2025 TMC PRACTICE LATEST EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|A
GRADED 2025-2026
A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous
distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with
- ANSWER>>heart failure
A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical
exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left
chest with a hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right.
The patient's heart rate is 45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood pressure
is 60/40 mm Hg. What action should the therapist recommend first? -
ANSWER>>Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space
All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to
the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT - ANSWER>>using a low residual volume, low
compliance cuff
A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become
more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The
respiratory therapist should recommend - ANSWER>>deep breathing & coughing
to clear secretions
A 65 kg spinal cord injured patient develops atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is
30% of his predicted value. What bronchial hygiene therapy would be most
appropriate initially? -
ANSWER>>IPPB
A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her forced vital capacity in the
first second? -
