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Vinod Sharma
🇮🇳 VerifiedConsultant GI · Chandigarh
126d ago
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Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
RES5882
Exam Fee
USD 240
about AED 881
Pass Score
60%
Exam Coverage
- Patient Data
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Equipment Manipulation, Troubleshooting / Quality Control
- Patient Safety
- Therapeutic Procedures
- Airway Patency and Care
- Bronchial Hygiene Techniques
- Infection Control
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care
- Patient Education
Reference Texts (5)
- 1. Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care - Textbook and Workbook Package, Latest Edition.
- 2. Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications, Latest Edition.
- 3. Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, Latest Edition.
- 4. Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 8th edition
- 5. . Ruppel's Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 12th edition Allied Health Category Allied Health Category
Chapters
4.8(413)
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Full-length · timed · 60% to passAbout the Respiratory Therapist Prometric Exam (RES5882)
The Respiratory Therapist Prometric exam is the licensing paper allied health professionals sit for the Respiratory Therapist professional title, listed by the DHA under code RES5882.
RES5882 is set across 11 blueprint areas: patient data, assessment and evaluation, equipment manipulation, troubleshooting / quality control, patient safety, therapeutic procedures, airway patency and care, bronchial hygiene techniques, infection control, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary rehabilitation and home care and patient education. Questions are written from 5 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our RES5882 bank holds 200 explained questions, about 1 times the length of the real sitting.
General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.
Respiratory Therapist exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the Respiratory Therapist Prometric exam?
RES5882 is the DHA code for the Respiratory Therapist paper in the Allied Healthcare listing.
How many questions are in the Respiratory Therapist exam and how long is it?
150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.
What is the pass mark for the Respiratory Therapist Prometric exam?
60% under the DHA guideline for RES5882, which is 90 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the RES5882 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 240 (about AED 881) for the RES5882 sitting.
What topics does the Respiratory Therapist exam cover?
The official blueprint splits the paper across 11 areas: Patient Data, Assessment and Evaluation, Equipment Manipulation, Troubleshooting / Quality Control, Patient Safety, Therapeutic Procedures, Airway Patency and Care, Bronchial Hygiene Techniques, Infection Control, Mechanical Ventilation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care and Patient Education.
Which authorities accept the Respiratory Therapist Prometric exam?
DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB license allied health professionals through Prometric-delivered papers; DOH uses Pearson VUE.
How should I prepare for RES5882?
Start with Patient Data and Assessment and Evaluation, then work through the 200 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 60% with margin.
Guides for Respiratory Therapist candidates
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Ahmed El-Sayed
🇪🇬 VerifiedConsultant Cardiology · Cairo
18d ago
Very well organized. The pass score prediction after finishing chapters kept me honest - I re-attempted the ones under 70% until I was above 85% consistently.
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Tariq Iqbal
🇵🇰 VerifiedConsultant Ortho · Islamabad
53d ago
The 6-month access was exactly what I needed. Started slow, ramped up in the last month. Consultant title recognized in Abu Dhabi - offer letter in hand.
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Mohammed Al-Harbi
🇸🇦 VerifiedPhysician · Jeddah
98d ago
الشرح واضح جدًا. المحتوى متوافق مع أسئلة الهيئة. اجتزت الاختبار من المرة الأولى.
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Deepika Ravi
🇮🇳 VerifiedDental Hygienist · Chennai
149d ago
Chapters were paced perfectly. 100 questions per chapter is exactly what you can knock out in one focused sitting.
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Omar Hassan
🇯🇴 VerifiedPhysician · Amman → Doha
30d ago
Solid question bank. A couple of questions in the older chapters felt slightly outdated but the explanations were still accurate. QCHP verdict: passed.
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Rashid Ahmed
🇧🇩 VerifiedPhysician · Dhaka
72d ago
Good bank overall. Would love more Bangla case discussions but the English explanations are clear enough. Cleared NHRA on second attempt.
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Layla Al Mansoori
🇦🇪 VerifiedPharmacist · Sharjah
118d ago
The pharmacology explanations pull from Katzung and the mnemonics stuck. I recommended it to two colleagues who also passed.
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