CRT/RRT (NBRC) FULL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS brand new
2025
Ascites - ANSWER ->accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
caused by LIVER FAILURE
Venous distention - ANSWER ->-occurs with CHF
-seen with obstructive patients (seen in exhalation phase)
Capillary refill - ANSWER ->-indication of peripheral circulation
-Normal < 3 seconds
Jaundice skin color - ANSWER ->-increase in bilirubin.
-mostly in face and trunk
Bradypnea (oligopnea) - ANSWER ->-decreased respiratory rate
(<12bpm) variable depth and irregular rhythm
Hyperpnea - ANSWER ->-increased rate, depth, with regular
rhythm
Cheyne-Stokes - ANSWER ->-gradually increasing then
decreasing rate and depth in a cycle lasting from 30 - 180 secs,
with apnea up to 60 secs
-increased ICP, meningitis, overdose
,Biots - ANSWER ->-increased rate and depth with irregular
periods of apnea
-CNS problem, head/brain injury
Kussmaul's - ANSWER ->-increased rate, depth, irregular
rhythm, breathing sounds labored
-Raspy voice
Apneustic - ANSWER ->prolonged gasping inspiration followed
by extremely short, insufficient expiration
-respiratory center problems, trauma, tumor
cachectic - ANSWER ->muscle atrophy/loss of muscle tone
retractions - ANSWER ->-chest moves inward during inspiratory
efforts instead of outward
-blocked airway in adults = INTUBATE
-RDS in infants
Character of cough - ANSWER ->-dry, non-productive cough
may indicate tumor in the lungs or asthma
-productive cough may indicate infection
evidence of difficult airway - ANSWER ->-short receding
mandible (chin)
-enlarged tongue (macroglossia)
-bull neck
,-limited neck range-of-motion
pulsus paradoxus - ANSWER ->-pulse/blood pressure varies
with respiration. may indicate severe air trapping (status
asthmaticus or cardiac tamponade)
tactile fremitus - ANSWER ->-vibrations felt by hand on chest
wall
-vocal fremitus: voice vibrations on the chest wall
-pleural rub fremitus: grating sensation due to roughened
pleural spaces
-Rhonchial fremitus(palpable rhonchi): secretions in airways
Crepitus - ANSWER ->-bubbles of air under skin that can be
palpated and indicates subcutaneous emphysema
Resonant percussion - ANSWER ->-hollow sound
-normal lungs
Flat percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over sternum, muscles, or
areas of atelectasis
Dull percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over fluid-filled organs such
as heart or liver (thudding)
-pleural effusion or pneumonia
Tympanic percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over air-filled
stomach.
-drum-like sound and when heard over lung = increased volume
, Hyperresonant - ANSWER ->-found where pneumothorax or
emphysema is present.
-booming sound
vesicular breath sounds - ANSWER ->normal sounds in lungs
bronchial breath sounds - ANSWER ->-normal sounds over
airways.
-breath sounds over lungs indicate LUNG CONSOLIDATION
Egophony - ANSWER ->-patient instructed to say E and sounds
like A.
-lung consolidation
Bronchophony / whisphered pectoriloquy - ANSWER ->-
increased intensity or transmission of the spoken voice and
indicate CONSOLIDATION or PNEUMONIA
-increase in spoken voice = consolidation
-decrease in spoken voice = obstructon, pneumo, emphysema
Rales - ANSWER ->-crackles
-secretions/fluid
Coarse rales - ANSWER ->-rhonchi
-LARGE airway secretions
-needs suctioning
medium rales - ANSWER ->-middle airway secretions
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS brand new
2025
Ascites - ANSWER ->accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
caused by LIVER FAILURE
Venous distention - ANSWER ->-occurs with CHF
-seen with obstructive patients (seen in exhalation phase)
Capillary refill - ANSWER ->-indication of peripheral circulation
-Normal < 3 seconds
Jaundice skin color - ANSWER ->-increase in bilirubin.
-mostly in face and trunk
Bradypnea (oligopnea) - ANSWER ->-decreased respiratory rate
(<12bpm) variable depth and irregular rhythm
Hyperpnea - ANSWER ->-increased rate, depth, with regular
rhythm
Cheyne-Stokes - ANSWER ->-gradually increasing then
decreasing rate and depth in a cycle lasting from 30 - 180 secs,
with apnea up to 60 secs
-increased ICP, meningitis, overdose
,Biots - ANSWER ->-increased rate and depth with irregular
periods of apnea
-CNS problem, head/brain injury
Kussmaul's - ANSWER ->-increased rate, depth, irregular
rhythm, breathing sounds labored
-Raspy voice
Apneustic - ANSWER ->prolonged gasping inspiration followed
by extremely short, insufficient expiration
-respiratory center problems, trauma, tumor
cachectic - ANSWER ->muscle atrophy/loss of muscle tone
retractions - ANSWER ->-chest moves inward during inspiratory
efforts instead of outward
-blocked airway in adults = INTUBATE
-RDS in infants
Character of cough - ANSWER ->-dry, non-productive cough
may indicate tumor in the lungs or asthma
-productive cough may indicate infection
evidence of difficult airway - ANSWER ->-short receding
mandible (chin)
-enlarged tongue (macroglossia)
-bull neck
,-limited neck range-of-motion
pulsus paradoxus - ANSWER ->-pulse/blood pressure varies
with respiration. may indicate severe air trapping (status
asthmaticus or cardiac tamponade)
tactile fremitus - ANSWER ->-vibrations felt by hand on chest
wall
-vocal fremitus: voice vibrations on the chest wall
-pleural rub fremitus: grating sensation due to roughened
pleural spaces
-Rhonchial fremitus(palpable rhonchi): secretions in airways
Crepitus - ANSWER ->-bubbles of air under skin that can be
palpated and indicates subcutaneous emphysema
Resonant percussion - ANSWER ->-hollow sound
-normal lungs
Flat percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over sternum, muscles, or
areas of atelectasis
Dull percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over fluid-filled organs such
as heart or liver (thudding)
-pleural effusion or pneumonia
Tympanic percussion - ANSWER ->-heard over air-filled
stomach.
-drum-like sound and when heard over lung = increased volume
, Hyperresonant - ANSWER ->-found where pneumothorax or
emphysema is present.
-booming sound
vesicular breath sounds - ANSWER ->normal sounds in lungs
bronchial breath sounds - ANSWER ->-normal sounds over
airways.
-breath sounds over lungs indicate LUNG CONSOLIDATION
Egophony - ANSWER ->-patient instructed to say E and sounds
like A.
-lung consolidation
Bronchophony / whisphered pectoriloquy - ANSWER ->-
increased intensity or transmission of the spoken voice and
indicate CONSOLIDATION or PNEUMONIA
-increase in spoken voice = consolidation
-decrease in spoken voice = obstructon, pneumo, emphysema
Rales - ANSWER ->-crackles
-secretions/fluid
Coarse rales - ANSWER ->-rhonchi
-LARGE airway secretions
-needs suctioning
medium rales - ANSWER ->-middle airway secretions
