RRT TMC Exam Questions and Answers

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RRT TMC Exam Questions and Answers (Verified)

• You are called to the emergency department to help care for a patient

who was in a vehicle accident and has chest injuries including broken ribs.Crepitations are felt while palpitating the patient's neck. What is most likely the cause of this ANS The patient's lung has an air leak

• A forced expiratory measurement obtained after the administration of a

bronchodilator shows an increase in FEV1 from 60% to 80% of predicted.This indicates a ANS Reversible airway obstruction

• During capnography monitoring of a mechanically ventilated patient, you

note that the end-tidal PCO2 (PetCO2) has dropped to 0 mm Hg. This finding may indicate ANS complete airway obstruction

• An unconscious apneic patient with a full stomach cannot be orally intu-

bated in the emergency room. Which of the following would your recommend be ANS inserting an esophageal-tracheal combitube

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• While establishing initial ventilatory support settings for a new patient, the

most important consideration is the ANS patients size and clinical condition

• A male patient has a lower than normal mixed venous O2 content. Which of

the following is the most likely cause of this condition ANS Fever (hyperthermia)

• You are trying to wean an alert intubated patient off full ventilatory support

using the CPAP protocol with 40% O2. Early in the initial effort her respiratory rate increases from 24 to 30/min and you start to observe some use of her accessory muscles while breathing. Which of the following would be your first action at this time ANS apply 5-10 cm H20 pressure support

• What is the approximate duration of flow of an oxygen E-cylinder at 1000

psi running at 4 L/min ANS 70 minutes

• While using a Yankauer device to suction an adult patient, you are unable

to remove thick secretions. The regulator attached to the oropharyngeal suctioning device displays a reading of -70 mm Hg. Which of the following actions should you take at this time ANS increase the suction pressure to -120 mm Hg 2 / 4

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• While setting up a 12-lead EKG on a patient, you are unable obtain any

electrical signal. The batteries are fully charged and the device was able to power-on. The most likely cause of this problem is which of the following ANS a missing lead

• Which of the following imaging procedures is used to evaluate the arter-

ies for abnormalities such as aneurysm, atherosclerosis, embolism, occlu- sion, stenosis, thrombosis, trauma, or vasculitis ANS angiography 3 / 4

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• You obtain an expired carbon monoxide (CO) reading of 18 ppm on a

COPD patient participating in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Based on this finding, you can conclude that the patient ANS has smoked within the prior 12-24 hours

• While monitoring a patient during a spontaneous breathing trial, which

of the following observations would cause you to stop the trial and return the patient to ventilatory support ANS decrease in O2 saturation from 91% to 82%

• Your patient is receiving volume control A/C ventilation. She has become

increasingly agitated and the end-tidal CO2 has decreased from 38 to 27 torr over the last 3 hours. Which of the following is most likely the cause ANS in- creased ventilation

• A normal vital capacity for a female patient who is five feet three inches

tall and weighs fifty kilograms would be approximately ANS 3500 mL

• An asthmatic patient is struggling to initiate inspiration on a ventilator

operating in the assist-control mode. Which of the following ventilator set- tings would you first check in order to resolve of this problem ANS the sensitivity

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