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Kettering TMC Workbook – Patient Assessment Questions and Correct Answers (2025–2026), Respiratory Therapy Exam Preparation

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This workbook contains patient assessment questions with correct answers aligned to the Kettering TMC (Therapist Multiple-Choice) exam for respiratory therapy. It covers core clinical topics such as ventilation, oxygenation, circulation, perfusion, airway assessment, breath sounds, diagnostics, hemodynamics, ECG interpretation, lab values, imaging, and critical care decision-making, making it a comprehensive and exam-ready study resource.

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Kettering TMC workbook (patient
assessment) Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
List 4 critical life functions

Ans: Ventilation Oxygenation Circulation Perfusion

What life function is first priority?

Ans: Ventilation

What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating?

Ans: -RR
-Vt
-Chest Movement
-Breath Sounds
-PaCo2
-EtCO2

How would the therapist determine if a patient has a problem with
oxygenation?

Ans: -HR

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-Color
-Sensorium
-PaO2/SpO2

What information would help the therapist determine if a patient's
circulation is adequate?

Ans: -HR and Strength
-CO

What changes may indicate if a patient doesn't have adequate
perfusion?

Ans: -HR
-BP
-Sensorium
-Temperature
-Urine Output
-Hemodynamics

Signs are

Ans: objective information - things you can see and measure
-color

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-pulse
-edema
-vital signs

symptoms are

Ans: subjective information - things patient tells you
-dyspnea
-pain level
-nausea
-muscle weakness

5 items that are important to review in a patients medical record

Ans: 1. Allergies
2. Signs/Symptoms
3. History
4. Advanced directives
5. HPI

advanced directive

Ans: set of instructions documenting what Tx a patient wants if
they were unable to make medical decisions

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what are 4 types of advanced directives
a a a a a a

Ans: 1. living will - Tx patient wants if became terminally ill;
doesn't appoint someone else to make medical decisions
2. DNI order - do not intubate (can ventilate)
3. DNR order - do not resuscitate
4. durable power of attorney - health care proxy; only in affect
when patient can't make healthcare decisions

A properly written order for respiratory care should include what 4 factor
a a a a a a a a a a a

s?

Ans: 1. type of treatment
2. frequency
3. medication/dosage
4. physician signature

The respiratory therapist has just finished administering an aerosol treat
a a a a a a a a a

ment with albuterol to a child with asthma. What should be included in d
a a a a a a a a a a a a a

ocumentation of the treatment?
a a a

Ans: date, time, reactions, etc.
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breath sounds
arterial lines
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chest x ray interpretation

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