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TMC Practice Exam B – Kettering Review Prepare for the TMC (Therapist Multiple-Choice) Exam with this comprehensive Kettering practice exam. Designed for respiratory therapy students, this resource helps reinforce core concepts, develop clinical reasoning, and build confidence before the board examination. Key review areas may include: Patient assessment General patient care Airway management Oxygen therapy Mechanical ventilation Ventilator management and troubleshooting Pulmonary diagnostic testing Cardiopulmonary disorders Arterial blood gas interpretation Pharmacology and respiratory medications Emergency and critical care Clinical calculations and decision-making Ideal for: TMC Practice Exam B preparation Kettering TMC review Respiratory therapy students Board exam practice Self-assessment and knowledge review Final TMC preparation Use this resource as a supplementary study aid alongside your Kettering materials, respiratory therapy textbooks, coursework, and official examination resources.

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TMC./Practice./Exam./B./Kettering
After./a./patient./undergoes./a./thoracentesis,./the./respiratory./therapist./notes./t
hat./the./obtained./pleural./fluid./is./clear./with./a./slight./straw./color../This./fluid./
is./most./likely./the./result./of


A../empyema.
B../congestive./heart./failure.
C../lung./carcinoma.
D../hemothorax../-./correct./answer./B../congestive./heart./failure.


Which./of./the./following./would./be./most./important./to./evaluate./for./a./patient.
/who./is./entering./a./smoking./cessation./program? ./




A../Height
B../Smoking./history
C../Weight
D../Diet./-./correct./answer./B../Smoking./history


The./respiratory./therapist./is./calibrating./a./spirometer./and./checking./the./vol
ume./with./a./3.0./liter./super./syringe../The./volumes./recorded./are:./2.85./L,./2.8./
L,./and./2.8./L../Based./upon./the./information./obtained./which./of./the./followin
g./is./a./correct./statement?

,A../Another./syringe./needs./to./be./used
B../Spirometer./is./accurate
C../The./plunger./was./advanced./too./slowly
D../Spirometer./may./have./a./leak./-
./correct./answer./D../Spirometer./ may./have./a./leak




Which./of./the./following./is./an./indication./for./high./frequency./jet./ventilation
?./


A../Bronchopleural./fistula
B../Wilson./Mikity./syndrome
C../Necrotizing./lesion./of./right./lung
D../Centrilobular./emphysema./-./correct./answer./A../Bronchopleural./fistula


A./43-year-
old./female./patient./has./just./undergone./a./total./abdominal./hysterectomy../Th
e./patient./arrives./in./the./post./anesthesia./care./unit./obtunded./with./minimal./r
esponse./to./painful./stimulus../What./treatment./should./the./respiratory./therap
ist./recommend./for./this./patient?


A../Initiate./assisted./ventilation

,B../Insert./oropharyngeal./airway
C../Obtain./positron./emission./tomography
D../Initiate./noninvasive./capnography./-
./correct./answer./B../Insert./oropharyngeal./airway




A./44./week./gestational./age./infant./has./just./been./delivered./via./C-
section./and./is./gasping,./grunting,./and./has./tachycardia./and./tachypnea../At./o
ne./minute./his./Apgar./score./is./4./and./at./5./minutes./the./score./is./5../The./infant./
is./most./likely./suffering./from


A../transient./tachypnea./of./the./newborn.
B../meconium./aspiration.
C../bronchopulmonary./dysplasia.
D../apnea./of./prematurity../-./correct./answer./B../meconium./aspiration.


What./is./the./normal./VD/VT./ratio./for./a./patient./breathing./room./air?


A../5./-./15%
B../20./-./40%
C../45./-./55%
D../65./-./75%./-./correct./answer./B../20./-./40%

, A./heat./moisture./exchanger./is./indicated./for./humidification./in./which./of./the
./following./situations?




A../Mechanical./ventilation./in./a./long-term./care./facility.
B../Transport./to./a./tertiary./care./center.
C../Patient./with./tenacious./secretions.
D../Delivery./of./aerosolized./bronchodilators../-
./correct./answer./B../Transport./to./a./tertiary./care./center.




All./of./the./following./could./cause./a./patient's./right-
hemidiaphragm./to./be./elevated,./EXCEPT




A../right./lower./lobe./atelectasis.
B../right./side./hyperlucency,./absent./vascular./markings.
C../hepatomegaly.
D../right./lower./lobe./consolidation./with./air./bronchograms../-
./correct./answer./B../right./side./hyperlucency,./absent./vascular./markings




A./64-year-
old,./70./kg./(154./lb)./man./with./severe./COPD./is./receiving./independent./(diff
erential)./lung./ventilation./following./thoracotomy./and./right./lower./lobecto

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