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TMC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ GRADED A+ Ventilation parameters - -Vt spont: >5mL/kg VC: 10 mL/kg MIP: >-20 cmH2O MEP: >40 cmH2O RSBI: < 106 RR: 8-20 VD/VT: 20-40% (off vent) <60% (on vent) A-aDO2 - -25-65 mmHg =PAO2-PaO2 CaO2 - -17-20 vol% Hb*1.34 or Hb/3 *4 CvO2 - -14-16 vol% Hb*1.34*SvO2 C(a-v)O2 - -4-5 vol% CaO2-CvO2 P/F ratio - ->380 PaO2/FiO2 Qs/Qt - -3-5% (A-aDO2*.003)/(A-aDO2*.003)+C(a-v)O2 PetCO2 - -25-35mmHg will read lower than P...

TMC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ If a patient is on 8-12L/min venti mask, what would be the fio2? - -same as what it was set on If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space is added, what will increases? - -PaCO2 What is the static compliance equation? - -Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP) Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should the respiratory therapy do FIRST? - -Review patient chart history What should a therapist do when a family is asking to put the ...

TMC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ Which of the following tests would be most useful in diagnosing a pulmonary emboli? a. Chest x-ray b. PFT c. Ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q) d. ABG - -c. V/Q scan it would show a lack of blood flow in the affected region of the pulmonary circulation While examining a patient in the ICU, you note that he appears somewhat edematous, and the nurse has indicated that the patient's urine output is "minimal." In which section of the record...

TMC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE, VERIFIED/ If a patient is on 8-12L/min, what would be the fio2? - -50% If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space is added, what will increases? - -PaCO2 What is the static compliance equation? - -Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP) Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should the respiratory therapy do FIRST? - -Review patient chart history What should a therapist do when a family is asking to put the patient on the mechanical ventil...

1 TMC PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ You note in the chart of a patient's who is receiving volume control ventilation that the plateau pressure has been increasing over the last 6 hours, while the PEEP levels remains constant. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of this change? Select one: A. development of pulmonary edema B. water accumulation in the ventilator circuit C. partial obstruction of the endotracheal tube D. development of bro...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM A + B EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - -D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. See...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, RATED A+/ RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ A 44 week old gestational age infant is delivered via C-section and is gasping, grunting and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his APgar score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is at 5. The infant is most likely suffering from transient tachypnea of the newborn meconium aspiration bronchopulmonary dysplasia apnea of prematurity - -meconium aspiration All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidi...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, RATED A+/ RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ A 44 week old gestational age infant is delivered via C-section and is gasping, grunting and has tachycardia and tachypnea. At one minute his APgar score is 4 and at 5 minutes the score is at 5. The infant is most likely suffering from transient tachypnea of the newborn meconium aspiration bronchopulmonary dysplasia apnea of prematurity - -meconium aspiration All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidi...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ Within one second after initiating a forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver, a patient with normal lungs should be able to exhale what percent of the FVC? A. 35-50% of the FVC B. 50-70% of the FVC C. 70-83% of the FVC D. 84-93% of the FVC - -c. 70-83% of FVC Simple spirometry CANNOT be used to measure the A. vital capacity B. residual volume C. tidal volume D. inspiratory reserve volume - -b. residual volume Whic...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ A patient receiving O2 via concentrator at 2L/min at home complains he can't feel O2 coming out the prongs of the cannula. Which of the following should the RT do first? a. Place the cannula under water and see if bubbling occurs b. Attach the cannula to a cylinder/flowmeter setup c. Increase the flow to 5L/min d. Replace the concentrator with a new one - -a. Place the cannula under water and see if bubbling occurs ...