KETTERING FLASHCARDS FOR TMC EXAM 2026-2027: THE
ULTIMATE COMPILATION OF VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND EXPERT-VALIDATED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RESPIRATORY CARE RATIONALES – YOUR GUARANTEED A+
PASS WITH THE MOST LATEST, UP-TO-DATE
Four critical life functions in the order
- ANSWER-ventilation, oxygenation, circulation,
perfusion
Immediate response to no pulse
- ANSWER-CAB (compression-airway-breathing)
What 2 essential organs can perfusion give status of?
- ANSWER-Brain and kidneys
What do you do if you activate an emergency on a DNR
patient? - ANSWER-You must start CPR as you were the
one that started the emergency.What does creatinine
levels indicate?
- ANSWER-Status of kidneys
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,what does BNP levels indicate?
- ANSWER-Status of the heart.
What does stuporous and confused lead to?
- ANSWER-Drug toxicology
What should you consider for obtunded and dysphagia
patients? - ANSWER-intubation
What does IMT stand for? - ANSWER-Inspiratory muscle
training
What patients tend to show signs of clubbing? -
ANSWER-CHF, CF, and COPD
what does JVD reflect?
- ANSWER-Cor pulmonale (CVP of at least 12mm)
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,What patients usually have TB?
- ANSWER-The homeless
Night diaphoresis or night sweats can be indicative of this
- ANSWER-TB
What should you check in infants with acrocyanosis and
African Americans with cyanosis?
- ANSWER-Mucosal membranes
what does blunted costophrenic angels indicate?
- ANSWER-effusion
What do the positive intropic drugs have in their name
and what do they do?
- ANSWER-Strengthen muscle contractions and they have
"dig" in their names
what do the beta blocker drugs have in their name?
- ANSWER-"lol"
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, What do ACE inhibitors have in their name and what are
they used for? - ANSWER-"Pril" used for hypertension
and CHF usually
What does and increased CVP indicate? - ANSWER-Right
heart problem
What does an increased PAP indicate? - ANSWER-
problem with the lungs
What does an increased PCWP indicate - ANSWER-
problem in the left heart
What does it mean if all heart pressures are elevated? -
ANSWER-Fluid overload
What is the equation for vascular resistance? - ANSWER-
(MAP-CVP)/ CO
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ULTIMATE COMPILATION OF VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND EXPERT-VALIDATED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RESPIRATORY CARE RATIONALES – YOUR GUARANTEED A+
PASS WITH THE MOST LATEST, UP-TO-DATE
Four critical life functions in the order
- ANSWER-ventilation, oxygenation, circulation,
perfusion
Immediate response to no pulse
- ANSWER-CAB (compression-airway-breathing)
What 2 essential organs can perfusion give status of?
- ANSWER-Brain and kidneys
What do you do if you activate an emergency on a DNR
patient? - ANSWER-You must start CPR as you were the
one that started the emergency.What does creatinine
levels indicate?
- ANSWER-Status of kidneys
1|Page
,what does BNP levels indicate?
- ANSWER-Status of the heart.
What does stuporous and confused lead to?
- ANSWER-Drug toxicology
What should you consider for obtunded and dysphagia
patients? - ANSWER-intubation
What does IMT stand for? - ANSWER-Inspiratory muscle
training
What patients tend to show signs of clubbing? -
ANSWER-CHF, CF, and COPD
what does JVD reflect?
- ANSWER-Cor pulmonale (CVP of at least 12mm)
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,What patients usually have TB?
- ANSWER-The homeless
Night diaphoresis or night sweats can be indicative of this
- ANSWER-TB
What should you check in infants with acrocyanosis and
African Americans with cyanosis?
- ANSWER-Mucosal membranes
what does blunted costophrenic angels indicate?
- ANSWER-effusion
What do the positive intropic drugs have in their name
and what do they do?
- ANSWER-Strengthen muscle contractions and they have
"dig" in their names
what do the beta blocker drugs have in their name?
- ANSWER-"lol"
3|Page
, What do ACE inhibitors have in their name and what are
they used for? - ANSWER-"Pril" used for hypertension
and CHF usually
What does and increased CVP indicate? - ANSWER-Right
heart problem
What does an increased PAP indicate? - ANSWER-
problem with the lungs
What does an increased PCWP indicate - ANSWER-
problem in the left heart
What does it mean if all heart pressures are elevated? -
ANSWER-Fluid overload
What is the equation for vascular resistance? - ANSWER-
(MAP-CVP)/ CO
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