Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination:
Practice Test (Part 1) Questions And
Answers
The bphysician borders ba b35% baerosol bmask bto bbe bset bup bfor ba bpatient bwho
brequires ban binspiratory bflow bof b42 bL/min. bWhat bis bthe bminimum bflow brate bto
bwhich bthe bflowmeter bmust bbe bset bto bmeet bthis bpatient's bin- bspiratory bflow
bdemands? b
A. b6 bL/min b
B. b8 bL/min b
C. b10 bL/min b
D. b12 bL/min b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
A bpremature b3-week-old binfant bis breceiving b1 bL/min bof bO, bvia ba bnasal bcannula
band bhas ba bPaO2 bof b43 btorr band ba bPACO2 bof b40 btorr. bThe brespiratory btherapist
bshould brecommend bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b
A. bIncrease bthe bcannula bflow bto b2 bL/min. b
B. bIntubate band binstitute bmechanical bventilation b
C. bInitiate bCPAP bof b4 bcm bH20 band b50% bO2 b
D. bIncrease bthe bcannula bflow bto b5 bL/min. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
A bpatient barrives bin bthe bemergency bdepartment bafter bbeing bpulled bfrom ba bburning
bhouse. bThe brespiratory btherapist bshould brecommend bobtaining bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bmeasurements bto bbest bdetermine bthe bseverity bof bthe bpatient's bsmoke
binhalation? b
A. bSpO2 b
В. bНЬСО b
C. bPaO2 b
D. bHb b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
The bphysician bhas bordered bO, bto bbe badministered bto ban bactive b3-year-old bwith ban
bSpo, bof b86%. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bdelivery bdevices bwould byou brecommend bfor
bthis bpatient? b
, A. b1- bto b2-L bnasal bcannula b
B. bAir-entrainment bmask b
C. bSimple bO2 bmask b
D. bO2 bhood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
The bability bof bthe bpatient bto bfollow binstructions bwould bbe bindicated bby bwhich bof
bthe bfollowing? b
A. bOrientation bto bperson b
B. bPerformance bof btasks bwhen basked b
C. bAbility bto bfeed bhimself b
D. bAwareness bof btime b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
You bsuspect ba bpatient bmay bhave ba bpulmonary bembolism. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bwould bbe bthe bmost bappropriate brecommendation bfor bdiagnosis bof bthis bcondition? b
A. bBronchoscopy b
B. bV/Q blung bscan b
C. bCoagulation bstudies b
D. bShunt bstudy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
7. bTo bmost beffectively bincrease ba bsedated, bparalyzed bpa- btient's balveolar bminute
bventilation bwhile bthe bpatient bis bon bvolume-controlled bventilation bin bthe bassist-
control bmode, byou bwould brecommend bincreasing bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b
A. bPEEP b
B. bInspiratory bflow b
C. bVt
D. bVentilator brate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔C
Failure bto bhyperoxygenate ba bpatient bon ba bventilator bbefore bET bsuctioning bmay
bresult bin b
А. bНурохеmia b
В. bНуросарnia b
C. bBradycardia b
D. bHypertension b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
The bmost breliable bmethod bof bdetermining bwhether bthe blungs bof ba bpatient breceiving
bmechanical bventila- btion bare bgetting bstiffer band bharder bto bventilate bis bby
bmeasuring bthe b
A. bStatic blung bcompliance b
B. bDynamic blung bcompliance b
C. bSpontaneous bVT b
Practice Test (Part 1) Questions And
Answers
The bphysician borders ba b35% baerosol bmask bto bbe bset bup bfor ba bpatient bwho
brequires ban binspiratory bflow bof b42 bL/min. bWhat bis bthe bminimum bflow brate bto
bwhich bthe bflowmeter bmust bbe bset bto bmeet bthis bpatient's bin- bspiratory bflow
bdemands? b
A. b6 bL/min b
B. b8 bL/min b
C. b10 bL/min b
D. b12 bL/min b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
A bpremature b3-week-old binfant bis breceiving b1 bL/min bof bO, bvia ba bnasal bcannula
band bhas ba bPaO2 bof b43 btorr band ba bPACO2 bof b40 btorr. bThe brespiratory btherapist
bshould brecommend bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b
A. bIncrease bthe bcannula bflow bto b2 bL/min. b
B. bIntubate band binstitute bmechanical bventilation b
C. bInitiate bCPAP bof b4 bcm bH20 band b50% bO2 b
D. bIncrease bthe bcannula bflow bto b5 bL/min. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
A bpatient barrives bin bthe bemergency bdepartment bafter bbeing bpulled bfrom ba bburning
bhouse. bThe brespiratory btherapist bshould brecommend bobtaining bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bmeasurements bto bbest bdetermine bthe bseverity bof bthe bpatient's bsmoke
binhalation? b
A. bSpO2 b
В. bНЬСО b
C. bPaO2 b
D. bHb b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
The bphysician bhas bordered bO, bto bbe badministered bto ban bactive b3-year-old bwith ban
bSpo, bof b86%. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bdelivery bdevices bwould byou brecommend bfor
bthis bpatient? b
, A. b1- bto b2-L bnasal bcannula b
B. bAir-entrainment bmask b
C. bSimple bO2 bmask b
D. bO2 bhood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
The bability bof bthe bpatient bto bfollow binstructions bwould bbe bindicated bby bwhich bof
bthe bfollowing? b
A. bOrientation bto bperson b
B. bPerformance bof btasks bwhen basked b
C. bAbility bto bfeed bhimself b
D. bAwareness bof btime b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
You bsuspect ba bpatient bmay bhave ba bpulmonary bembolism. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bwould bbe bthe bmost bappropriate brecommendation bfor bdiagnosis bof bthis bcondition? b
A. bBronchoscopy b
B. bV/Q blung bscan b
C. bCoagulation bstudies b
D. bShunt bstudy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B
7. bTo bmost beffectively bincrease ba bsedated, bparalyzed bpa- btient's balveolar bminute
bventilation bwhile bthe bpatient bis bon bvolume-controlled bventilation bin bthe bassist-
control bmode, byou bwould brecommend bincreasing bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b
A. bPEEP b
B. bInspiratory bflow b
C. bVt
D. bVentilator brate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔C
Failure bto bhyperoxygenate ba bpatient bon ba bventilator bbefore bET bsuctioning bmay
bresult bin b
А. bНурохеmia b
В. bНуросарnia b
C. bBradycardia b
D. bHypertension b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A
The bmost breliable bmethod bof bdetermining bwhether bthe blungs bof ba bpatient breceiving
bmechanical bventila- btion bare bgetting bstiffer band bharder bto bventilate bis bby
bmeasuring bthe b
A. bStatic blung bcompliance b
B. bDynamic blung bcompliance b
C. bSpontaneous bVT b
