpatient?

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