SJVC RCP 100 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
Question 1
What is valve stenosis?
Correct Answer
Mitral Valve Stenosis:The diseased valve becomes narrowed and the leaflets
thickened, preventing blood from freely flowing from the left atrium into the left
ventricle.
Aortic Stenosis:The valve cusps become hard and calcify due to rheumatic fever,
syphilis, a con- genital anomaly, or the aging process.
Question 2
What are the various types of heat transfer?
Correct Answer
Conduction- mainly solids. (ex: pot on a stove/your hand warms something cooler.)
Convection- liquids and gases. (ex: incubators, forced air in a home.)
Radiation- Occurs w/out direct physical contact. (ex: sun warming the earth,
cerosine heat lamp.)
Question 3
Nonmaleficence
Correct Answer
Means non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial
outcome.
Question 4
Fahrenheit to Celsius
Correct Answer
F=(1.8xC)+32
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,Question 5
Layers in the sectional view of the thoracic wall?
Correct Answer
(Starting from the outside)
Skin, subcutaneous fat, facia, skeletal muscle, internal intercostal muscle, external
intercostal muscle, ribs, vein, artery, nerves, parietal pleura, intrapleural space,
visceral pleura, lung parenchyma.
Question 6
Define preload and afterload
Correct Answer
• Preload - pressure in the venous system (diastolic). Amount of blood left in the
ventricles at the end of diastole.
• Afterload - pressure in the arterial system (systolic). How much effort it takes the
heart to circulate the blood.
Question 7
Confidentiality
Correct Answer
the assurance that messages and information are available only to those who are
authorized to view them.
Question 8
Absolute and relative humidity equation?
Correct Answer
RH=content/capacity x 100%
Question 9
What makes up the lower respiratory tract?
Correct Answer
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries.
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,Question 10
Define CoArc and why they are important?
Correct Answer
Committee for Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
+Educational institutions get accreditation from here.
Question 11
Administration Data, History and Physical exam, Health maintenance/immunizations,
MD orders, progress notes, etc.
Correct Answer
See Eagan's pg. 55. :) haha
Question 12
Ohms
Correct Answer
Electrical resistance measurement
Question 13
Anatomy of the heart
Correct Answer
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle.
Right side provide deoxygenated blood to the lungs. Left side takes oxygenated
blood and pumps it to the body.
Question 14
Normal amount of blood in the human body.
Correct Answer
5-6 Liters
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, Question 15
Cohesive forces
Correct Answer
the attraction between like molecules in a liquid.
(ex: meniscus is raised upward in beaker)
Question 16
Universal landmark when intubating
Correct Answer
The tip of the endotracheal tube should be 3-5 cm above the carina.
Question 17
PPE (personal protective equipment) needed for each transmission?
Correct Answer
Contact: Gown, gloves
Droplet: Mask, gloves
Airborne: N95 mask, Gown, gloves
Question 18
Properties of the heart muscle?
Correct Answer
- Automaticity: initiates impulses.
- Excitability: responds to impulses.
- Conductivity: Transmits impulses.
-Contractility: muscle contracts in response.
Question 19
How does a Venturi mask work using the Bernoulli principle/jet entrainment?
Correct Answer
Venturi masks are low flow masks that use to Berneulli principle to entrain room air
when pure oxygen is delivered through a small orifice, resulting in a large total flow
at predictable FIO2.
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& ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
Question 1
What is valve stenosis?
Correct Answer
Mitral Valve Stenosis:The diseased valve becomes narrowed and the leaflets
thickened, preventing blood from freely flowing from the left atrium into the left
ventricle.
Aortic Stenosis:The valve cusps become hard and calcify due to rheumatic fever,
syphilis, a con- genital anomaly, or the aging process.
Question 2
What are the various types of heat transfer?
Correct Answer
Conduction- mainly solids. (ex: pot on a stove/your hand warms something cooler.)
Convection- liquids and gases. (ex: incubators, forced air in a home.)
Radiation- Occurs w/out direct physical contact. (ex: sun warming the earth,
cerosine heat lamp.)
Question 3
Nonmaleficence
Correct Answer
Means non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial
outcome.
Question 4
Fahrenheit to Celsius
Correct Answer
F=(1.8xC)+32
Page 1 of 59
,Question 5
Layers in the sectional view of the thoracic wall?
Correct Answer
(Starting from the outside)
Skin, subcutaneous fat, facia, skeletal muscle, internal intercostal muscle, external
intercostal muscle, ribs, vein, artery, nerves, parietal pleura, intrapleural space,
visceral pleura, lung parenchyma.
Question 6
Define preload and afterload
Correct Answer
• Preload - pressure in the venous system (diastolic). Amount of blood left in the
ventricles at the end of diastole.
• Afterload - pressure in the arterial system (systolic). How much effort it takes the
heart to circulate the blood.
Question 7
Confidentiality
Correct Answer
the assurance that messages and information are available only to those who are
authorized to view them.
Question 8
Absolute and relative humidity equation?
Correct Answer
RH=content/capacity x 100%
Question 9
What makes up the lower respiratory tract?
Correct Answer
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries.
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,Question 10
Define CoArc and why they are important?
Correct Answer
Committee for Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
+Educational institutions get accreditation from here.
Question 11
Administration Data, History and Physical exam, Health maintenance/immunizations,
MD orders, progress notes, etc.
Correct Answer
See Eagan's pg. 55. :) haha
Question 12
Ohms
Correct Answer
Electrical resistance measurement
Question 13
Anatomy of the heart
Correct Answer
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle.
Right side provide deoxygenated blood to the lungs. Left side takes oxygenated
blood and pumps it to the body.
Question 14
Normal amount of blood in the human body.
Correct Answer
5-6 Liters
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, Question 15
Cohesive forces
Correct Answer
the attraction between like molecules in a liquid.
(ex: meniscus is raised upward in beaker)
Question 16
Universal landmark when intubating
Correct Answer
The tip of the endotracheal tube should be 3-5 cm above the carina.
Question 17
PPE (personal protective equipment) needed for each transmission?
Correct Answer
Contact: Gown, gloves
Droplet: Mask, gloves
Airborne: N95 mask, Gown, gloves
Question 18
Properties of the heart muscle?
Correct Answer
- Automaticity: initiates impulses.
- Excitability: responds to impulses.
- Conductivity: Transmits impulses.
-Contractility: muscle contracts in response.
Question 19
How does a Venturi mask work using the Bernoulli principle/jet entrainment?
Correct Answer
Venturi masks are low flow masks that use to Berneulli principle to entrain room air
when pure oxygen is delivered through a small orifice, resulting in a large total flow
at predictable FIO2.
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