RESPIRATORY THERAPY CRT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What jis jchanged jwhen ja jpat jis jon jPV? j- jcorrect janswers j-Change jthe jset jpressure
jincreased jor jdecreased jto jadjust jVt
What jequation jis jused jto jreduce jPaCo2 jon ja jpat jvented jwith jVC jventilation jwhen
jthe jrate jis jneeding jto jbe jchanged jdue jto jvolume jbeing jhigh jenough? j- jcorrect
janswers j-Desired jF= jknown jF jX jPaCo2/desired jPaCo2
What jis jthe jequation jto jfind jdesired jVt jin jVC jventilation? j- jcorrect janswers j-Desired
jVt= jknown jPaco2 jX jKnown jVt/desired jPaCo2
What jis jincreased jto jincrease jVt jwith ja jPVC jtime jcycled jventilation? j- jcorrect
janswers j-With jpressure jcontrol jventilation jPCV jthe jset jpressure jis jgenerally
jincreased jto jobtain jthe jtargeted jVt. jPCV jis jTime jcycled jIf jIt jis jshort jincreasing jit jwill
jincrease jvolume jdelivery jwithout jincreasing jpressure.
, What jdo jyou jchange jif jVt jand jpressure jplateu jare jalready jhigh jto jimprove jPaCo2? j-
jcorrect janswers j-frequancy
What jwill jneed jto jbe jchanged jon ja jventilated jpat jon jVC jand jPV jto jdecrease jthe
jPaCo2? j- jcorrect janswers j-minute jvolume jVe
What jare jthe jcauses jof jrespiratory jacidosis jin ja jnonventilated jpatient? j- jcorrect
janswers j-pulmonary jedema
pneumonia
asthma
chest jwall jabnormalities
neuromuscular jdisorders
central jnervous jsystem jproblems
What jtwo jvalues jare jeffected jif jpatient jhas jrespiratory jacidosis jand jVa jis jnot
jadequante jon jvolume jventilation jand jpressure jventilation? j- jcorrect janswers j-PaCo2
jelevated jabove j>45mmhg jand jpH jdecreased j<7.35
What jtwo jthings jcan jbe jadusted jwhen ja jpatient jis jon jPCV jwith jrespiratory jacidosis?
j- jcorrect janswers j-Inspiratory jtime jset jpressure jreaches jalveolar jlevel jif jthis jdoesnt
jwork jset jpressure jincreased jto jimprove jvolume
What jchange jin jventilation jis jmade jto jventilator jto jcorrect jrespiratory jalkalosis jor
jacidosis? j- jcorrect janswers j-Vt jor jrate
What jchange jis jmade jright jaway jwhen ja jpatient jis jon jmechanical jventilatio? j-
jcorrect janswers j-minute jvolume jVe
What jshould ja jtherapist jdo jif jthe jheart jrate jincreased jduring jsuctioning? j- jcorrect
janswers j-immediately jstop jsuctioning jand jprovide j100% jO2
For jabove jthe jcuff jsuctioning, jwhat jpressure jis jleft jon jto jcontinuously jsuction? j-
jcorrect janswers j-20mmHg
What jis jthe jcorrect jsize jof jcatheter jused jto jsuction? j- jcorrect janswers j-1/2 jthe jsize
jof jthe jET jtube. jequation jfor ja jsize j8 jET jtube j3x8=24 j24/2=12Fr jSize j12Fr jis jused
A jpatient jwith jCHF jhas jwhat jtype jof jsecretions? j- jcorrect janswers j-Thin jwhite jor
jpink jfrothy jsecreations jbut jwon't jblock jthe jairway
What jis jthe jnormal jratio jof jVd jto jVt j(Vd/Vt)? j- jcorrect janswers j-0.2 jto j0.4
Where jdoes jthe jcontraction jstart jof jthe jventricle? j- jcorrect janswers j-Starts jat jQ
What jis jpip? j- jcorrect janswers j-Peak jinspiratory jpressure, jthis jis jthe jpeak jat jwhich
jthe jflow jis jgiven jat jan jinspiration
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What jis jchanged jwhen ja jpat jis jon jPV? j- jcorrect janswers j-Change jthe jset jpressure
jincreased jor jdecreased jto jadjust jVt
What jequation jis jused jto jreduce jPaCo2 jon ja jpat jvented jwith jVC jventilation jwhen
jthe jrate jis jneeding jto jbe jchanged jdue jto jvolume jbeing jhigh jenough? j- jcorrect
janswers j-Desired jF= jknown jF jX jPaCo2/desired jPaCo2
What jis jthe jequation jto jfind jdesired jVt jin jVC jventilation? j- jcorrect janswers j-Desired
jVt= jknown jPaco2 jX jKnown jVt/desired jPaCo2
What jis jincreased jto jincrease jVt jwith ja jPVC jtime jcycled jventilation? j- jcorrect
janswers j-With jpressure jcontrol jventilation jPCV jthe jset jpressure jis jgenerally
jincreased jto jobtain jthe jtargeted jVt. jPCV jis jTime jcycled jIf jIt jis jshort jincreasing jit jwill
jincrease jvolume jdelivery jwithout jincreasing jpressure.
, What jdo jyou jchange jif jVt jand jpressure jplateu jare jalready jhigh jto jimprove jPaCo2? j-
jcorrect janswers j-frequancy
What jwill jneed jto jbe jchanged jon ja jventilated jpat jon jVC jand jPV jto jdecrease jthe
jPaCo2? j- jcorrect janswers j-minute jvolume jVe
What jare jthe jcauses jof jrespiratory jacidosis jin ja jnonventilated jpatient? j- jcorrect
janswers j-pulmonary jedema
pneumonia
asthma
chest jwall jabnormalities
neuromuscular jdisorders
central jnervous jsystem jproblems
What jtwo jvalues jare jeffected jif jpatient jhas jrespiratory jacidosis jand jVa jis jnot
jadequante jon jvolume jventilation jand jpressure jventilation? j- jcorrect janswers j-PaCo2
jelevated jabove j>45mmhg jand jpH jdecreased j<7.35
What jtwo jthings jcan jbe jadusted jwhen ja jpatient jis jon jPCV jwith jrespiratory jacidosis?
j- jcorrect janswers j-Inspiratory jtime jset jpressure jreaches jalveolar jlevel jif jthis jdoesnt
jwork jset jpressure jincreased jto jimprove jvolume
What jchange jin jventilation jis jmade jto jventilator jto jcorrect jrespiratory jalkalosis jor
jacidosis? j- jcorrect janswers j-Vt jor jrate
What jchange jis jmade jright jaway jwhen ja jpatient jis jon jmechanical jventilatio? j-
jcorrect janswers j-minute jvolume jVe
What jshould ja jtherapist jdo jif jthe jheart jrate jincreased jduring jsuctioning? j- jcorrect
janswers j-immediately jstop jsuctioning jand jprovide j100% jO2
For jabove jthe jcuff jsuctioning, jwhat jpressure jis jleft jon jto jcontinuously jsuction? j-
jcorrect janswers j-20mmHg
What jis jthe jcorrect jsize jof jcatheter jused jto jsuction? j- jcorrect janswers j-1/2 jthe jsize
jof jthe jET jtube. jequation jfor ja jsize j8 jET jtube j3x8=24 j24/2=12Fr jSize j12Fr jis jused
A jpatient jwith jCHF jhas jwhat jtype jof jsecretions? j- jcorrect janswers j-Thin jwhite jor
jpink jfrothy jsecreations jbut jwon't jblock jthe jairway
What jis jthe jnormal jratio jof jVd jto jVt j(Vd/Vt)? j- jcorrect janswers j-0.2 jto j0.4
Where jdoes jthe jcontraction jstart jof jthe jventricle? j- jcorrect janswers j-Starts jat jQ
What jis jpip? j- jcorrect janswers j-Peak jinspiratory jpressure, jthis jis jthe jpeak jat jwhich
jthe jflow jis jgiven jat jan jinspiration
