NBRC PRACTICE EXAM 10
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWER; 100% CORRECT; 2026-
2027 UPDATE
A patient enters the ED following a motor vehicle accident. The
RT conducts a chest assessment and notes the trachea is shifted
to the left of the midline and breath sounds are absent on the
right side. The patient's rate is 38/min with an SpO2 of 85%. The
therapist should recommend which of the following?
A. Obtain a chest radiograph
B. Obtain stat ABGs
C. Intubate and initiate mechanical ventilation
D. Insert a needle in the 2nd anterior intercostal space -
correct answer- Insert a needle in the 2nd anterior
intercostal space
A patient has a chest tube attached to a three-bottle drainage
system. Excessive bubbling in the water-seal bottle would
indicate which of the following?
, A. Leak in the patient or drainage system
B. Properly functional system
C. Resolution of air leak
D. The suction pressure set on the vacuum is too high -
correct answer- Leak in the patient or drainage system
A patient is on home oxygen using a concentrator. The RT should
recommend which type of back-up system in case of a power
failure?
A. Oxygen tanks
B. Air compressor
C. Liquid oxygen
D. Membrane oxygenator - correct answer- Oxygen
tanks
A patient receiving oxygen via concentrator at 2 L/min at home
complains he can't feel oxygen coming out the prongs of the
cannula. Which of the following should the RT do FIRST?
A. Increase the flow to 5 L/min
B. Attach the cannula to a cylinder/flowmeter set-up
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWER; 100% CORRECT; 2026-
2027 UPDATE
A patient enters the ED following a motor vehicle accident. The
RT conducts a chest assessment and notes the trachea is shifted
to the left of the midline and breath sounds are absent on the
right side. The patient's rate is 38/min with an SpO2 of 85%. The
therapist should recommend which of the following?
A. Obtain a chest radiograph
B. Obtain stat ABGs
C. Intubate and initiate mechanical ventilation
D. Insert a needle in the 2nd anterior intercostal space -
correct answer- Insert a needle in the 2nd anterior
intercostal space
A patient has a chest tube attached to a three-bottle drainage
system. Excessive bubbling in the water-seal bottle would
indicate which of the following?
, A. Leak in the patient or drainage system
B. Properly functional system
C. Resolution of air leak
D. The suction pressure set on the vacuum is too high -
correct answer- Leak in the patient or drainage system
A patient is on home oxygen using a concentrator. The RT should
recommend which type of back-up system in case of a power
failure?
A. Oxygen tanks
B. Air compressor
C. Liquid oxygen
D. Membrane oxygenator - correct answer- Oxygen
tanks
A patient receiving oxygen via concentrator at 2 L/min at home
complains he can't feel oxygen coming out the prongs of the
cannula. Which of the following should the RT do FIRST?
A. Increase the flow to 5 L/min
B. Attach the cannula to a cylinder/flowmeter set-up
