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TMC FORM 2020 (MAY) TEST GUIDE
FULLY ANSWERED
Question : If a patient is on 8-12L/min, what would be the
fio2?
Correct answer: 50%
Question : If minute ventilation stays the same but dead-space
is added, what will increases?
Correct answer: PaCO2
Question : What is the static compliance equation?
Correct answer: Exhaled Vt/(Pplat - PEEP)
Question : Before chest physiotherapy is done, what should
the respiratory therapy do FIRST?
Correct answer: Review patient chart history
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Question : What should a therapist do when a family is asking
to put the patient on the mechanical ventilator when they have a DNI order in place?
Correct answer: Start with NPPV
Question : What phrase would describe a patient having
dyspnea?
Correct answer: "I have to stop and catch my breath"
Question : A patient who has a neck injury but needs their
airway protected. What should you put in place?
Correct answer: Oropharyngeal airway
Question : A patient is unconscious, what should you do to
establish a patent airway?
Correct answer: Head tilt chin
Question : A patient has accessory muscle and scalene usage,
what does this indicate?
Correct answer: Increased work of breathing
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Question : Unevenly spaced beats decreased pulse strength
during inspiration, is indicative of what?
Correct answer: Pulsus paradoxus
Question : What positions do you place a patient in for right
lung secretions?
Correct answer: Left lateral decubitus
Question : What the correct endotracheal tube placement?
Correct answer: 5cm above the carina or 4-6cm
Question : Chest x-ray looks normal but they have been
sitting for an extended period of time and is experiencing dyspnea. What is likely the cause?
Correct answer: Pulmonary embolism
Question : Chest x-ray showing a deflated lung. What is a
likely diagnosis?
Correct answer: Tension pneumothorax
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Question : A patient has hemoptysis, what do you do?
Correct answer: Bronchoscopy
Question : Broncholavage should be done with what?
Correct answer: Mini ball-vap
Question : After intubation there is a lack of breath sounds on
the left side, what could be the cause?
Correct answer: Right mainstem bronchi intubation
Question : There is a hyperresonance and tracheal shift with
distant breath sounds, what is a likely diagnosis?