Respiratory Study Buddy
Exam prep for RT students
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Study the way the exam actually asks. Flashcards, quizzes, branching clinical cases and a ventilator lab, built for respiratory therapy students.
Respiratory Study Buddy is a study companion for respiratory therapy students preparing for board exams.
It is built around one idea: you learn respiratory therapy by working through it, not by rereading it. Every flashcard carries the reasoning on the back, every quiz question explains why the wrong answers are wrong, and the simulators let you change one thing and watch what happens.
WHAT IS INSIDE
1,030 flashcards across 13 decks
Patient assessment, airway management, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, pharmacology, blood gases, imaging, pulmonary function, infection control, pathology, equipment, neonatal and pediatrics, and calculations. Every card carries an explanation, a registry tip and a clinical pearl.
Quiz Yourself
Multiple choice drawn from the card bank, plus 28 authored patient scenario questions and 42 select-all-that-apply items. Nothing is revealed until you check your answer, you can skip a question and come back to it, and anything you miss is queued for review.
Full-length mock exam
185 questions in one timed sitting: 100 recall items, 60 clinical judgment items and 25 unscored pretest questions, reported by domain rather than as a single score.
CSE Practice
Nine branching clinical simulation cases where what you choose changes what happens next.
ABG Practice
Interpret gases, sharpen the calculations, and check your reasoning against a worked explanation.
Vent Lab
A ventilator simulator with a free practice sandbox and nine patient cases, from COPD and severe asthma to ARDS, chest trauma, a child in status asthmaticus and a premature newborn. Change a setting and watch the waveforms, pressures and gas exchange respond, then ask for feedback when you are ready.
Reference worth keeping
RT Notes across ten illustrated categories, 28 chest X-rays with described findings, lung sound recordings, 100 vocabulary terms, 25 board buzzwords, and 22 study tool pages covering test strategy, formulas, normal values and mnemonics.
Study calendar and spaced repetition
Add your exams, check-offs and clinical dates. Cards you have seen come back on a schedule, and the ones you missed come back sooner.
Question of the Day widget
One question on your home screen, new every day.
FOR EDUCATION, NOT CLINICAL PRACTICE
This app is a study aid. It is not medical advice, it does not provide diagnosis or treatment recommendations, and nothing in it should be used to guide the care of an actual patient. It is not intended for use during medical emergencies or as a clinical decision support system. Real clinical decisions follow your institution's protocols and the judgment of licensed clinicians.
Respiratory Study Buddy is an independent educational application. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the National Board for Respiratory Care or any other credentialing body.
TRY IT FIRST
Free to download with a sampler across every deck, and one purchase unlocks the whole app for good. No subscription and no ads.
The free sampler across every deck is now free for good, with no trial countdown. Unlocking the full app is easier to find, too: look for the new Unlock button on the Flashcards list and at the end of each deck.
The developer, Jesse DE LA ROSA, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
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Information
- Seller
- Jesse DE LA ROSA
- Size
- 45.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Medical Treatment information
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Full Access $9.99
- Copyright
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