RRT RRT Patient Assessment

Question 1

Which respiratory rate would be classified as tachypnea in an adult patient?

Accepted Answer

24 breaths/min

Answer

12 breaths/min

Answer

16 breaths/min

Answer

10 breaths/min

Question 2

Pulsus paradoxus during patient assessment is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A decrease in systolic BP >10 mmHg during normal inspiration

Answer

An increase in blood pressure during inspiration

Answer

An irregular pulse alternating between strong and weak beats

Answer

A consistently elevated diastolic pressure

Question 3

Which finding during inspection is the most classic sign of accessory muscle recruitment in a distressed patient?

Accepted Answer

Sternocleidomastoid muscle use during inspiration

Answer

Intercostal retractions during inspiration

Answer

Pursed-lip breathing on exhalation

Answer

Abdominal paradox during expiration

Question 4

A patient produces rusty-colored sputum during assessment. This finding is most classically associated with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Answer

Pulmonary edema

Answer

Bronchiectasis

Answer

Lung abscess

Question 5

Which breathing pattern is characterized by cyclic, gradually increasing and then decreasing tidal volumes separated by periods of apnea?

Accepted Answer

Cheyne-Stokes breathing

Answer

Kussmaul breathing

Answer

Biot's breathing

Answer

Apneustic breathing

Question 6

A barrel chest deformity observed during patient inspection is best characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Increased AP-to-transverse diameter ratio approaching or exceeding 1:1

Answer

Kyphosis with markedly decreased lung volumes

Answer

Pectus excavatum with decreased chest wall compliance

Answer

Flail chest with paradoxical chest wall movement

Question 7

During patient assessment, digital clubbing is most commonly associated with which underlying condition?

Accepted Answer

Chronic hypoxemia from pulmonary fibrosis or cystic fibrosis

Answer

Acute asthma exacerbation

Answer

Hyperventilation syndrome

Answer

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome