TMC EXAM B (RESPIRATORY) | 2025 LATEST UPDATED| 160 COMPLET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED
| ALREADY GRADED A+|GET A+
1. After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory therapist notes that the
obtained pleural fluid is clear with a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. ANS B.
2. Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a patient who is
entering a smoking cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet ANS B.
3. The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking the vol- ume with a 3.0
liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are ANS 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and
2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the following is a correct statement?
,A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak ANS D.
4. Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema ANS A.
5. A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total abdominal hys- terectomy. The
patient arrives in the post anesthesia care unit obtunded with minimal response to painful
stimulus. What treatment should the respiratory therapist recommend for this patient?
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
,C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography ANS B.
6. A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered via C-section and is gasping,
grunting, and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his Apgar score is 4 and at 5
minutes the score is 5. The infant is most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. ANS B
7. What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% ANS B.
8. A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification in which of the following
situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. ANS B.
9. All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm to be elevated,
EXCEPT
, A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. ANS B.
10. A 64-year-old, 70 kg (154 lb) man with severe COPD is receiving inde- pendent
(differential) lung ventilation following thoracotomy and right lower lobectomy. Which of the
following setting combinations would be most appro- priate for this patient?
A. Right lung 50 mL; left lung 650 mL
B. Right lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED
| ALREADY GRADED A+|GET A+
1. After a patient undergoes a thoracentesis, the respiratory therapist notes that the
obtained pleural fluid is clear with a slight straw color. This fluid is most likely the result of
A. empyema.
B. congestive heart failure.
C. lung carcinoma.
D. hemothorax. ANS B.
2. Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a patient who is
entering a smoking cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet ANS B.
3. The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking the vol- ume with a 3.0
liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are ANS 2.85 L, 2.8 L, and
2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which of the following is a correct statement?
,A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak ANS D.
4. Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema ANS A.
5. A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total abdominal hys- terectomy. The
patient arrives in the post anesthesia care unit obtunded with minimal response to painful
stimulus. What treatment should the respiratory therapist recommend for this patient?
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
,C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography ANS B.
6. A 44 week gestational age infant has just been delivered via C-section and is gasping,
grunting, and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his Apgar score is 4 and at 5
minutes the score is 5. The infant is most likely suffering from
A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. ANS B
7. What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% ANS B.
8. A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification in which of the following
situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. ANS B.
9. All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm to be elevated,
EXCEPT
, A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. ANS B.
10. A 64-year-old, 70 kg (154 lb) man with severe COPD is receiving inde- pendent
(differential) lung ventilation following thoracotomy and right lower lobectomy. Which of the
following setting combinations would be most appro- priate for this patient?
A. Right lung 50 mL; left lung 650 mL
B. Right lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
