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TMC 2026 PRACTICE EXAM B (KETTERING)
COMPLETE (160) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
TMC
Prepare with confidence using this TMC Practice Exam B
(Kettering), designed to reinforce key concepts in respiratory
care. It focuses on patient assessment, oxygenation,
mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary management. The
practice exam strengthens clinical reasoning and exam
readiness for credentialing success. Suitable for respiratory
therapy students preparing for the TMC examination.
A hyper resonant percussion note is associated with which
of the following pathologies?
1. Hemothorax
2. Pleural effusion
3. Tension Pneumothorax
4. Chronic bronchitis
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A. 1, 3
B. 3, 4
C. 1, 2
D. 2, 4 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B. 3, 4
A patient involved in a motor vehicle accident has sustained
a long bone fracture and remains in traction. The patient
suddenly complains of chest pain and develops tachypnea
and tachycardia. The respiratory therapist should
A. administer 100% oxygen.
B. recommend heparin.
C. recommend streptokinase.
D. request a chest X-ray. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.
administer 100% oxygen
How should the respiratory therapist assemble a Bird Mark 7
respirator to deliver 40% oxygen during an intermittent
positive pressure breathing treatment?
A. Bleed in oxygen with the air-mix off
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B. 100% oxygen with the air-mix on
C. Air-mix on and attached to a blender set at 40%
D. Air-mix off and attached to a blender set at 40% ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... D. Air-mix off and attached to a blender set
at 40%
A patient is being ventilated with a high frequency ventilator.
The results of an arterial blood gas analysis are as follows:
pH 7.29
PaCO2 68 torr
PaO2 73 torr
HCO3- 25 mEq/L
BE +1 mEq/L
The respiratory therapist should increase the
A. driving pressure.
B. frequency.
C. bias flow.
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D. I:E ratio. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A. driving pressure.
A 48-year-old woman is admitted to the coronary care unit
for chest pain, dizziness and nausea. Her blood pressure is
60/40 mm Hg, respirations are 20/min. The cardiac monitor
shows sinus rhythm at a rate of 50/minute with frequent
multifocal PVC. The respiratory therapist should recommend
administration of:
A. lidocaine.
B. nitroglycerin.
C. atropine.
D. amiodarone. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C. atropine.
A patient with a size 8.5 mm ID oral endotracheal tube is
transported from the Emergency Department to the
Intensive Care Unit. The respiratory therapist suspects the
tube has changed position during transport. Which of the
following is the first step to assess the tube position?
A. Chest radiograph
TMC 2026 PRACTICE EXAM B (KETTERING)
COMPLETE (160) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
TMC
Prepare with confidence using this TMC Practice Exam B
(Kettering), designed to reinforce key concepts in respiratory
care. It focuses on patient assessment, oxygenation,
mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary management. The
practice exam strengthens clinical reasoning and exam
readiness for credentialing success. Suitable for respiratory
therapy students preparing for the TMC examination.
A hyper resonant percussion note is associated with which
of the following pathologies?
1. Hemothorax
2. Pleural effusion
3. Tension Pneumothorax
4. Chronic bronchitis
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A. 1, 3
B. 3, 4
C. 1, 2
D. 2, 4 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B. 3, 4
A patient involved in a motor vehicle accident has sustained
a long bone fracture and remains in traction. The patient
suddenly complains of chest pain and develops tachypnea
and tachycardia. The respiratory therapist should
A. administer 100% oxygen.
B. recommend heparin.
C. recommend streptokinase.
D. request a chest X-ray. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.
administer 100% oxygen
How should the respiratory therapist assemble a Bird Mark 7
respirator to deliver 40% oxygen during an intermittent
positive pressure breathing treatment?
A. Bleed in oxygen with the air-mix off
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B. 100% oxygen with the air-mix on
C. Air-mix on and attached to a blender set at 40%
D. Air-mix off and attached to a blender set at 40% ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... D. Air-mix off and attached to a blender set
at 40%
A patient is being ventilated with a high frequency ventilator.
The results of an arterial blood gas analysis are as follows:
pH 7.29
PaCO2 68 torr
PaO2 73 torr
HCO3- 25 mEq/L
BE +1 mEq/L
The respiratory therapist should increase the
A. driving pressure.
B. frequency.
C. bias flow.
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D. I:E ratio. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A. driving pressure.
A 48-year-old woman is admitted to the coronary care unit
for chest pain, dizziness and nausea. Her blood pressure is
60/40 mm Hg, respirations are 20/min. The cardiac monitor
shows sinus rhythm at a rate of 50/minute with frequent
multifocal PVC. The respiratory therapist should recommend
administration of:
A. lidocaine.
B. nitroglycerin.
C. atropine.
D. amiodarone. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C. atropine.
A patient with a size 8.5 mm ID oral endotracheal tube is
transported from the Emergency Department to the
Intensive Care Unit. The respiratory therapist suspects the
tube has changed position during transport. Which of the
following is the first step to assess the tube position?
A. Chest radiograph
