KETTERING TMC REVIEW TIPS SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is clubbing?
What patients is it seen it? - ✔✔Chronic hypoxia
Seen in COPD patients
✔✔What patients will you see JVD in? - ✔✔CHF patients
✔✔What is Capillary Refill? - ✔✔Color returns within 3 seconds
✔✔What is diaphoresis? - ✔✔Heavy sweating
Seen in CHF patients
Seen with Fever and infections
Seen with Anxiety and Nervousness
Seen with TB/ night sweats
✔✔What is Ashen/Pallor? - ✔✔Anemia
Acute blood loss
✔✔What is Erythema? - ✔✔inflammation or Infection
✔✔What is Cyanosis? - ✔✔Lack of oxygen
✔✔What is associated with Convex Curvature of the Spine (lean Forward)? -
✔✔Kyphosis
Restrictive disease
✔✔What is associated with Lateral Curvature of the Spine (lean side to side)? -
✔✔Scoliosis
Restrictive disease
, ✔✔What is Barrel Chest?
Who would you see Barrel Chest in? - ✔✔Air trapping in the lungs
Increase in A-P diameter
Seen in COPD patients
✔✔What is Asymmetrical Chest movement?
Who would you see it in? - ✔✔Only one side of the chest is moving
Post lung resection
Post - pneumonectomy
Atelectasis
Pneumothorax
Flail chest - Paradoxical chest movement
Endotracheal tube inserted in the right mainstem bronchi
✔✔What is Eupnea? - ✔✔Normal breathing
✔✔What is Tachypnea?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Breathing over 20 breaths a minute
Hypoxia
Fever
Pain
CNS problem
✔✔What is Bradypnea?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Breathing less then 12 breaths a minute
Drugs
Alcohol
Metabolic disorders
✔✔What is Cheyne - Stokes?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Gradually increasing then decreasing rate and depth in a
cycle lasting from 30 to 180 seconds, with periods of apnea lasting up to 60 seconds.
Increased ICP
Brainstem injury
Drug overdose
✔✔What is Biot's ?
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is clubbing?
What patients is it seen it? - ✔✔Chronic hypoxia
Seen in COPD patients
✔✔What patients will you see JVD in? - ✔✔CHF patients
✔✔What is Capillary Refill? - ✔✔Color returns within 3 seconds
✔✔What is diaphoresis? - ✔✔Heavy sweating
Seen in CHF patients
Seen with Fever and infections
Seen with Anxiety and Nervousness
Seen with TB/ night sweats
✔✔What is Ashen/Pallor? - ✔✔Anemia
Acute blood loss
✔✔What is Erythema? - ✔✔inflammation or Infection
✔✔What is Cyanosis? - ✔✔Lack of oxygen
✔✔What is associated with Convex Curvature of the Spine (lean Forward)? -
✔✔Kyphosis
Restrictive disease
✔✔What is associated with Lateral Curvature of the Spine (lean side to side)? -
✔✔Scoliosis
Restrictive disease
, ✔✔What is Barrel Chest?
Who would you see Barrel Chest in? - ✔✔Air trapping in the lungs
Increase in A-P diameter
Seen in COPD patients
✔✔What is Asymmetrical Chest movement?
Who would you see it in? - ✔✔Only one side of the chest is moving
Post lung resection
Post - pneumonectomy
Atelectasis
Pneumothorax
Flail chest - Paradoxical chest movement
Endotracheal tube inserted in the right mainstem bronchi
✔✔What is Eupnea? - ✔✔Normal breathing
✔✔What is Tachypnea?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Breathing over 20 breaths a minute
Hypoxia
Fever
Pain
CNS problem
✔✔What is Bradypnea?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Breathing less then 12 breaths a minute
Drugs
Alcohol
Metabolic disorders
✔✔What is Cheyne - Stokes?
Who is this seen in? - ✔✔Gradually increasing then decreasing rate and depth in a
cycle lasting from 30 to 180 seconds, with periods of apnea lasting up to 60 seconds.
Increased ICP
Brainstem injury
Drug overdose
✔✔What is Biot's ?
