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RRT CLINICAL SIMULATIONS (CSE) – NBRC
PRACTICE EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
Emphysema - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Weakening and permanent
enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles
Primary assessment in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Past medical history
Shortness of breath
Cough
Appearance of chest
Respiratory pattern
Color
Appearance of the nail beds
Diagnostic chest percussion
Physical appearance
Vital signs
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Physical appearance found in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Small for age
Malnutrition
Poor body development
Meconium ileum of newborn
Peripheral edema
Secondary assessment for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > CXR
ABG
Pulmonary function
CBC
Sputum
Special tests
CXR findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Translucent (dark) lung fields
Depressed or flattened diaphragm
Right ventricular enlargement
Areas of atelectasis and fibrosis
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ABG findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Acute alveolar hyperventilation with hypoxemia
Pulmonary function findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Decreased flow rates
CBC findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Elevated Hb and HCT
Sputum findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Common for staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenza
Pseudomonas
Special tests - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Sweat chloride test:
Chloride level >60 mEq/L, CFTR gene analysis (2 confirmed
mutation), Immunoreactive Trypsinogen test (IRT)
Treatment and management of Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Airway clearance four times daily
Oxygen therapy
Aerosol therapy
Inhaled Antibiotics
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Airway clearance for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Chest percussion and postural drainage
Exercise
PEP therapy
High frequency chest wall compression
Forced expiration techniques
Aerosol therapy used for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Bronchodilator
Mucolytics - Pulmozyme
Anti inflammatory - Advair, Flovent, Pulmicort
Hydration - hypertonic saline
Inhaled antibiotics used for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tobramycin
Colistin
Amikacin
Bronchiolitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute infection of the
lower respiratory tract, usually caused by RSV. Results in
inflammation and obstruction of the small bronchi and
bronchioles
RRT CLINICAL SIMULATIONS (CSE) – NBRC
PRACTICE EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
Emphysema - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Weakening and permanent
enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles
Primary assessment in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Past medical history
Shortness of breath
Cough
Appearance of chest
Respiratory pattern
Color
Appearance of the nail beds
Diagnostic chest percussion
Physical appearance
Vital signs
,Page 2 of 105
Physical appearance found in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Small for age
Malnutrition
Poor body development
Meconium ileum of newborn
Peripheral edema
Secondary assessment for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > CXR
ABG
Pulmonary function
CBC
Sputum
Special tests
CXR findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Translucent (dark) lung fields
Depressed or flattened diaphragm
Right ventricular enlargement
Areas of atelectasis and fibrosis
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ABG findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Acute alveolar hyperventilation with hypoxemia
Pulmonary function findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Decreased flow rates
CBC findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Elevated Hb and HCT
Sputum findings in Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Common for staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenza
Pseudomonas
Special tests - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Sweat chloride test:
Chloride level >60 mEq/L, CFTR gene analysis (2 confirmed
mutation), Immunoreactive Trypsinogen test (IRT)
Treatment and management of Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Airway clearance four times daily
Oxygen therapy
Aerosol therapy
Inhaled Antibiotics
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Airway clearance for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Chest percussion and postural drainage
Exercise
PEP therapy
High frequency chest wall compression
Forced expiration techniques
Aerosol therapy used for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Bronchodilator
Mucolytics - Pulmozyme
Anti inflammatory - Advair, Flovent, Pulmicort
Hydration - hypertonic saline
Inhaled antibiotics used for Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tobramycin
Colistin
Amikacin
Bronchiolitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute infection of the
lower respiratory tract, usually caused by RSV. Results in
inflammation and obstruction of the small bronchi and
bronchioles
