Kettering TMC Practice
Questions 2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations
Given
Fine crepitant crackles are most commonly associated with which of the
following conditions?
a. bronchiectasis
b. congestive heart failure
c. pneumonia
d. croup - ANSWER ✔✔b. congestive heart failure
,A patient is found in full cardiopulmonary arrest. CPR is started and the
patient is orally intubated with an EtCO2 monitor attached. Which of the
following EtCO2 patterns would the respiratory therapist expect to
observe on the monitor?
a. Initially high, then falling
b. Initially low, then rising
c. Initially high, stays high
d. Initially low, stays low - ANSWER ✔✔b. Initially low, then rising
The blood pressure obtained from the arterial line is higher than the
blood pressure obtained from a sphygmomanometer. Based upon this
information, the respiratory therapist should conclude that
a. non-compliant tubing is being used
b. the transducer is placed too low.
c. the patient was lying flat during the measurement of the arterial line
pressure
d. the transducer dome contained air bubbles - ANSWER ✔✔b. the
transducer is placed too low
,A 2 year old child enters the emergency room. The mother states that
the child was playing with friends and developed violent coughing and
unilateral wheezing. Physical examination reveals a hyperresonant
percussion note on the left and resonant percussion note on the right.
Inspiratory and expiratory chest films indicate air trapping with no foreign
bodies noted. The respiratory therapist should suspect that the child has
a. a pneumothorax
b. orthopnea
c. aspirated a foreign object
d. tachyphylaxis - ANSWER ✔✔c. aspirated a foreign object
A patient is admitted to the ICU complaining of nausea and chest pain. A
nasogastric tube has been inserted to help relieve the nausea. The
patient was started on lasix and nitroglycerin. Which of the following
should the respiratory therapist monitor closely to identify side effects at
this time?
a. Cardiac enzymes
b. Serum electrolytes
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, c. Arterial blood gases
d. Digitalis levels - ANSWER ✔✔b. Serum electrolytes
While reviewing a patient's medical record, the respiratory therapist
notes that the patient has a Hb level of 6g and a SpO2 of 94%. The
patient is receiving oxygen by simple mask and is complaining of
shortness of breath. The respiratory therapist would conclude that the
patient has
a. hemophilia
b. hypernatremia
c. anemia
d. hypokalemia - ANSWER ✔✔c. anemia
Which of the following will determine the aortic pulse pressure?
a. systolic + diastolic + diastolic / 3
b. diastolic + pulse pressure / 3
c. systolic pressure - diastolic pressure
Questions 2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations
Given
Fine crepitant crackles are most commonly associated with which of the
following conditions?
a. bronchiectasis
b. congestive heart failure
c. pneumonia
d. croup - ANSWER ✔✔b. congestive heart failure
,A patient is found in full cardiopulmonary arrest. CPR is started and the
patient is orally intubated with an EtCO2 monitor attached. Which of the
following EtCO2 patterns would the respiratory therapist expect to
observe on the monitor?
a. Initially high, then falling
b. Initially low, then rising
c. Initially high, stays high
d. Initially low, stays low - ANSWER ✔✔b. Initially low, then rising
The blood pressure obtained from the arterial line is higher than the
blood pressure obtained from a sphygmomanometer. Based upon this
information, the respiratory therapist should conclude that
a. non-compliant tubing is being used
b. the transducer is placed too low.
c. the patient was lying flat during the measurement of the arterial line
pressure
d. the transducer dome contained air bubbles - ANSWER ✔✔b. the
transducer is placed too low
,A 2 year old child enters the emergency room. The mother states that
the child was playing with friends and developed violent coughing and
unilateral wheezing. Physical examination reveals a hyperresonant
percussion note on the left and resonant percussion note on the right.
Inspiratory and expiratory chest films indicate air trapping with no foreign
bodies noted. The respiratory therapist should suspect that the child has
a. a pneumothorax
b. orthopnea
c. aspirated a foreign object
d. tachyphylaxis - ANSWER ✔✔c. aspirated a foreign object
A patient is admitted to the ICU complaining of nausea and chest pain. A
nasogastric tube has been inserted to help relieve the nausea. The
patient was started on lasix and nitroglycerin. Which of the following
should the respiratory therapist monitor closely to identify side effects at
this time?
a. Cardiac enzymes
b. Serum electrolytes
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, c. Arterial blood gases
d. Digitalis levels - ANSWER ✔✔b. Serum electrolytes
While reviewing a patient's medical record, the respiratory therapist
notes that the patient has a Hb level of 6g and a SpO2 of 94%. The
patient is receiving oxygen by simple mask and is complaining of
shortness of breath. The respiratory therapist would conclude that the
patient has
a. hemophilia
b. hypernatremia
c. anemia
d. hypokalemia - ANSWER ✔✔c. anemia
Which of the following will determine the aortic pulse pressure?
a. systolic + diastolic + diastolic / 3
b. diastolic + pulse pressure / 3
c. systolic pressure - diastolic pressure
