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KETTERING TMC MODULES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS (2024-2025) NEWEST COMPLETE
A+ GRADED


QUESTION 1

A balloon-tipped, flow-directed catheter is positioned in the pulmonary artery with the balloon
deflated. Which of the following pressures will be measured by the proximal lumen?



A) CVP

B) PAP

C) PWP

D) MAP

A. CVP

Swans gans catheter for hemodynamic monitoring. Distal deflated is PAP, Distal inflated is PWP



QUESTION 2

All of the following could cause a capnography reading to change from 36 torr to 30 torr EXCEPT



A) endotracheal tube positioned in the right mainstem bronchus

B) hyperventilation

C) pulmonary emboli


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,D) hypovolemia

A. endotracheal tube positioned in the right mainstem bronchus.

This will cause PeTCO to increase



QUESTION 3

A patient in the intensive care unit has the following hemodynamic measurements:



CVP: 9 mmHg

Mean PAP: 24 mmHg

PCWP: 9 mmHg

MAP 93 mmHg

Cardiac Output (QT): 5.4 L/min

Cardiac index (QI): 2.9 Lmin/m2



A) right heart failure

B) left heart failure

C) pulmonary embolism

D) normal cardiac fuction

C. pulmonary embolism

CVP-High, Mean PAP-High(lungs), PCWP-Normal (rules out left heart problem), MAP-normal, QT-
normal, QI-normal



QUESTION 4

All of the following will affect the accuracy of a capnograph EXCEPT



A) long sampling line

B) low sampling flow

C) condensation in the tubing

D) use of a desiccant


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,D. use of a desiccant-chemical that removes moisture from the gas creating a more accurate
measurement



Long sampling line will take longer for gas to pass thru to reach analyzer, low sampling flow wont give
enough info for good reading, condensation in the tubing can cause obstruction in line



QUESTION 5

A 1000 g neonate is stable in the NICU. Which of the following should the respiratory therapist use to
monitor the neonate's overall cardiopulmonary status?



A) TcPCO2 and TcPO2 monitor

B) Arterial blood gas analysis Q4 hours

C) SpO2 monitor

D) Capillary gas analysis Q8 hours

A. TcPCO2 and TcPO2 monitor is noninvasive and continuously monitoring ventilation/O2



ABG is invasive and Q4, SpO2 monitor only measures O2, Cap Gases not accurate(worst answer)



QUESTION 6

A unilateral wheez would most likely indicate which of the following?



A) asthma

B) atelectasis

C) foreign body aspiration

D) epiglotitis

C. foreign body aspiration



Asthma is bilateral wheeze, atelectasis is diminished, epiglotits is stridor



QUESTION 7

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, All of the following would be associated with the presence of a pnewumothorax EXCEPT:



A) tracheal deviation

B) dull percussion

C) absent breath sounds

D) respiratory distress

B. dull percussion- makes a high pitched tympanic sound



tracheal deviation pushed away from PNX




QUESTION 8

While suctioning a patient who is being mechanically ventilated, the respiratory therapist notes the
following ECG pattern:



A) Normal sinus rhythm

B) Left bundle branch block

C) Normal sinus rhythm w/multifocal PVC

D) Normal sinus rhythm w/artifact

C. Normal sinus rhythm w/multifocal PVC




QUESTION 9

While suctioning a patient who is being mechanically ventilated, the respiratory therapist notes the
following ECG pattern on the monitor:



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