MOCK EXAM RRT QUESTIONS &
COMPLETE CORRECT SOLUTIONS
The physician asks for an assessment of the
patient's sensorium. A quick assessment may
be completed by - correct answer ✔✔asking the patient for their birth date.
Which of the following techniques measures
total lung capacity?
1. Helium dilution
I. Body plethysmograph
Ill. Single Breath Nitrogen Elimination - correct answer ✔✔I and Il only
The most significant problem associated with
the use of a bronchoscope is - correct answer ✔✔hemoptysis
Which of the following will give the most
accurate measurements of volume and flow? - correct answer ✔✔Collins water-sealed
spirometer
All of the following are true statements about
spacers and holding chambers, EXCEPT - correct answer ✔✔They do not require patient
cooperation
with their breathing pattern.
,During oral endotracheal intubation, the tip of
the Macintosh laryngoscope blade should be
placed - correct answer ✔✔in the vallecula.
A heat moisture exchanger (HME) could be
appropriately used in which of the following
situations?
A heat moisture exchanger (HME) could be
appropriately used in which of the following
situations? - correct answer ✔✔Il and Ill only
Which of the following statements is true
conceming positive expiratory pressure (PEP)
therapy? - correct answer ✔✔It may help improve secretion
expectoration, decrease hyperinflation and
improve airway maintenance.
Which of the following drug(s) can be
administered via an endotracheal tube?
I. naloxone (Narcan)
I. epinephrine (Adrenaline)
I. isoproterepol (Isuprel) - correct answer ✔✔I, II, and Ill
, Which of the following drugs will increase
cardiac output and decrease pulmonary
vascular resistance? - correct answer ✔✔digitalis
Which of the following drugs will lower blood
pressure and decrease right ventricular
preload by direct vasodilation? - correct answer ✔✔propranolol (Inderal)
Which of the following drugs should the
therapist recommend to sedate a patient wi
head trauma? - correct answer ✔✔Phenobarbital
A patient has taken an overdose of morphine
What drug is indicated to counteract the
effects of the morphine? - correct answer ✔✔Naloxone
A patient with a head injury has increased
intracranial swelling. What drug(s) should the
therapist recommend to reduce the ICP?
I. acetazolamide (Diamox)
I1. mannitol (Osmitrol)
Ill. succinylcholine (Anectine) - correct answer ✔✔I and Il only
Which of the following statements are true
when utilizing a Bird Mark 7 powered with
COMPLETE CORRECT SOLUTIONS
The physician asks for an assessment of the
patient's sensorium. A quick assessment may
be completed by - correct answer ✔✔asking the patient for their birth date.
Which of the following techniques measures
total lung capacity?
1. Helium dilution
I. Body plethysmograph
Ill. Single Breath Nitrogen Elimination - correct answer ✔✔I and Il only
The most significant problem associated with
the use of a bronchoscope is - correct answer ✔✔hemoptysis
Which of the following will give the most
accurate measurements of volume and flow? - correct answer ✔✔Collins water-sealed
spirometer
All of the following are true statements about
spacers and holding chambers, EXCEPT - correct answer ✔✔They do not require patient
cooperation
with their breathing pattern.
,During oral endotracheal intubation, the tip of
the Macintosh laryngoscope blade should be
placed - correct answer ✔✔in the vallecula.
A heat moisture exchanger (HME) could be
appropriately used in which of the following
situations?
A heat moisture exchanger (HME) could be
appropriately used in which of the following
situations? - correct answer ✔✔Il and Ill only
Which of the following statements is true
conceming positive expiratory pressure (PEP)
therapy? - correct answer ✔✔It may help improve secretion
expectoration, decrease hyperinflation and
improve airway maintenance.
Which of the following drug(s) can be
administered via an endotracheal tube?
I. naloxone (Narcan)
I. epinephrine (Adrenaline)
I. isoproterepol (Isuprel) - correct answer ✔✔I, II, and Ill
, Which of the following drugs will increase
cardiac output and decrease pulmonary
vascular resistance? - correct answer ✔✔digitalis
Which of the following drugs will lower blood
pressure and decrease right ventricular
preload by direct vasodilation? - correct answer ✔✔propranolol (Inderal)
Which of the following drugs should the
therapist recommend to sedate a patient wi
head trauma? - correct answer ✔✔Phenobarbital
A patient has taken an overdose of morphine
What drug is indicated to counteract the
effects of the morphine? - correct answer ✔✔Naloxone
A patient with a head injury has increased
intracranial swelling. What drug(s) should the
therapist recommend to reduce the ICP?
I. acetazolamide (Diamox)
I1. mannitol (Osmitrol)
Ill. succinylcholine (Anectine) - correct answer ✔✔I and Il only
Which of the following statements are true
when utilizing a Bird Mark 7 powered with
