Kettering TMC Exam comprehensive questions and verified answers ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026 EXAM UPDATE

Kettering TMC Exam comprehensive
questions and verified answers ACTUAL
EXAM 2025 TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026
EXAM UPDATE

1. A.nasopharyngeal.airway.is.indicated.for.which.of.the.following.p
atients?

A. unconscious.patient.with.a.closed.head.injury

B. conscious.patient.with.an.ineffective.cough

C. alert.patient.who.is.expectorating.a.large.amount.of.secretio
ns

D. uncooperative.patient.-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*B..conscious.patient.with.an.ineffective.cough*

2. A.43-
week.gestational.age.infant.has.just.been.delivered.and.is.stained
.with.meconium..The.physician.has.asked.that.the.baby.be.intub

ated.and.suctioned.immediately..The.respiratory.therapist.shoul
d.recommend.intubating.the.baby.with.which.of.the.following.size
.endotracheal.tubes?



A. 2.0.mm

B. 2.5.mm

C. 3.0.mm

D. 4.0.mm.-.CORRECT.ANSWER-*C..3.0.mm*

3. An.8-month-
old.infant.admitted.to.the.pediatric.unit.is.playing.with.marbles..

, The.infant.suddenly.develops.violent.coughing.and.is.unable.to.cr
y..The.respiratory.therapist.administered.series.of.back.blows.an
d.chest.thrusts,.and.the.infant.is.now.unresponsive..The.therapis
t.should

A. continue.back.blow.and.chest.thrusts.

B. initiate.CPR.

C. perform.a.blind.finger.sweep.

D. prepare.to.intubate..-.CORRECT.ANSWER-*B..initiate.CPR*

4. Which.of.the.following.is.the.most.appropriate.technique.for.inser
tion.of.a.nasopharyngeal.airway?

A. insert.the.airway.in.the.opposite.direction.of.its.shape.and.r
otate.180.degrees

B. insert.the.airway.in.the.opposite.direction.of.its.shape.and.r
otate.90.degrees

C. insert.the.airway.in.the.same.direction.of.its.shape.into.the.a
irway.and.do.not.rotate

D. insert.the.airway.in.the.same.direction.of.its.shape.and.rotat
e.180.degrees.-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*C..insert.the.airway.in.the.same.direction.of.its.shape.and.i
nto.the.airway.and.do.not.rotate.*

5. Which.of.the.following.describes.the.proper.technique.when.usin
g.a.stylet?

A. The.distal.end.should.be.recessed.at.least.1.cm.from.the.tip.
of.the.endotracheal.tube

B. The.distal.end.should.be.positioned.at.the.level.of.the.bevele
d.end

, C. The.distal.end.should.be.proximal.to.the."Murphy's.Eye"

D. The.distal.end.should.be.positioned.proximal.to.the.cuff.-
.CORRECT.ANSWER-

*A..The.distal.end.should.be.recessed.at.least.1.cm.from.the.
tip.of.the.endotracheal.tube*

6. When.using.a.flow-
inflating.resuscitation.bag.during.manual.ventilation.of.a.neonat
e,.the.FO2.received.by.the.neonate.is.determined.by

A. the.FO2.of.the.gas.delivered.to.the.bag.

B. the.size.of.the.oxygen.reservoir.

C. the.oxygen.flow.rate.

D. how.much.the.bag.is.compressed..-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*A..The.F02.of.the.gas.delivered.to.the.bag.*

7. patient.being.mechanically.ventilated.requires.endotracheal.suct
ioning..The.patient.is.on.high.levels.of.PEEP.therapy.and.has.peri
ods.of.hypotension..The.respiratory.therapist.hyperoxygenates.t
he.patient.before.beginning.the.procedure..As.the.therapist.disco
nnects.the.patient.from.the.ventilator.circuit,.the.following.patter
n.is.seen.on.the.ECG.monitor:

8. Which.of.the.following.could.be.the.cause.of.this.patient's.ECG.pa
ttern?

A. loss.of.PEEP

B. inadequate.hyperoxygenation.time

C. vagus.nerve.stimulation

D. normal.response.to.suctioning.-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*A..loss.of.PEEP*

, 9. A.patient.is.diagnosed.with.a.necrotizing.pulmonary.fistula.in.the.
right.lung..The.physician.has.requested.that.the.right.lung.be.ven
tilated.at.a.pressure.10.cmH2O.lower.than.the.left.lung..The.respi
ratory.therapist.should.recommend.providing.this.type.of.ventila
tion.via.a:

A. Transtracheal.catheter.device

B. Double-lumen.endobronchial.tube

C. Cricothyroidotomy

D. 14.gauge.endotracheal.catheter.-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*B..Double-lumen.endobronchial.tube*

10. A.patient.has.been.intubated.in.order.to.receive.volume.cont
rol.ventilation..To.inflate.the.endotracheal.tube.cuff,.the.respirato
ry.therapist.should.add.air.to.the.cuff

A. until.no.leak.is.heard.during.inspiration.

B. and.then.remove.it.until.a.slight.leak.is.heard.at.peak.inspir
ation.

C. to.establish.a.pressure.of.20.mmHg.

D. to.establish.a.pressure.of.40.cmH20..-.CORRECT.ANSWER-
*C..to.establish.a.pressure.of.20.mmHg*

11. A.16-year-
old.male.patient.involved.in.a.motorcycle.accident.presents.to.the
.ER.with.massive.maxillary.and.nasal.trauma..Which.of.the.follow

ing.devices.would.be.most.appropriate.for.maintaining.the.patien
t's.airway?

A. nasal.endotracheal.tube

B. fenestrated.tracheostomy.tube