RRT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
ACADEMIC GROWTH LEADS TO PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL TRIUMPH
, A patient with post-polio syndrome and pneumonia is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs
60 kg (132 lb). Bedside spirometry and arterial blood gases drawn on room air are as
follows:
RR: 28/min
VT: 250 mL
Vital capacity: 600 mL
MIP: -16 cm H2O
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 62 torr
PaO2: 45 torr
HCO3-: 28 mEq/L
BE: +4 mEq/L
Based on this information, what should be recommended?
A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. CPAP
D. IS aggressively - ANSWER-A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
Upon entering a patient's room to check on a nasal cannula setup, the respiratory
therapist hears a high-pitched whistling sound coming from the bubble-type humidifier.
What should be done to correct the problem?
A. Add water to above the fill-line on the reservoir bottle
B. Straighten any kinks in the O2 tubing
C. Turn down the O2 flow
D. Properly place the cannula prongs into the patient's nostrils - ANSWER-B. Straighten
any kinks in the O2 tubing
A 40 year old patient with pneumonia is sitting up in bed and has a respiratory rate of
30/min with a regular pattern. Accessory muscles of ventilation are being used. The
respiratory therapist would determine her breathing pattern to be
A. Kussmaul's respiration
B. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
C. Tachypnea
D. Eupnea - ANSWER-C. Tachypnea
After a combination transcutaneous O2 and CO2 monitor is removed from the thigh of a
preterm neonate, a red circle is seen on the skin. The respiratory therapist would
conclude that
A. The measured values are not reliable
B. The unit is operating normally
CORRECT ANSWERS
ACADEMIC GROWTH LEADS TO PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL TRIUMPH
, A patient with post-polio syndrome and pneumonia is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs
60 kg (132 lb). Bedside spirometry and arterial blood gases drawn on room air are as
follows:
RR: 28/min
VT: 250 mL
Vital capacity: 600 mL
MIP: -16 cm H2O
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 62 torr
PaO2: 45 torr
HCO3-: 28 mEq/L
BE: +4 mEq/L
Based on this information, what should be recommended?
A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
B. IPPB with normal saline
C. CPAP
D. IS aggressively - ANSWER-A. Intubate and mechanically ventilate
Upon entering a patient's room to check on a nasal cannula setup, the respiratory
therapist hears a high-pitched whistling sound coming from the bubble-type humidifier.
What should be done to correct the problem?
A. Add water to above the fill-line on the reservoir bottle
B. Straighten any kinks in the O2 tubing
C. Turn down the O2 flow
D. Properly place the cannula prongs into the patient's nostrils - ANSWER-B. Straighten
any kinks in the O2 tubing
A 40 year old patient with pneumonia is sitting up in bed and has a respiratory rate of
30/min with a regular pattern. Accessory muscles of ventilation are being used. The
respiratory therapist would determine her breathing pattern to be
A. Kussmaul's respiration
B. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
C. Tachypnea
D. Eupnea - ANSWER-C. Tachypnea
After a combination transcutaneous O2 and CO2 monitor is removed from the thigh of a
preterm neonate, a red circle is seen on the skin. The respiratory therapist would
conclude that
A. The measured values are not reliable
B. The unit is operating normally
