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Kettering TMC Review – Patient Assessment Prepare for the NBRC TMC (Therapist Multiple-Choice) Exam with this focused review of Patient Assessment concepts. Designed for Respiratory Therapy students, this resource helps strengthen clinical assessment, interpretation, and decision-making skills. Key review areas may include: Patient history and physical assessment Vital signs and respiratory assessment Breath sounds and clinical findings Oxygenation and ventilation assessment Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation Pulse oximetry and monitoring Laboratory and diagnostic data Pulmonary function testing Chest imaging and clinical evaluation Cardiopulmonary assessment Identifying abnormal patient findings Treatment evaluation and clinical decision-making Ideal for: NBRC TMC exam preparation Kettering TMC review Patient Assessment review Respiratory Therapy students Practice and self-assessment Final exam revision Use this resource as a supplementary study aid alongside your Kettering coursework, class materials, and official NBRC examination resources.

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[Kettering]. / TMC. / Review. / -. / Patient. / Assessment

1. Patient./Assessment:./Pa- 1. Asthma./triggers
tient./Interview:./Environ- 2. Heating/cooling./systems
mental./Exposure 3. Work./related./(occupational)./exposure
4. Second./hand./smoke

2. Which./of./the./following./st B../Soft./palate,./uvula,./and./fauces./only
ructures./are./visualized./i
n./a./patient./with./a./Mal-
lampati./class./2?
A. Soft./palate,./uvula,./
fauces,./and./pillars
B. Soft./palate,./uvula,./and./
fauces./only
C. Soft./palate./and./base./of./
uvula./only
D. Hard./palate./only

3. Appropriate./patient./chart. / 1../Admission./Notes
review./(as./it./pertains./to./ -
the./patient./mentioned): Admitting./dx,./hx./of./present./illness,./chief./complaint,./past./medical./hx,./
current./medications.
2. Signs./and./symptoms
-Signs:./Objective./information,./things./you./can./see/measure
-Symptoms:./Subjective./information,./things./the./patient./tells./you
3. Occupation/employment ./ history/hobbies
-Example:./working./in./a./coal./mine./or./factory,./asbestos
4. Allergies./or./allergic./reactions
5. Prior./surgery,./illness,./or./injury
6. Vital./signs
-To./identify./trends./or./changes./of./past./assessments
7. Physical./examination
-Inspection,. / palpation,. / percussion,. / auscultation

, [Kettering]. / TMC. / Review. / -. / Patient. / Assessment

8. Tobacco./use./(pack./years)

, [Kettering]. / TMC. / Review. / -. / Patient. / Assessment

9. Advanced./directives
-DNI,./DNR,./Living./Will,./Durable./Power./of./Attorney

4. Vital./signs./pertaining./to./ Respiratory./rate,./tidal./volume,./chest./movement,./breath./sounds,./Pa
ventilation./in./patient./as- Co2,./EtCo2
sessment:

5. Vital./signs./pertaining./to./ Heart./rate,./color,./sensorium,./PaO2,./SpO2
oxygenation./in./patient./
assessment:

6. Vital./signs./pertaining./to./ Heart./rate./and./strength,./cardiac./output
circulation./in./patient./as-
sessment:

7. Set./of./instructions./docu- Advance./Directives
menting./what./the./patient
would./want./if./he/she./was. / Ex../DNI,./DNR,./Durable./Power./of./Attorney,./Living./Will
unable./to./make./medical./d
ecisions.

8. Normal. / urine. / output 40mL/hour./(1./liter/day)

Sensible./water./loss:./Urination/vomiting
./Insensible./water./loss:./Lungs/skin




9. Fluid. / balance. / and. / CVP Normal./CVP./=./2-6./mmHg
Decreased./CVP./(<2./mmHg)./=./Hypovolemia./(recommend./fluid./thera
-py)
Increased./CVP./(>6./mmHg)./=./Hypervolemia./(recommend./diuretics)

10. Patient./Interview:./Level./ Alert./and./responsive./=./Normal
of./Consciousness Lethargic,./somnolent,./sleepy./=./Consider./sleep./apnea./or./excessive./O2./th
erapy./in./COPD./patients

, [Kettering]. / TMC. / Review. / -. / Patient. / Assessment

Stuporous,./confused./=./Responds./inappropriately,./drug./overdose,./intoxi
cation
Semicomatose./=./Responds./only./to./painful./stimuli
Obtunded./=./Drowsy./state../May./have./decreased./cough./or./gag./reflex../R
isk./of./aspiration
Coma./=./Does./not./respond./to./painful./stimuli

11. An./elevated./brain./natri- D../congestive./heart./failure
uretic./protein./(BNP)./level./
would./be./consistent./with./
a./diagnosis./of....
A. pulmonary. / embolism
B. myocardial./infarction
C. cerebral./edema
D. congestive./heart./fail-
ure

12. Patient./Interview:./Emo- Anxiety/nervousness./-
tional./State./Interpreta- ./Watching./every./movement,./respiratory./dis-tress,./hypoxemia


tion Depressed./-
./Quiet./or./denial./Anger/combative/irritable ./-


./Electrolyte./imbalance./Euphoria./-./Drug./overdose


Panic./-./Severe./hypoxemia,./tension./pneumothorax,./status./asthmaticus

13. Katz. / Scoring. / System Identifies./the./need./for./rehabilitation

14. While./monitoring./the./pr ing./indicates./that./the./tip
essure. / waveform. / dur-
ing./insertion./of./a
Swanz-
Ganz./catheter,./the./RT./not
es./the./presence./of./a./dicro
tic./notch../This./find-

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