TMC PRACTICE EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a
patient who is entering a smoking cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet Answer: B.
◉ The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking
the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are:
2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which
of the following is a correct statement?
A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak Answer: D.
,◉ Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet
ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema Answer: A.
◉ A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total abdominal
hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post anesthesia care unit
obtunded with minimal response to painful stimulus. What
treatment should the respiratory therapist recommend for this
patient?
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography Answer: B.
◉ A 44 week gestational age infant has just been 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 5.
The infant is most likely suffering from
,A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. Answer: B
◉ What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% Answer: B.
◉ A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification in
which of the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. Answer: B.
, ◉ All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm
to be elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. Answer: B.
◉ A 64-year-old, 70 kg (154 lb) man with severe COPD is receiving
independent (differential) lung ventilation following thoracotomy
and right lower lobectomy. Which of the following setting
combinations would be most appropriate for this patient?
A. Right lung 50 mL; left lung 650 mL
B. Right lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
C. Right lung 350 mL; left lung 350 mL
D. Right lung 550 mL; left lung 150 mL Answer: B.
◉ A patient in the intensive care unit has the following
hemodynamic measurements:
CVP (mm Hg) 5
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Which of the following would be most important to evaluate for a
patient who is entering a smoking cessation program?
A. Height
B. Smoking history
C. Weight
D. Diet Answer: B.
◉ The respiratory therapist is calibrating a spirometer and checking
the volume with a 3.0 liter super syringe. The volumes recorded are:
2.85 L, 2.8 L, and 2.8 L. Based upon the information obtained which
of the following is a correct statement?
A. Another syringe needs to be used
B. Spirometer is accurate
C. The plunger was advanced too slowly
D. Spirometer may have a leak Answer: D.
,◉ Which of the following is an indication for high frequency jet
ventilation?
A. Bronchopleural fistula
B. Wilson Mikity syndrome
C. Necrotizing lesion of right lung
D. Centrilobular emphysema Answer: A.
◉ A 43-year-old female patient has just undergone a total abdominal
hysterectomy. The patient arrives in the post anesthesia care unit
obtunded with minimal response to painful stimulus. What
treatment should the respiratory therapist recommend for this
patient?
A. Initiate assisted ventilation
B. Insert oropharyngeal airway
C. Obtain positron emission tomography
D. Initiate noninvasive capnography Answer: B.
◉ A 44 week gestational age infant has just been 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 5.
The infant is most likely suffering from
,A. transient tachypnea of the newborn.
B. meconium aspiration.
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
D. apnea of prematurity. Answer: B
◉ What is the normal VD/VT ratio for a patient breathing room air?
A. 5 - 15%
B. 20 - 40%
C. 45 - 55%
D. 65 - 75% Answer: B.
◉ A heat moisture exchanger is indicated for humidification in
which of the following situations?
A. Mechanical ventilation in a long-term care facility.
B. Transport to a tertiary care center.
C. Patient with tenacious secretions.
D. Delivery of aerosolized bronchodilators. Answer: B.
, ◉ All of the following could cause a patient's right-hemidiaphragm
to be elevated, EXCEPT
A. right lower lobe atelectasis.
B. right side hyperlucency, absent vascular markings.
C. hepatomegaly.
D. right lower lobe consolidation with air bronchograms. Answer: B.
◉ A 64-year-old, 70 kg (154 lb) man with severe COPD is receiving
independent (differential) lung ventilation following thoracotomy
and right lower lobectomy. Which of the following setting
combinations would be most appropriate for this patient?
A. Right lung 50 mL; left lung 650 mL
B. Right lung 150 mL; left lung 550 mL
C. Right lung 350 mL; left lung 350 mL
D. Right lung 550 mL; left lung 150 mL Answer: B.
◉ A patient in the intensive care unit has the following
hemodynamic measurements:
CVP (mm Hg) 5
