FREE RRT Questions And Answers

Question 1

During a routine examination, the patient becomes apneic and then asystolic.
The respiratory therapist observes that the patient's records says that the patient has a code status of "Do not resuscitate." What should the respiratory therapist do out of these options?

Accepted Answer

Report this to the charge nurse as soon as possible.

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Begin bag-mask ventilation with an FiO2 of 1.00 and a flow of 15 L/min.

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Call for emergency intubation, and initiate mechanical ventilation.

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Begin chest compressions.

Question 2

A study of the doctor's prescriptions for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation who was admitted to an acute care unit reveals that Combivent q4h and DuoNeb q4h were among the drugs prescribed. Which of these tasks is the respiratory therapist's responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Contact the ordering physician to verify orders.

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Do not administer whichever medication is contraindicated.

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Dispense/administer medication as ordered.

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Alternate medications every two hours.

Question 3

The respiratory therapist decides to evaluate the patient's peripheral circulation and capillary refill after having trouble getting a reading with a pulse oximeter's finger probe. After a brief compression, the nail bed on the right index finger turns pink once more after one second. Which of the following is suggested by this?

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normal peripheral circulation and capillary refill

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anemia

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cyanosis

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insufficient blood flow to extremities

Question 4

Paramedics take a 20-year-old female patient to the emergency room (ED) after she briefly lost consciousness following a collision with another basketball player. The patient's SpO2 is 98% on room air upon arrival, and her heart rate is 95. Her respiratory rate is also 16. Hematocrit is 44 and hemoglobin is 11.0, according to the venous blood draw. How should these findings be presented?

Accepted Answer

Patient is saturating well on room air and has a normal heart rate and respiratory rate. Hemoglobin is low at 11.0, and hematocrit is within normal limits.

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Patient is saturating well on room air and is tachypneic with a normal heart rate. Hemoglobin and hematocrit are within normal limits.

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Patient is saturating well on room air and is tachycardic at 95 with a normal respiratory rate. Hemoglobin is high at 11.0, and hematocrit is within normal limits.

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Patient is saturating well on room air and has a normal heart rate and respiratory rate. Hemoglobin and hematocrit are within normal limits.

Question 5

A 45-year-old girl who began smoking at age 15 is the first patient we see today for an examination. She claims to smoke 1.5 packs a day and to have given up smoking for a year while carrying each of her two children. Her hubby smokes as well. How should this smoking history be entered into the patient's record?

Accepted Answer

Patient is currently a daily cigarette smoker, 1.5 packs per day, with a 42-pack-year history.

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Patient suffers from a nicotine addiction and smokes too much.

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Patient is currently a heavy smoker.

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Patient smokes about 30 cigarettes a day and has for almost 30 years.

Question 6

When a respiratory therapist meets a patient for the first time, she observes that the patient can only answer questions in two- or three-word sentences, breaking up longer answers by pausing to breathe. What inferences about this speech pattern can the respiratory therapist safely draw?

Accepted Answer

The patient has a decreased vital capacity, and there could be several different causes for this.

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The patient has COPD.

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The patient has a neuromuscular illness that impairs respiration.

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The patient is most likely not a native English speaker

Question 7

During a physical examination of a 20-year-old male, high-pitched wheezing was audible throughout the lung field. The patient claims that while his wheezing is audible, it doesn't bother him much and that he feels a bit out of breath. He observes that it typically occurs after mowing the yard. Which of the following could we suggest to the doctor?

Accepted Answer

The patient’s respiratory health is uncertain and would be better understood by performing basic spirometry and a methacholine challenge test.

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Send the patient for a chest X-ray (CXR) and full pulmonary function tests (PFTs).

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The best course is to “wait and see” for this minor problem.

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Write a prescription for an albuterol inhaler to use when necessary (pro re nata [PRN]).

Question 8

What is the main role of a respiratory therapist?

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Treating respiratory disorders

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Administering medications

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Performing surgeries

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Diagnosing heart conditions

Question 9

Which of the following conditions might a respiratory therapist treat?

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Asthma

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Broken bones

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Diabetes

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Vision problems

Question 10

What diagnostic tests might a respiratory therapist perform?

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X-rays

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Blood pressure measurement

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Urine analysis

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Hearing tests