Kettering TMC Practice Exam | Respiratory Therapy TMC Exam Questions & Answers | NBRC Prep

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A./respiratory./therapist./enters./a./patient's./room./during./oxygen./rounds../The./patient./has./end./-
./stage./emphysema./and./appears./to./be./sleeping../The./patient./doesn't./respond./to./questions./and./his.
/pulse./is./20./bpm../The./therapist./should./immediately.


A../Confirm./DNR./status
B../Go./get./help
C../Begin./rescue./ventilation
D../Begin./chest./compressions./Correct./Answer:. / Confirm./DNR./status

Which./of./the./following./clinical./observations./is./most./commonly./associated./with./right./heart./failu
re?

A./Peripheral./edema
B../Muscle./wasting
C../Tracheal./deviation
D../Skin./flushing./Correct./Answer:. / Peripheral./edema

Which./of./the./following./is./the./definitive./method./of./monitoring./the./effectiveness./of./equipment./st
erilization?

A../Heat./sensitive./tape
B../Chemical./sensitive./indicator
C../Biologic./indicator
D../Time./and./temperature./graph./Correct./Answer:. / Biologic./indicator

A./patient./who./is./receiving./mechanical./ventilation./requires./an./FiO2./of./0.70./and./10./cm./H2O./P
EEP./to./maintain./an./acceptable./PaO2../The./patient./is./restless./and./has./become./disconnected./from./
the./ventilator./circuit./several./times,./during./which./she./experiences./cardiac./rhythm./disturbances../
A./respiratory./therapist./should./conclude./that./the./patient./with./benefit./from./a:

A../Sedative
B../Mucolytic
C../Neuromuscular./blocker
D../Pulmonary./vasodilator./Correct./Answer:. / Sedative./L

ams./and./Pams

What./is./signs?./Correct./Answer:. / What./you./see

What./is./symptoms?./Correct./Answer:. / What./the./patient./tells./you./

What./is./the./normal./Urine./output?./Correct./Answer:. / 40./ml

, What./is./Hypovolemia?
What./would./you./recommend?./Correct./Answer:. / low./CVP./Gi
ve./fluids

What./is./semicomatose?./Correct./Answer:. / Patient./responds./to./pain./only./W

hat./is./Lethargy/Somnolence?
What./would./you./recommend?./Correct./Answer:. / Sleepy
./Consider./sleep./apnea
COPD./patients./is./getting./to./much./oxygen

ADL./are./evaluated./using./the./

system./Correct./Answer:. / Kat

z./What./is./orthopnea?
What./patients./would./you./see./this./in?./Correct./Answer:. / Cannot./breathe./laying./flat./
Seen./in./CHF./patients

What./is./General./Malaise?./Correct./Answer:. / Electrolyte./imbalanc

e./What./is./dyspnea?./Correct./Answer:. / Shortness./of./breath

What./is./dysphagia?./Correct./Answer:. / Having./a./hard./time./swallowing

What./is./Peripheral./Edema?
What./patients./is./it./seen./in?./Correct./Answer:. / Fluid./in./the./arms./and./ankles./
Seen./in./CHF./patients
Seen./in./Renal./failure

What./is./Ascites?
What./patients./is./it./seen./in?./Correct./Answer:. / Fluid./in./the./abdome
n./Seen./in./Liver./failure./patients

What./is./clubbing?
What./patients./is./it./seen./it?./Correct./Answer:. / Chronic./hypoxi
a./Seen./in./COPD./patients

What./patients./will./you./see./JVD./in?./Correct./Answer:. / CHF./patients

What./is./Capillary./Refill?./Correct./Answer:. / Color./returns./within./3./seconds./

What./is./diaphoresis?./Correct./Answer:. / Heavy./sweating

Seen./in./CHF./patients
Seen./with./Fever./and./infections. / Se
en./with./Anxiety./and./Nervousness