NBRC RRT-NPS Diagnostic Test
Questions and Answers
[(A-a) 0.003) / [(A-a) 0.003 + (C (a -V) O2)]
(CcO2 - CaO2) / (CcO2 - CvO2) - ANS-What is the Qs/Qt formula?
What is the short cut?
[(PaCO2 - PECO2) / PaCO2] x 100 - ANS-What is the Vd/Vt formula?
[(Paw x FiO2) / PaO2] x 100 - ANS-What is the oxygen index (OI) fotmula?
+ or - 3.5% - ANS-What accuracy do you need when calibrating a PFT maching?
>10 - ANS-In a patient less than 12 yo, what RDI value would indicate a severe
disease?
>10 seconds - ANS-How many seconds is considered apnea in a child
>20 seconds - ANS-How many seconds is considered apnea in an infant?
>20% - ANS-What COHb result would indicate carbon monoxide poisoning?
>30 - ANS-What AHI would indicate a severe disease?
>40 - ANS-What is a normalMaximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP)
>400 - ANS-What is a normal SaO2 / FiO2 ratio?
1-3% - ANS-What is normal COHb?
1-5 - ANS-In a patient less than 12 yo, what RDI value would indicate a mild disease?
12-24 hours of tracking of respiratory movement, HR, SpO2, and Nasal air flow. - ANS-
What is a pneumogram?
16-30 - ANS-What AHI would indicate a moderate disease?
2-5 torr - ANS-How much lower will PetCO2 show than a blood gas?
2-6 - ANS-What is normal CVP?
Questions and Answers
[(A-a) 0.003) / [(A-a) 0.003 + (C (a -V) O2)]
(CcO2 - CaO2) / (CcO2 - CvO2) - ANS-What is the Qs/Qt formula?
What is the short cut?
[(PaCO2 - PECO2) / PaCO2] x 100 - ANS-What is the Vd/Vt formula?
[(Paw x FiO2) / PaO2] x 100 - ANS-What is the oxygen index (OI) fotmula?
+ or - 3.5% - ANS-What accuracy do you need when calibrating a PFT maching?
>10 - ANS-In a patient less than 12 yo, what RDI value would indicate a severe
disease?
>10 seconds - ANS-How many seconds is considered apnea in a child
>20 seconds - ANS-How many seconds is considered apnea in an infant?
>20% - ANS-What COHb result would indicate carbon monoxide poisoning?
>30 - ANS-What AHI would indicate a severe disease?
>40 - ANS-What is a normalMaximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP)
>400 - ANS-What is a normal SaO2 / FiO2 ratio?
1-3% - ANS-What is normal COHb?
1-5 - ANS-In a patient less than 12 yo, what RDI value would indicate a mild disease?
12-24 hours of tracking of respiratory movement, HR, SpO2, and Nasal air flow. - ANS-
What is a pneumogram?
16-30 - ANS-What AHI would indicate a moderate disease?
2-5 torr - ANS-How much lower will PetCO2 show than a blood gas?
2-6 - ANS-What is normal CVP?