RRT Exam 1
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1. A patient with post-polio syndrome and pneumonia is A. Intubate and mechani-
173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs 60 kg (132 lb). Bedside cally ventilate
spirometry and arterial blood gases drawn on room air
are as follows:
RR: 28/min
VT: 250 mL
Vital capacity: 600 mL
MIP: -16 cm H2O
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 62 torr
PaO2: 45 torr
HCO3-: 28 mEq/L
BE: +4 mEq/L
Based on this information, what should be recom-
mended?
A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. CPAP
D. IS aggressively
2. Upon entering a patient's room to check on a nasal B. Straighten any kinks in
cannula setup, the respiratory therapist hears a the O2 tubing
high-pitched whistling sound coming from the bub-
ble-type humidifier. What should be done to correct
the problem?
A. Add water to above the fill-line on the reservoir
bottle
B. Straighten any kinks in the O2 tubing
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C. Turn down the O2 flow
D. Properly place the cannula prongs into the patient's
nostrils
3. A 40 year old patient with pneumonia is sitting up in C. Tachypnea
bed and has a respiratory rate of 30/min with a regular
pattern. Accessory muscles of ventilation are being
used. The respiratory therapist would determine her
breathing pattern to be
A. Kussmaul's respiration
B. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
C. Tachypnea
D. Eupnea
4. After a combination transcutaneous O2 and CO2 mon- B. The unit is operating
itor is removed from the thigh of a preterm neonate, a normally
red circle is seen on the skin. The respiratory therapist
would conclude that
A. The measured values are not reliable
B. The unit is operating normally
C. The patient has been burned
D. A pulse oximeter should be used instead
5. An 8-year-old child with pneumonia who weighs 30 B. Add 5 cm H2O PEEP
kg (66 lb) is receiving mechanical ventilation. Relevant
data follow:
Mode: PC/SIMV
FiO2: 0.70
Mandatory rate: 10
Total rate: 20
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1. A patient with post-polio syndrome and pneumonia is A. Intubate and mechani-
173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs 60 kg (132 lb). Bedside cally ventilate
spirometry and arterial blood gases drawn on room air
are as follows:
RR: 28/min
VT: 250 mL
Vital capacity: 600 mL
MIP: -16 cm H2O
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 62 torr
PaO2: 45 torr
HCO3-: 28 mEq/L
BE: +4 mEq/L
Based on this information, what should be recom-
mended?
A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. CPAP
D. IS aggressively
2. Upon entering a patient's room to check on a nasal B. Straighten any kinks in
cannula setup, the respiratory therapist hears a the O2 tubing
high-pitched whistling sound coming from the bub-
ble-type humidifier. What should be done to correct
the problem?
A. Add water to above the fill-line on the reservoir
bottle
B. Straighten any kinks in the O2 tubing
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C. Turn down the O2 flow
D. Properly place the cannula prongs into the patient's
nostrils
3. A 40 year old patient with pneumonia is sitting up in C. Tachypnea
bed and has a respiratory rate of 30/min with a regular
pattern. Accessory muscles of ventilation are being
used. The respiratory therapist would determine her
breathing pattern to be
A. Kussmaul's respiration
B. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
C. Tachypnea
D. Eupnea
4. After a combination transcutaneous O2 and CO2 mon- B. The unit is operating
itor is removed from the thigh of a preterm neonate, a normally
red circle is seen on the skin. The respiratory therapist
would conclude that
A. The measured values are not reliable
B. The unit is operating normally
C. The patient has been burned
D. A pulse oximeter should be used instead
5. An 8-year-old child with pneumonia who weighs 30 B. Add 5 cm H2O PEEP
kg (66 lb) is receiving mechanical ventilation. Relevant
data follow:
Mode: PC/SIMV
FiO2: 0.70
Mandatory rate: 10
Total rate: 20
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