Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 73 pages
Exam (elaborations)

TMC Practice Questions A – Kettering | Respiratory Therapy Exam Prep & Review

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 73 pages

TMC Practice Questions A – Kettering Exam Review Prepare for the TMC (Therapist Multiple-Choice) Exam with this Kettering practice question resource. Designed for respiratory therapy students, it helps reinforce high-yield concepts, test clinical knowledge, and improve exam readiness. Key review areas may include: Patient assessment General patient care Airway management Oxygen therapy Mechanical ventilation Pulmonary diagnostic testing Cardiopulmonary disorders Arterial blood gas interpretation Respiratory pharmacology Emergency and critical care Ventilator management and troubleshooting Clinical decision-making Ideal for: TMC Practice Questions A preparation Kettering TMC exam review Respiratory therapy students Board exam practice Knowledge assessment and self-review Final TMC preparation Use this resource as a supplementary study aid alongside your Kettering materials, respiratory therapy textbooks, coursework, and official examination resources.

Content preview

TMC./Practice./Questions./A-./Kettering./exam


A./48./year-
old./female./is./admitted./to./the./ED./with./diaphoresis,./jugular./venous./distens
ion,./and./3+./pitting./edema./in./the./ankles../These./findings./are./consistent./wit
h


A../liver./failure.
B../pulmonary./embolism.
C../heart./failure.
D../electrolyte./imbalances../-./correct./answer./C.


A./patient./is./admitted./to./the./ED./following./a./motor./vehicle./accident../On./p
hysical./exam,./the./respiratory./therapist./discovers./that./breath./sounds./are./a
bsent./in./the./left./chest./with./a./hyperresonant./percussion./note../The./trachea./i
s./shifted./to./the./right../The./patient's./heart./rate./is./45/min,./respiratory./rate./is./
30/min,./and./blood./pressure./is./60/40./mm./Hg../What./action./should./the./ther
apist./recommend./first?


A../Call./for./a./STAT./chest./x-ray.
B../Insert./a./chest./tube./into./the./left./chest.
C../Needle./aspirate./the./2nd./left./intercostal./space.
D../Activate./the./medical./emergency./team./to./intubate./the./patient../-
./correct./answer./C.

,All./of./the./following./strategies./are./likely./to./decrease./the./likelihood./of./da
mage./to./the./tracheal./mucosa./EXCEPT


A../maintaining./cuff./pressures./between./20./and./25./mm./Hg.
B../using./the./minimal./leak./technique./for./inflation.
C../using./a./low-residual-volume,./low-compliance./cuff.
D../monitoring./intracuff./pressures../-./correct./answer./C.


A./52./year-old./post-
operative./cholecystectomy./patient's./breath./sounds./become./more./coarse./u
pon./completion./of./postural./drainage./with./percussion../The./respiratory./the
rapist./should./recommend


A../continuing./the./therapy./until./breath./sounds./improve.
B../administering./dornase./alpha.
C../administering./albuterol./therapy.
D../deep./breathing./and./coughing./to./clear./secretions../-./correct./answer./D.


A./65./kg./spinal./cord./injured./patient./has./developed./atelectasis../His./inspirat
ory./capacity./is./30%./of./his./predicted./value../What./bronchial./hygiene./thera
py./would./be./most./appropriate./initially?

,A../IS.//./SMI
B../IPPB./with./normal./saline
C../postural./drainage./and./percussion
D../PEP./therapy./-./correct./answer./B.


A./healthy./adult./female./can./exhale./what./portion./of./her./forced./vital./capaci
ty./in./the./first./second?


A../50%
B../60%
C../70%
D../80%./-./correct./answer./C.


A./patient./on./VC./ventilation./has./demonstrated./auto-
PEEP./on./ventilator./graphics../Which./of./the./following./controls,./when./adju
sted./independently,./would./increase./expiratory./time?


1../Tidal./volume
./



2../Respiratory./Rate
./



3../Inspiratory./flow
./



4../Sensitivity
./

, A../1,./2,./and./3./only
B../1,./2,./and./4./only
C../1,./3,./and./4./only
D../2,./3,./and./4./only./-./correct./answer./A.


Which./of./the./following./would./be./the./most./appropriate./therapy./for./a./dysp
neic./patient./who./has./crepitus./with./tracheal./deviation./to./the./left./and./absen
t./breath./sounds./on./the./right?


A../Perform./chest./physiotherapy
B../Administer./an./IPPB./treatment
C../Insert./an./endotracheal./tube
D../Insert./a./chest./tube./-./correct./answer./D.


A./55./year-
old./post./cardiac./surgery./patient./has./the./following./ABG./results:./pH./7.50,./
PaCO2./30./torr,./PaO2./62./torr,./HCO3./25./mEq/L,./SaO2./92%,./HB./14./g/dL,./
BE./+2../Venous./blood./gas./results./are./pH./7.39,./PvCO2./43./torr,./PvO2./37./to
rr,./and./SvO2./66%../Calculate./the./patient's./C(a-v)O2.


A../2.5./vol%
B../4.0./vol%
C../5.0./vol%

Document information

Uploaded on
September 2, 2026
Number of pages
73
Written in
2026/2027
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$13.99

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
lectjohnson
3.5
(6)
Sold
33
Followers
1
Items
1233
Last sold
1 week ago




Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions