NBRC TMC A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

NBRC TMC A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 1. Three months after lung transplantation, a patient develops shortness of breath and requires invasive mechanical ventilation. A chest radiograph shows diffuse alveolar infiltrates. Which of the following diagnostic tests should a respiratory therapist recommend?: bronchoscopy with BAL 2. The accuracy of a spirometer should be assessed using a: 3-liter syringe 3. A respiratory therapist is assessing a 168-cm (5-ft 6-in), 73-kg (161-lb), 41-year-old female who was admitted 12 hours ago for an aspirin overdose. The following information is obtained as the patient breathes air: HR 89/min RR 15/min BP 110/70 mm Hg SpO2 86% A respiratory therapist should FIRST: A. validate the SpO2 reading at a different site 4. A respiratory therapist is caring for a patient who has ARDS. Blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg. The patient is receiving PC, A/C ventilation with the following settings: FIO2 1.0 Mandatory rate 14 Continues...