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Kettering TMC Airway Management Workbook | Respiratory Therapy Exam Review

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Kettering TMC Workbook – Airway Management Prepare for the TMC Exam with this focused Kettering airway management review. Designed for respiratory therapy students, this resource covers essential airway management concepts, clinical techniques, equipment, and patient-care considerations. Key review areas may include: Airway anatomy and assessment Upper and lower airway management Airway obstruction Airway clearance techniques Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways Endotracheal intubation Endotracheal tube management Tracheostomy care Suctioning techniques Airway emergencies Airway equipment and troubleshooting Complications and patient safety Clinical decision-making and respiratory therapist responsibilities Ideal for: Kettering TMC Exam preparation Respiratory therapy students Airway management review TMC practice and self-assessment Board exam revision Quick study and final exam preparation Use this workbook as a supplementary study aid alongside your Kettering materials, respiratory therapy textbooks, coursework, and official examination resources.

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Kettering./TMC./workbook./(airway./management)


indications./for./-./airway
*unconscious./patient*
support./base./of./tongue
bite./block./(with./ETT./or./seizure./guard)
facilitate./oral./suctioning./-./correct./answer./oropharyngeal


indications./for./-./airway
*conscious./patient*
support./base./of./tongue
facilitate./Nasotracheal./suctioning
used./to./decrease./trauma./during./Nasotracheal./suctioning./-
./correct./answer./nasopharyngeal




complications./of./-./airway
*patient./wakes./up*./(should./be./left./unsecured)
gagging./(remove./airway,./suction,./give./O2)
vomiting
laryngospasm

,airway./obstruction./(remove,./clear./out./or./replace,./may./be./too./small)./-
./correct./answer./oropharyngeal




complications./of./-./airway
*trauma./to./mucosa*./(use./lube)
epistaxis./(nose./bleed)./-./change./every./24./hours
increased./airway./resistance-./use./largest./size./that./will./fit./-
./correct./answer./nasopharyngeal




distance./from./angle./of./jaw./to./tip./of./chin./-./correct./answer./oropharyngeal


inserted./upside./down./(opposite./its./anatomic./shape)./to./back./of./throat./and./
then./rotate./to./correct./position./-./correct./answer./oropharyngeal


tip./of./earlobe./to./center./of./nostril./-./correct./answer./nasopharyngeal


inserted./the./way./its./anatomically./shaped./with./lube./-
./correct./answer./nasopharyngeal




advantages./of./-./maneuver
easy./to./perform
permits./control./of./loose./dentures./

, successful./with./all./age./groups./-./correct./answer./head./tilt./chin./lift


contraindications./of./-./maneuver
*fractured./neck./(trauma)./or./suspicion./of./neck./fracture*./-
./correct./answer./head./tilt./chin./lift




allows./for./establishing./patent./airway./in./patients./with./*suspected./neck./fra
cture*./-./correct./answer./modified./jaw./thrust


disadvantages./of./-./
difficult./to./perform
difficult./to./obtain./a./good./seal./during./mouth-to-mouth
tiring./for./wrists
dentures./not./controlled./-./correct./answer./modified./jaw./thrust


implies./no./head./extension./is./performed./-
./correct./answer./ modified./jaw./thrust




*good./air./exchange*
responsive./and./can./cough./effectively
may./wheeze./between./coughs./-./correct./answer./mild./airway./obstruction

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