MED GAS STUDY GUIDE A CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Any method to ensure continual service. Answer: A medical-
surgical vacuum receiver shall be made serviceable by ___.
◉ Any non-corroding. Answer: A medical-surgical vacuum exhaust
shall be turned down and screened. The screening shall be
fabricated using _________material.
◉ grooved joint. Answer: Vacuum exhaust from multiple pumps
joined together to one common exhaust shall be permitted provided
each pump can be isolated. The pumps can be isolated by all of the
following except a _______________.
◉ psychiatric or pediatric. Answer: With the approval of the
authority having jurisdiction, a zone valve shall be permitted to be
secured to prevent inappropriate access in _______areas.
◉ Be Ball Type. Answer: New or replacement valves are not required
to .....
,◉ Main Shutoff Valve. Answer: A _________shutoff valve shall be
provided in the main supply line when the source valve is not
accessible from within the building being served
◉ Threaded End Connections. Answer: In-Line check valves are not
required to have______.
◉ Gas-Specific. Answer: Each station outlet/inlet for medical gasses
and vacuums shall be ______.
◉ in excess of 80 psi. Answer: Station outlets that operate at a
pressure in excess of ___psi shall be either D.I.S.S. or be designed to
relieve pressure prior to removal of adaptor.
◉ Middle Third of Gauge Scale. Answer: The scale range of positive
pressure analog indicators shall have the normal operating pressure
fall within the _______of the gauge scale.
◉ Visible, Audible. Answer: All master, area, and local alarm systems
shall include separate _____and ______indicators for each condition
monitored.
◉ Removable. Answer: Alarm switches and sensors shall be installed
so as to be _________.
, ◉ Centralized Computer System. Answer: A master alarm system
shall consist of two or more alarm panels, one of which can be
substituted by a ________________________.
◉ Multiple Master Alarm Panels. Answer: The two master alarm
panels shall be wired independently to the initiating device for each
signal, and a single initiating device shall be permitted to actuate.
◉ 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Answer: The medical air dew point high
alarm from each compressor site will indicate at the master alarm
panels when the line pressure dew point is greater than _____degrees
Fahrenheit.
◉ ASTMB597. Answer: Medical-surgical vacuum system piping,
when hard-drawn seamless copper tube , shall be in accordance
with any of the standards except _______.
◉ Stainless Steel Pipe. Answer: Which piping material is permitted
for field installed medical-surgical vacuum distribution piping
systems.
◉ rolled smooth or deburred. Answer: NFPA 99 requires tubing to
be cut square using a sharp tubing cutter that shall be free from
grease, oil, or other lubricants not suitable for oxygen service. After
cutting, tube ends shall be permitted to be_____.
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Any method to ensure continual service. Answer: A medical-
surgical vacuum receiver shall be made serviceable by ___.
◉ Any non-corroding. Answer: A medical-surgical vacuum exhaust
shall be turned down and screened. The screening shall be
fabricated using _________material.
◉ grooved joint. Answer: Vacuum exhaust from multiple pumps
joined together to one common exhaust shall be permitted provided
each pump can be isolated. The pumps can be isolated by all of the
following except a _______________.
◉ psychiatric or pediatric. Answer: With the approval of the
authority having jurisdiction, a zone valve shall be permitted to be
secured to prevent inappropriate access in _______areas.
◉ Be Ball Type. Answer: New or replacement valves are not required
to .....
,◉ Main Shutoff Valve. Answer: A _________shutoff valve shall be
provided in the main supply line when the source valve is not
accessible from within the building being served
◉ Threaded End Connections. Answer: In-Line check valves are not
required to have______.
◉ Gas-Specific. Answer: Each station outlet/inlet for medical gasses
and vacuums shall be ______.
◉ in excess of 80 psi. Answer: Station outlets that operate at a
pressure in excess of ___psi shall be either D.I.S.S. or be designed to
relieve pressure prior to removal of adaptor.
◉ Middle Third of Gauge Scale. Answer: The scale range of positive
pressure analog indicators shall have the normal operating pressure
fall within the _______of the gauge scale.
◉ Visible, Audible. Answer: All master, area, and local alarm systems
shall include separate _____and ______indicators for each condition
monitored.
◉ Removable. Answer: Alarm switches and sensors shall be installed
so as to be _________.
, ◉ Centralized Computer System. Answer: A master alarm system
shall consist of two or more alarm panels, one of which can be
substituted by a ________________________.
◉ Multiple Master Alarm Panels. Answer: The two master alarm
panels shall be wired independently to the initiating device for each
signal, and a single initiating device shall be permitted to actuate.
◉ 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Answer: The medical air dew point high
alarm from each compressor site will indicate at the master alarm
panels when the line pressure dew point is greater than _____degrees
Fahrenheit.
◉ ASTMB597. Answer: Medical-surgical vacuum system piping,
when hard-drawn seamless copper tube , shall be in accordance
with any of the standards except _______.
◉ Stainless Steel Pipe. Answer: Which piping material is permitted
for field installed medical-surgical vacuum distribution piping
systems.
◉ rolled smooth or deburred. Answer: NFPA 99 requires tubing to
be cut square using a sharp tubing cutter that shall be free from
grease, oil, or other lubricants not suitable for oxygen service. After
cutting, tube ends shall be permitted to be_____.
