TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. manual dexterity The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to
develop a teaching plan for a patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
d. bronchoscopy Which of the following would be most beneficial in resolving
microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
b. oropharyngeal airway A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive care unit after
undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To prevent
soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory therapist should recommend a(n)
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
d. Run 2 only Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.20, PO2 of 65
mmHg. Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results are
as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need
which of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
c. heliox therapy A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed upper airway
obstruction would benefit most from which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
d. inspiratory muscle strength Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most
useful in evaluating which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
b. excess water in the tubing An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%.
Which of the following most likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper connections During a preoperational test of the
ventilator with a test lung, the respiratory therapist notes a return tidal volume of 600 cc.
Ventilator settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
Mandatory rate: 10
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. manual dexterity The respiratory therapist should evaluate which of the following to
develop a teaching plan for a patient who will be using a small volume nebulizer at home?
a. manual dexterity
b. highest grade level achieved in school
c. spousal support
d. English speaking proficiency
d. bronchoscopy Which of the following would be most beneficial in resolving
microatelectasis?
a. chest tubes
b. percutaneous ventilation
c. thoracentesis
d. bronchoscopy
b. oropharyngeal airway A 45 year-old patient is recovering in the intensive care unit after
undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a hernia. The patient remains unconscious. To prevent
soft tissue obstruction, the respiratory therapist should recommend a(n)
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. double-lumen endobronchial tube
b. oropharyngeal airway
c. bite block
d. nasopharyngeal airway
d. Run 2 only Quality control material has published values for pH of 7.20, PO2 of 65
mmHg. Documentation indicates the range of pH is 0.5% and is 3% for PO2. Machine results are
as follows:
Run 1: pH 7.19, PO2 64
Run 2: pH 7.10, PO2 69
Run 3: pH 7.21, PO2 65
Which quality control run(s) indicate the machine is out of control?
a. Run 1 and 2
b. Run 2 and 3
c. Run 3 only
d. Run 2 only
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension A respiratory therapist is considering a patient's
readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation. To determine the A-aDO2, the therapist will need
which of the following?
a. ABG and alveolar oxygen tension
b. VD/VT and PAO2
c. CaO2 and PAO2
d. VD/VT and ABG
c. heliox therapy A patient with increased airway resistance from a fixed upper airway
obstruction would benefit most from which of the following?
a. bronchodilator therapy
b. epinephrine
c. heliox therapy
d. aerosolized atropine
d. inspiratory muscle strength Evaluating MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure) is most
useful in evaluating which of the following?
a. presence of a restrictive pulmonary defect
, TMC Exam C, FORM M, Lindsey Jones G,
TMC I Questions And Answers
b. effectiveness of cough
c. presence of obstructive pulmonary defect
d. inspiratory muscle strength
b. excess water in the tubing An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The
respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%.
Which of the following most likely explains this finding?
a. poorly calibrate analyzer
b. excess water in the tubing
c. low flow through the jet orifice
d. leak in the tubing
a. examine the ventilator circuit for proper connections During a preoperational test of the
ventilator with a test lung, the respiratory therapist notes a return tidal volume of 600 cc.
Ventilator settings are:
Mode: Assist/control
FiO2: 0.50
Mandatory rate: 10
