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NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The high-pressure alarm is activated for a patient on volume
control ventilation. It is determined that there is a decrease in the
patient's static lung compliance. The neonatal/pediatric specialist
should
a. increase the pressure limit
b. sedate the patient
c. decrease the tidal volume
d. decrease the flowrate - ANSWER-a. increase the pressure limit
A pediatric patient developing respiratory distress sydnrome is on
a tidal volume of 500 mL, rate of 12/min, PEEP of 6 cmH2O and
90% oxygen in the assist/control mode. The physician wants the
PaO2 increased, but the blood pressure deteriorates with further
increases in PEEP. Which of the following should the
neonatal/pediatric specialist recommend?
a. change to the SIMV mode
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b. administer steroids
c. increase the tidal volume and decrease the rate
d. administer a fluid challenge - ANSWER-d. administer a fluid
challenge
A preterm infant has been receiving pressure control ventilation
for 12 days when he develops a bronchopleural fistula. The
neonatal/pedatric specialist should recommend
a. exogenous surfactant therapy
b. volume control ventilation
c. high frequency ventilation
d. nitric oxide therapy - ANSWER-c. high frequency ventilation
A high frequency ventilator has a set frequency of 2.5 hertz. This
would be the equivalent of
a. 50/min
b. 150/min
c. 250/min
d. 500/min - ANSWER-b. 150/min
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An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
d. severe depression - ANSWER-c. moderate depression
An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - ANSWER-B. hypothermia
An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - ANSWER-b. a low
incidence of IRDS
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Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat chloride
test?
a. 30 mmol/L
b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - ANSWER-a. 30 mmol/L
All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery
EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - ANSWER-d. appropriate prenatal
care
All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The high-pressure alarm is activated for a patient on volume
control ventilation. It is determined that there is a decrease in the
patient's static lung compliance. The neonatal/pediatric specialist
should
a. increase the pressure limit
b. sedate the patient
c. decrease the tidal volume
d. decrease the flowrate - ANSWER-a. increase the pressure limit
A pediatric patient developing respiratory distress sydnrome is on
a tidal volume of 500 mL, rate of 12/min, PEEP of 6 cmH2O and
90% oxygen in the assist/control mode. The physician wants the
PaO2 increased, but the blood pressure deteriorates with further
increases in PEEP. Which of the following should the
neonatal/pediatric specialist recommend?
a. change to the SIMV mode
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b. administer steroids
c. increase the tidal volume and decrease the rate
d. administer a fluid challenge - ANSWER-d. administer a fluid
challenge
A preterm infant has been receiving pressure control ventilation
for 12 days when he develops a bronchopleural fistula. The
neonatal/pedatric specialist should recommend
a. exogenous surfactant therapy
b. volume control ventilation
c. high frequency ventilation
d. nitric oxide therapy - ANSWER-c. high frequency ventilation
A high frequency ventilator has a set frequency of 2.5 hertz. This
would be the equivalent of
a. 50/min
b. 150/min
c. 250/min
d. 500/min - ANSWER-b. 150/min
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An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
d. severe depression - ANSWER-c. moderate depression
An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - ANSWER-B. hypothermia
An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - ANSWER-b. a low
incidence of IRDS
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Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat chloride
test?
a. 30 mmol/L
b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - ANSWER-a. 30 mmol/L
All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery
EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - ANSWER-d. appropriate prenatal
care
All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
