National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) · TMC Detailed Content Outline, effective January 2020 through December 31, 2026; verified for October 13, 2026. The workbook label Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) identifies the credential awarded at the TMC low cut score, rather than a separate current examination. The assigned slug is preserved. NBRC's Respiratory Therapy Examination outline becomes effective January 2027 and is not the blueprint used for this set.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
• Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination Detailed Content Outline
• NBRC Candidate Handbook
• The Respiratory Therapy Examination Detailed Content Outline
• AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Blood Gas Analysis and Hemoximetry: 2013
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Patient-Ventilator Assessment (2024)
• ERS/ATS Technical Standard on Interpretive Strategies for Routine Lung Function Tests (2022)
• Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update: An Official ATS/ERS Technical Statement
• Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Following Disasters and Severe Weather
• FDA Warns About Limitations and Accuracy of Pulse Oximeters
• AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients (2022)
• Transmission-Based Precautions
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Humidification During Invasive and Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation: 2012
• AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Artificial Airway Suctioning (2022)
• ARDS Network ALTA Protocol, Version II, October 31, 2007
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Adult Patients With Oxygen in the Acute Care Setting (2022)
• Official ERS/ATS Clinical Practice Guidelines: Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure (2017)
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Spontaneous Breathing Trials for Liberation From Adult Mechanical Ventilation (2024)
• Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution: Prescribing Information
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Aerosol Delivery Device Selection for Spontaneously Breathing Patients: 2012
• AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Providing Patient and Caregiver Training (2010)