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Are you prepared for your exam? Find out by taking our free RRT TMC practice test, featuring questions from the 2023 TMC syllabus

About the RRT TMC Practice Test

On this page you’ll see 15 RRT TMC practice test questions, all representative of the type of questions you can expect to see on your real therapist multiple choice exam.

They cover all three of the knowledge domains the NBRC tests you on:

Patient Data
Troubleshooting and quality control of devices,
and infection control
Initiation and modification of interventions

Just choose what you think is the right answer, then enter your email address so we can send you a detailed breakdown of what you got right and wrong on your practice exam.

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How to prepare for your RRT exam

As you’ll know when you’ve taken the free RRT TMC practice exam, the RRT isn’t easy! Even if you’ve completed a Respiratory Therapist program or logged hundreds of hours of work experience, you should not expect to just show up on the day and be able to pass.

Many people go into the exam totally unprepared…which is why nationwide only 77% of people pass!

We know – that sounds scary. But don’t worry: the exam isn’t impossibly difficult. The problem is that most students aren’t told how to prepare properly, and they’re given giant textbooks that are impossible to memorize.

Taking online quizzes is a good start, but it’s an inefficient form of exam practice.

That’s why we put together RRT Hero, which tells you exactly what you need to know and gives you all the tools we need to prepare. It’s so good, our students’ pass rate is 98% – and if you don’t pass first time, we’ll give you a full refund!

We’ll tell you more about RRT Hero after you’ve taken the practice test. Taking free RRT TMC practice tests is a great place to start, because the practice questions you get right and wrong will you an idea of which content areas you need to focus on.

Get Ready – Here's The Practice Test. Good Luck!

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation has increased peak inspiratory pressure, coarse breath sounds, and a fever of 102.3. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?*
- Spontaneous breathing trials
- Sputum sample and gram stain
- Chest physiotherapy
- Increase PIP
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:*
- Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve.
- Administering dornase alpha.
- Administering albuterol therapy.
- Deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions.
What do bronchial breath sounds heard over the lung periphery indicate?*
- Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Congested Heart Failure
- Gullian Barre
A 60 kg (133 lb) patient is mechanically ventilated at the following settings: VC, A/C; VT 500 mL Respiratory rate 12/min FIO2 1.00 10 cm H2O PEEP The patient's peak airway pressure is 60 cm H2O and his SpO2 is 85%. A current chest x-ray shows diffuse bilateral infiltrates. Which of the following is the most appropriate action in order to reduce peak airway pressure?*
- Change to airway pressure release ventilation.
- Decrease the inspiratory time.
- Increase PEEP to 15 cm H2O.
- Increase the frequency.
A 16-year-old patient is brought to the Emergency Department after taking a handful of pills. The patient is obtunded but is making regular, sonorous respiratory efforts. Auscultation reveals coarse rhonchi bilaterally. Which of the following should be done FIRST to assess this patient?*
- Determine the Glasgow Coma Score.
- Obtain a sputum specimen.
- Obtain an ABG.
- Measure peak expiratory flow.
You obtain a blood gas sample from the patient's radial artery and apply pressure to the site for 10 minutes. After removing any excess air from the syringe, the next step for proper handling of the blood sample is:*
- Shaking the sample continuously.
- Adding liquid heparin to the sample.
- Placing the syringe in an ice bath.
- Applying a pressure bandage.
Which of the following supply pressures would be appropriate for an air/oxygen proportioner?*
- 30 psi
- 760 psi
- 50 psi
- 100 psi
Which of the following values for arterial carbon dioxide tension is consistent with significant alveolar hypoventilation?*
- 30 torr
- 80 torr
- 20 torr
- 50 torr
You just extubated your patient and noticed immediately post-extubation he presents with mild stridor. This finding is most often associated with:*
- bronchial spasm.
- upper airway obstruction.
- secretions in the large airways.
- lower airway obstruction.
An 11-year-old patient in the ED complains of dyspnea, chest tightness, and loose productive cough. The patient has a respiratory rate of 33 breaths/minute and bilateral wheezing in the lungs. What treatment should the respiratory therapist initiate?*
- PEP therapy
- Levalbuterol
- Salmeterol
- Oxygen
A patient who is suspected of having a flail chest has been intubated and mechanically ventilated with PEEP therapy. The patient has just received pancuronium bromide. Which ventilator alarms would be most important to set correctly for this patient?*
- I: E ratio alarm
- Low exhaled volume alarm
- Peak pressure alarm
- Low PEEP pressure alarm
Fine crackles are commonly associated with which of the following conditions?*
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary edema
- Foreign body aspiration
- Bronchitis
During bedside monitoring the respiratory therapist notices a dampened waveform on the arterial line graphic. To restore the graphic to normal, the therapist should first:*
- Attempt to draw blood from the arterial line.
- Check the transducer dome for air bubbles.
- Flush the catheter with heparin solution.
- Verify the position of the transducer.
A patient recently underwent a thoracotomy and is now receiving IPPB QID. The patient's inspiratory capacity has diminished over the past several days and the patient is becoming increasingly short of breath. Chest radiograph shows left lower lobe radiodensity with a concave upper border. The respiratory therapist would conclude that the patient has developed:*
- Pneumothorax.
- Pneumonia.
- Pleural effusion.
- Atelectasis.
You’re the respiratory therapist on duty in a rural ER. You’re called to check on a patient that recently had a chest X-ray which revealed right lower lobe consolidation. The patient is awake but lethargic with the use of his accessory muscle to breathe. An ABG has been drawn with the following findings. ABG Results. PH: 7.23 PACO2: 59 PA02: 65 HC03: 24 Which of the following do you recommend next?*
- Non invasive mask ventilation
- Intubation and mechanical ventilation
- 3lpm nasal cannula
- Antibiotics
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TRY OUR FREE RRT TMC
PRACTICE TEST 2023

About the RRT TMC Practice Test

How to prepare for your RRT exam

Get Ready – Here's The Practice Test. Good Luck!

Breeze through your RRT exam

Don’t risk failure: use RRT Hero to pass first time!

TRY OUR FREE RRT TMC PRACTICE TEST 2023

About the RRT TMC Practice Test

How to prepare for your RRT exam

Get Ready – Here's The Practice Test. Good Luck!

Breeze through your RRT exam

Don’t risk failure: use RRT Hero to pass first time!

TRY OUR FREE RRT TMC
PRACTICE TEST 2023