NBRC TMC Exam-S Question and
answers correctly solved 2026/2027
The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to develop a teaching plan for a patient
who will be using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) at home?
A. disease history and current diagnosis
B. highest achieved grade level and GPA
C. manual dexterity and language skills
D. visual acuity and color blindness - correct answer The correct answer is : C
Which of the following should be excluded in an evaluation of a patient's ability to learn to self-
administer medication by metered dose inhaler (MDI)?
A. level of dementia
B. disease history
C. language skill
D. manual dexterity - correct answer The correct answer is : B
How is exhaled volume determined with IPPB?
A. Pre-set using the tidal volume control knob
B. Calculation using Dalton's law of partial pressures
C. Directly measured at the exhalation valve outlet
D. Peak- inspiratory pressure divided by flowrate - correct answer The correct answer is : C
In preparing to cap a fenestrated tracheostomy tube on a patient who is scheduled for speech therapy,
the respiratory therapist should remember to
A. switch to a liquid diet 8 hours prior to speech therapy
,B. evacuate the foam cuff
C. deflate the cuff and remove the inner cannula
D. inflate the cuff - correct answer The correct answer is : C
While performing manual ventilation with a self-inflating resuscitator bag through a properly placed
endotracheal tube, a respiratory therapist observes no chest rise. To troubleshoot the problem, the
therapist should
A. assure the large bore reservoir tubing is connected.
B. increase the flowrate.
C. adjust the PEEP valve
D. check for proper function of the air inlet valve. - correct answer The correct answer is : D
You are called to the emergency room to provide ventilation with a manual resuscitator for a patient
receiving CPR. The patient is intubated and the endotracheal tube position has been confirmed. It is
difficult to squeeze the bag. A possible causes is
A. insufficient oxygen flow to the bag
B. right maintstem bronchus
C. low pulmonary compliance.
D. a deflated ET tube cuff - correct answer The correct answer is : C
Which of the following equipment is required to determine VD/VT ratio on a patient receiving
mechanical ventilation?
A. EZ® cap CO2 detector
B. pressure differential pneumotachometer
C. Fleisch pneumotachometer
D. capnograph - correct answer The correct answer is : D
, For a patient with severe mitral-valve stenosis, a balloon-tipped flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter
would be associated with which of the following clinical data?
A. PCWP 14 mm Hg and C.O. 4 L/M
B. CVP 9 mm Hg and PAP 9 mmHg
C. PAP 25/8 mmHg
D. PAP 19 mm Hg and PCWP 7 mmHg - correct answer The correct answer is : A
A respiratory therapist is preparing to intubate and place a patient on a mechanical ventilator. The
patient will require humidity therapy in conjunction with ventilatory support. Which of the following
should the therapist prepare in order to accomplish this?
A. Cascade or Wick-type humidifier
B. ultrasonic nebulizer
C. bubble humidifier
D. spinning-disc humidifier - correct answer The correct answer is : A
Which of the following conditions would benefit most from bronchoscopy?
A. foreign body aspiration
B. ARDS
C. chronic bronchitis
D. emphysema - correct answer The correct answer is : A
Periodic weighing of a newborn's diaper is associated with
A. measuring fluid output
B. documenting weight loss
C. assessing response to breast feeding
D. IRDS in a premature neonate - correct answer The correct answer is : A
answers correctly solved 2026/2027
The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to develop a teaching plan for a patient
who will be using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) at home?
A. disease history and current diagnosis
B. highest achieved grade level and GPA
C. manual dexterity and language skills
D. visual acuity and color blindness - correct answer The correct answer is : C
Which of the following should be excluded in an evaluation of a patient's ability to learn to self-
administer medication by metered dose inhaler (MDI)?
A. level of dementia
B. disease history
C. language skill
D. manual dexterity - correct answer The correct answer is : B
How is exhaled volume determined with IPPB?
A. Pre-set using the tidal volume control knob
B. Calculation using Dalton's law of partial pressures
C. Directly measured at the exhalation valve outlet
D. Peak- inspiratory pressure divided by flowrate - correct answer The correct answer is : C
In preparing to cap a fenestrated tracheostomy tube on a patient who is scheduled for speech therapy,
the respiratory therapist should remember to
A. switch to a liquid diet 8 hours prior to speech therapy
,B. evacuate the foam cuff
C. deflate the cuff and remove the inner cannula
D. inflate the cuff - correct answer The correct answer is : C
While performing manual ventilation with a self-inflating resuscitator bag through a properly placed
endotracheal tube, a respiratory therapist observes no chest rise. To troubleshoot the problem, the
therapist should
A. assure the large bore reservoir tubing is connected.
B. increase the flowrate.
C. adjust the PEEP valve
D. check for proper function of the air inlet valve. - correct answer The correct answer is : D
You are called to the emergency room to provide ventilation with a manual resuscitator for a patient
receiving CPR. The patient is intubated and the endotracheal tube position has been confirmed. It is
difficult to squeeze the bag. A possible causes is
A. insufficient oxygen flow to the bag
B. right maintstem bronchus
C. low pulmonary compliance.
D. a deflated ET tube cuff - correct answer The correct answer is : C
Which of the following equipment is required to determine VD/VT ratio on a patient receiving
mechanical ventilation?
A. EZ® cap CO2 detector
B. pressure differential pneumotachometer
C. Fleisch pneumotachometer
D. capnograph - correct answer The correct answer is : D
, For a patient with severe mitral-valve stenosis, a balloon-tipped flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter
would be associated with which of the following clinical data?
A. PCWP 14 mm Hg and C.O. 4 L/M
B. CVP 9 mm Hg and PAP 9 mmHg
C. PAP 25/8 mmHg
D. PAP 19 mm Hg and PCWP 7 mmHg - correct answer The correct answer is : A
A respiratory therapist is preparing to intubate and place a patient on a mechanical ventilator. The
patient will require humidity therapy in conjunction with ventilatory support. Which of the following
should the therapist prepare in order to accomplish this?
A. Cascade or Wick-type humidifier
B. ultrasonic nebulizer
C. bubble humidifier
D. spinning-disc humidifier - correct answer The correct answer is : A
Which of the following conditions would benefit most from bronchoscopy?
A. foreign body aspiration
B. ARDS
C. chronic bronchitis
D. emphysema - correct answer The correct answer is : A
Periodic weighing of a newborn's diaper is associated with
A. measuring fluid output
B. documenting weight loss
C. assessing response to breast feeding
D. IRDS in a premature neonate - correct answer The correct answer is : A
