MOCK EXAM RRT QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
All of the following statements are true
concerning BIPAP® ventilation EXCEPT - ANSWER-breaths are pressure controlled.
Which of the following controls are available
on a chest cuirass ventilator?
I. Tidal volume
11. FIO,
Ill. Inspiratory Time
IV. Negative Pressure
V. Flowrate - ANSWER-Ill and IV only
What is the correct formula to measure the
static lung compliance of a patient on a
volume-limited ventilator? - ANSWER-tidal volume + (plateau pressure - PEEP)
Which artery should a therapist palpate when
deciding whether to initiate chest
compressions on an adult patient? - ANSWER-carotid
When initiating oxygen therapy on a pationt
with a nasal cannula, the therapist would
need all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER-an oxygen analyzer
Mycobactenum tuberculosis is spread
primarily by - ANSWER-inhalation of droplets
Which of the following presents the greatest
potential for nosocomial infection? - ANSWER-large-reservoir nebulizer
The distribution of ventilation in the lungs is
measured by:
I. Phase Ill of the SBN, Elimination Test
II. N- wash out time
Ill. Ventilation lung scan - ANSWER-I, Il and Ill only
Measurement of the PDis significant for
which of the following? - ANSWER-Airway hyperreactivity
A patient develops ascites and shortness of
, breath. Where is tissue edema most likely to
show up first? - ANSWER-abdomen
A patient has frequent premature ventricular
contractions. Which of the following
laboratory measurements would be helpful in
determining the cause?
I. CaO2
II. BUN
III. serum electrolytes - ANSWER-I and Ill only
A 48-year-old man is brought to the
emergency department after collapsing in a
restaurant. Auscultation reveals fine rales in
both bases and the electrocardiogram shows
a right axis deviation with significant Qwaves
in leads I and AVL. What is the most likely
diagnosis for this patient? - ANSWER-Myocardial Infarction
A patient's chest x-rav reveals increased
vascular engorgement emanatina from the
hilar area in a bat-wing pattern. What is the
most likely cause of this finding? - ANSWER-Fluid overload
A patient's electrocardiogram shows a
depressed S-T segment and inverted 1 waves
during an exercise tolerance test. This would
indicate - ANSWER-myocardial ischemia.
During bedside assessment, the therapist
auscultates the patient's chest and
determines that the patient has blateral
inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. This
would imply the patient has - ANSWER-bronchospasm
A flattened diaphragm. widened intercostal
spaces and blunting of the costophrenic
angles on a chest x-rav would be most consistent with - ANSWER-pleural effusion
Chest ×-ray findings of a right-shift of the
mediastinum, hyperlucency of the left chest
with absent vascular markings would be most
likely caused by - ANSWER-left side pneumothorax.
A fiberoptic light source is placed on an
COMPLETE ANSWERS
All of the following statements are true
concerning BIPAP® ventilation EXCEPT - ANSWER-breaths are pressure controlled.
Which of the following controls are available
on a chest cuirass ventilator?
I. Tidal volume
11. FIO,
Ill. Inspiratory Time
IV. Negative Pressure
V. Flowrate - ANSWER-Ill and IV only
What is the correct formula to measure the
static lung compliance of a patient on a
volume-limited ventilator? - ANSWER-tidal volume + (plateau pressure - PEEP)
Which artery should a therapist palpate when
deciding whether to initiate chest
compressions on an adult patient? - ANSWER-carotid
When initiating oxygen therapy on a pationt
with a nasal cannula, the therapist would
need all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER-an oxygen analyzer
Mycobactenum tuberculosis is spread
primarily by - ANSWER-inhalation of droplets
Which of the following presents the greatest
potential for nosocomial infection? - ANSWER-large-reservoir nebulizer
The distribution of ventilation in the lungs is
measured by:
I. Phase Ill of the SBN, Elimination Test
II. N- wash out time
Ill. Ventilation lung scan - ANSWER-I, Il and Ill only
Measurement of the PDis significant for
which of the following? - ANSWER-Airway hyperreactivity
A patient develops ascites and shortness of
, breath. Where is tissue edema most likely to
show up first? - ANSWER-abdomen
A patient has frequent premature ventricular
contractions. Which of the following
laboratory measurements would be helpful in
determining the cause?
I. CaO2
II. BUN
III. serum electrolytes - ANSWER-I and Ill only
A 48-year-old man is brought to the
emergency department after collapsing in a
restaurant. Auscultation reveals fine rales in
both bases and the electrocardiogram shows
a right axis deviation with significant Qwaves
in leads I and AVL. What is the most likely
diagnosis for this patient? - ANSWER-Myocardial Infarction
A patient's chest x-rav reveals increased
vascular engorgement emanatina from the
hilar area in a bat-wing pattern. What is the
most likely cause of this finding? - ANSWER-Fluid overload
A patient's electrocardiogram shows a
depressed S-T segment and inverted 1 waves
during an exercise tolerance test. This would
indicate - ANSWER-myocardial ischemia.
During bedside assessment, the therapist
auscultates the patient's chest and
determines that the patient has blateral
inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. This
would imply the patient has - ANSWER-bronchospasm
A flattened diaphragm. widened intercostal
spaces and blunting of the costophrenic
angles on a chest x-rav would be most consistent with - ANSWER-pleural effusion
Chest ×-ray findings of a right-shift of the
mediastinum, hyperlucency of the left chest
with absent vascular markings would be most
likely caused by - ANSWER-left side pneumothorax.
A fiberoptic light source is placed on an
