170 Test 1 Fall/Spring Test
EL CAMINO COLLEGE RC-170 Summer 2004
RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM TEST #1 Part 1 Dr.Sinopoli
TRUE(a) & FALSE(b)
(regard all questions with respect to readings and class discussions & PDFs)
1. Circulation is the movement of blood with oxygen from the lungs to
the tissues and back again.
2. External Respiration is the movement of oxygen from the lung
into the tissues.
3. The pressure of oxygen is higher in the Lungs then it is in
the arteries.
4. The RCB is our licensure agency on a state level in California.
5. The AARC provides educational as well as political support to
our profession.
6. After oxygen enters your mouth/nose it must pass through the
glottis in order to enter your trachea.
7. Blood returning from the tissues travels in the veins.
8. The FIO2 in the earth's atmosphere at sea level is approximately
.21 but the barometric will decrease as you go up from sea level to the mountains and altitude.
9. Freedom in a job may mean the actual number of opportunities for a flexible work schedule, task area and geographic location in your choosen profession.
10. After blood is oxygenated at the lungs, it goes to the left heart
before being sent to the tissues.
11. The movement of OXYGEN across the alveolarcapillary
membrane is sometimes referred to as DIFFUSION .
12. Respiratory Therapist may work in many different areas of the hospital.
13. After RC-170 you are only one semester away from graduation.
MULTIPLE CHOICE(SELECT ONE BEST ANSWER)
14. If you graduate from the Respiratory Care program here at El Camino
you are eligible for which of the following exams/credentials over the next four years after graduation:
I. California entry-level RCP.
II. National CRTT and RRT exams/credentials.
III. National Specialty exams, PFT, NEO/Peds.
a. I only b. II onlyc. III onlyd. I and II only e. I,II & III
15. Metabolism can be correctly thought of as similar to:
a. a compressor b. an oceanc. a fired. photosynthesis
16. The main functions of the heart and the lungs that interest us
as respiratory care professionals are:
a. Control of pH and bicarbonate.
b. Manage neurological impulses to and from the brain.
c. Deliver Oxygen to the tissues and CO2 to the atmosphere.
d. Provide for basic nutrition and mechanisms for expelling wastes.
17. Normal PO2 in the areterial blood is approximately:
A) 149 mmhg B) 110 mmhg C) 95 mmhg D) 65 mmhg E) 40 mmhg
18. The heart has how many pumping chambers?
A> 1 B> 2 C> 3 D> 4 E> 5
19. Normal venous PO2 is: a) 25 b) 40 c) 46 d) 70 e) 95
20.According to alveolar air equation, why is the PAO2 lower than the PO2 in room air?
I.Do to the addition of nitrogen
II.Do to the addition of CO2
III.Do to the addition of H2O vapor
A> I only B> II only C> III only D> I & III only E> II & III only
21.Normal PaO2 in a 20 year old, healthy male at sea level?
a. 26 mmhgc.75 mmhg
b. 40 mmhgd. 95 mmhge. 109 mmhg
22.Normal PAO2 in a 20 year old, healthy male at sea level?
a. 26 mmhgc.75 mmhg
b. 40 mmhgd. 95 mmhge. 109 mmhg
23. When air moves from your nose and mouth to enter the lungs,
it must go into an opening at the top of the trachea called:
a. Respiratory bronchioleb. Alveolar duct
c. Glottisd. Alveolie. epiglottis
24. From this list, the first place that external
respiration(O2 & C02 exchange takes place in the lung is called the:
a. Respiratory bronchusb. Alveolar sac
c. Glottisd. Tracheae. epiglottis
25. The FIO2 is .45, everything else is normal, which of the
following is this patient's PAO2:
a. 109b. 159c.280d. 320 e. 713
26. The first course in the respiratory program that you must
submit an application for and gain acceptance is :
a. RC-172b. RC-174c. RC-176d. RC-178
27. After acceptance to the clinical phase of the program, you are approximately ______from graduating and ready to practice RC:
a. 6 monthsb. 2 yearsc. 1 ½ years d. 4 years
28. The only type of patients we don’t treat as respiratory therapists is/are:
a. Adult ICUb. Neonatal ICUc. Pediatric ICU
d. Home Caree. We treat all listed in a-d
Look at the drawing and answer the following questions:
29. In the above drawing, the location marked # 3 is:
a. Nasal cavity
b. Carina
c. Glottis
d. Rt.mainstem bronchus
e. Oral Cavity
30. What is the PO2 at the point labeled # 22 in the above drawing?
a. 109
b. 159
c. 95
d. 40
e. 1-10
31. What is the PO2 at the point labeled # 20 in the above drawing?
a. 109
b. 159
c. 95
d. 40
e. 1-10
32. What is the PO2 at the point labeled # 21 in the above drawing?
a. 109
b. 159
c. 95
d. 40
e. 1-10
33. The reason that we need oxygen in an airplane if the cabin pressure drops is because planes fly at 35,000 feet and at that altitude the :
a. PaO2 is the lower than at sea level
b. PAO2 is lower than at sea level
c. FIO2 is lower than at sea level
d. Barometric Pressure is lower than at sea level
e. PvO2 is lower than at sea level
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