SJVC RCP 100 FINAL RESPIRATORY CARE
PRATICE EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS| CURRENTLY TESTING VERSION |
ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST |2026-2027
A patients medical history says she becomes hypotensive when she stands up what is
this called
orthostatic hypotension
a tracheal shift will always shift to the side of ____________ pressure
less pressure
What side will the trachea shift to in a patient who has right-sided atelectasis
Right side
A patient with left sided pneumothorax what side will the trachea shift to
right side
What can cause decreased resonant to percussion
pleaural effusion, and atelectasis
What respiratory organization developed an exam for you to become licensed
NBRC
What is the normal PAO2 - PaO2 for a healthy adult breathing room air
5-10
The pulmonary vascular system is referred to as
low pressure, low resistance system
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, A large pericardial effusion can result in what kind of problem
cardiac tamponade
High CO2 and abnormal hub cause what type of affinity?
decreased affinity
What is the process called where molecules move from areas of high concentration to
lower concentration
diffusion
coarse crackles most likely indicates what
secretions
What percussion sounds to a patients chest cause a decreased resonance to
percussion
pleural effusion, pneumonia, and atelectasis
A chest roentgenograph taken on your patient in bed will result in a image representing
what view
AP view
in the face of chronically elevated levels of CO2 what happens to the response
mediated by the central chemoreceptors
it is muted or decreased
the most effective way to destroy microorganisms and spores and equipment is to
autoclave
what is the primary method of heat transfer in fluids
convection
what characteristics do gases exhibit
they expand to fill their container and are readily compressed
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PRATICE EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS| CURRENTLY TESTING VERSION |
ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST |2026-2027
A patients medical history says she becomes hypotensive when she stands up what is
this called
orthostatic hypotension
a tracheal shift will always shift to the side of ____________ pressure
less pressure
What side will the trachea shift to in a patient who has right-sided atelectasis
Right side
A patient with left sided pneumothorax what side will the trachea shift to
right side
What can cause decreased resonant to percussion
pleaural effusion, and atelectasis
What respiratory organization developed an exam for you to become licensed
NBRC
What is the normal PAO2 - PaO2 for a healthy adult breathing room air
5-10
The pulmonary vascular system is referred to as
low pressure, low resistance system
1|Page
, A large pericardial effusion can result in what kind of problem
cardiac tamponade
High CO2 and abnormal hub cause what type of affinity?
decreased affinity
What is the process called where molecules move from areas of high concentration to
lower concentration
diffusion
coarse crackles most likely indicates what
secretions
What percussion sounds to a patients chest cause a decreased resonance to
percussion
pleural effusion, pneumonia, and atelectasis
A chest roentgenograph taken on your patient in bed will result in a image representing
what view
AP view
in the face of chronically elevated levels of CO2 what happens to the response
mediated by the central chemoreceptors
it is muted or decreased
the most effective way to destroy microorganisms and spores and equipment is to
autoclave
what is the primary method of heat transfer in fluids
convection
what characteristics do gases exhibit
they expand to fill their container and are readily compressed
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