SJVC RCP 100 FINAL | RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Characteristics of hyper-resonant breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔booing sound, found in
lungs with pneumothorax or emphysema
Characteristics of resonant breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔hollow sound normal air filled
lungs
Characteristics of tympanic breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔heard over air-filled stomach
Characteristics of flat breath sound - correct answer ✔✔Heard over stream, muscle or areas
with atelectasis
Characteristics of dull breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔heard over fluid
COPD patients rely on what chemoreceptors - correct answer ✔✔peripheral chemoreceptors
Healthy people rely on what chemoreceptors - correct answer ✔✔central chemoreceptors
what is normal HR - correct answer ✔✔60-100 bpm
what is normal RR - correct answer ✔✔12-20 breaths/min
What is normal MAP - correct answer ✔✔less than 90
causes of tracheal deviation - correct answer ✔✔pneumothorax, pleural effusion, atelectasis
, Characteristics of atrial fibrillation - correct answer ✔✔heart muscle quivers, erratic pattern, no
real P wave
What is the internal force that opposes flow - correct answer ✔✔Viscosity
When you have a decrease in partial pressure of O2 in the arterial blood it is defined as - correct
answer ✔✔hypoxemia
Characteristics of Cheyne-stokes breathing - correct answer ✔✔Depth and rate first increase
then decrease followed by a period of apnea
How is oxygen transported - correct answer ✔✔Bound to hemoglobin and dissolved in plasma
Causes of tachycardia - correct answer ✔✔hypoxemia, anxiety, stress
Fahrenheit to celsius - correct answer ✔✔(F-32)/1.8
how to calculate cardiac output - correct answer ✔✔stroke volume x heart rate
How to calculate minute ventilation - correct answer ✔✔tidal volume (Vt) x RR
Alveolar minute ventilation equation - correct answer ✔✔Vt-Vd X RR
What is the role of Coarc - correct answer ✔✔Responsible for accrediting respiratory schools
and programs
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Characteristics of hyper-resonant breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔booing sound, found in
lungs with pneumothorax or emphysema
Characteristics of resonant breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔hollow sound normal air filled
lungs
Characteristics of tympanic breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔heard over air-filled stomach
Characteristics of flat breath sound - correct answer ✔✔Heard over stream, muscle or areas
with atelectasis
Characteristics of dull breath sounds - correct answer ✔✔heard over fluid
COPD patients rely on what chemoreceptors - correct answer ✔✔peripheral chemoreceptors
Healthy people rely on what chemoreceptors - correct answer ✔✔central chemoreceptors
what is normal HR - correct answer ✔✔60-100 bpm
what is normal RR - correct answer ✔✔12-20 breaths/min
What is normal MAP - correct answer ✔✔less than 90
causes of tracheal deviation - correct answer ✔✔pneumothorax, pleural effusion, atelectasis
, Characteristics of atrial fibrillation - correct answer ✔✔heart muscle quivers, erratic pattern, no
real P wave
What is the internal force that opposes flow - correct answer ✔✔Viscosity
When you have a decrease in partial pressure of O2 in the arterial blood it is defined as - correct
answer ✔✔hypoxemia
Characteristics of Cheyne-stokes breathing - correct answer ✔✔Depth and rate first increase
then decrease followed by a period of apnea
How is oxygen transported - correct answer ✔✔Bound to hemoglobin and dissolved in plasma
Causes of tachycardia - correct answer ✔✔hypoxemia, anxiety, stress
Fahrenheit to celsius - correct answer ✔✔(F-32)/1.8
how to calculate cardiac output - correct answer ✔✔stroke volume x heart rate
How to calculate minute ventilation - correct answer ✔✔tidal volume (Vt) x RR
Alveolar minute ventilation equation - correct answer ✔✔Vt-Vd X RR
What is the role of Coarc - correct answer ✔✔Responsible for accrediting respiratory schools
and programs
