TMC PRACTICE EXAM / REAL ACTUAL EXAM
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Terms in this set (151)
A 48 year-old female is Heart failure
admitted to the ED with
diaphoresis, jugular venous
distension, and 3+ pitting
edema in the ankles. These
findings are consistent with
A. liver failure.
B. pulmonary embolism.
C. heart failure.
D. electrolyte imbalances
,A patient is admitted to the Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space.
ED following a motor
vehicle accident. On
physical exam, the
respiratory therapist
discovers that breath
sounds are absent in the left
chest with a hyperresonant
percussion note. The
trachea is shifted to the
right. The patient's heart
rate is 45/min, respiratory
rate is 30/min, and blood
pressure is 60/40 mm Hg.
What action should the
therapist recommend first?
A. Call for a STAT chest
x-ray.
B. Insert a chest tube
intothe left chest.
C. Needle aspirate the
2nd left intercostal space. D.
Activate the medical
emergency team to intubate
the patient.
,All of the following monitoring intracuff pressures.
strategies are likely to
decrease the likelihood of
damage to the tracheal
mucosa EXCEPT
A. maintaining
cuffpressures between 20
and 25 mm Hg.
B. using the minimal
leaktechnique for inflation.
C. using a low-
residual-volume, low-
compliance cuff.
D. monitoring
intracuffpressures.
, A 52 year-old postoperative deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions.
cholecystectomy patient's
breath sounds become
more coarse upon
completion of postural
drainage with percussion.
The respiratory therapist
should recommend
A. continuing the
therapyuntil breath sounds
improve.
B. administering
dornasealpha.
C. administeringalbutero
l therapy.
D. deep breathing
andcoughing to clear
secretions.
STUDY GUIDE | ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (151)
A 48 year-old female is Heart failure
admitted to the ED with
diaphoresis, jugular venous
distension, and 3+ pitting
edema in the ankles. These
findings are consistent with
A. liver failure.
B. pulmonary embolism.
C. heart failure.
D. electrolyte imbalances
,A patient is admitted to the Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space.
ED following a motor
vehicle accident. On
physical exam, the
respiratory therapist
discovers that breath
sounds are absent in the left
chest with a hyperresonant
percussion note. The
trachea is shifted to the
right. The patient's heart
rate is 45/min, respiratory
rate is 30/min, and blood
pressure is 60/40 mm Hg.
What action should the
therapist recommend first?
A. Call for a STAT chest
x-ray.
B. Insert a chest tube
intothe left chest.
C. Needle aspirate the
2nd left intercostal space. D.
Activate the medical
emergency team to intubate
the patient.
,All of the following monitoring intracuff pressures.
strategies are likely to
decrease the likelihood of
damage to the tracheal
mucosa EXCEPT
A. maintaining
cuffpressures between 20
and 25 mm Hg.
B. using the minimal
leaktechnique for inflation.
C. using a low-
residual-volume, low-
compliance cuff.
D. monitoring
intracuffpressures.
, A 52 year-old postoperative deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions.
cholecystectomy patient's
breath sounds become
more coarse upon
completion of postural
drainage with percussion.
The respiratory therapist
should recommend
A. continuing the
therapyuntil breath sounds
improve.
B. administering
dornasealpha.
C. administeringalbutero
l therapy.
D. deep breathing
andcoughing to clear
secretions.
