Kettering TMC Questions and Answers |
2026 Final Review Practice Pack | Grade
A+
• A patient in end-stage liver failure develops ascites and shortness of breath. Tissue
edema would most likely be visible in the patient's
A. ankles.
B. abdomen.
C. thorax.
D. hands. -✓✓B. Abdomen
• A 78 year-old male patient recently underwent abdominal surgery for repair of a
complicated left hernia.
Two days after surgery, the patient's chest X-ray reveals an elevated diaphragm on the
left, crowded pulmonary vessels and scattered thin-layered densities. These findings
would be most consistent with
A. atelectasis.
B. pneumothorax.
C. pneumonia.
D. pulmonary edema. -✓✓A. atelectasis
• A patient who has suffered a myocardial infarction would most likely show an
increased level of
A. brain natriuretic peptide.
B. creatinine.
C. hemoglobin.
D. troponin. -✓✓D. Troponin
• A patient's recent chest radiograph reveals diffusely black lung parenchyma without
evidence of blood vessels. The respiratory therapist should interpret this X-ray as
A. normal finding.
B. pneumothorax.
C. overexposed.
D. pleural effusion. -✓✓C. overexposed
• A patient is currently enrolled in a 6-week smoking cessation program through the
local hospital. The
respiratory therapist can monitor abstinence of cigarette smoking in the participant by
measuring which of the following?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. FEco levels
C. Capnography
D. NIOX testing -✓✓B. FEco levels
, • A hospital employee recently had a Mantoux test performed. Forty-eight hours after
the injection, the therapist recommend to the physician in order to treat this response?
injection site appears as a hardened, raised red area. Which of the following should the
respiratory
A. Antitubercular agents
B. Scratch testing
C. Warfarin therapy
D. Gram stain -✓✓A. Antitubercular agents
• During radiographic assessment, the respiratory therapist determines that there is
increased density and interpret the findings. The therapist should respond that the
patient has
consolidation in the left upper lobe with air bronchograms. The surgical resident asks
the therapist to
A. emphysema.
B. asthma.
C. pneumonia.
D. extra-pulmonary air. -✓✓C. Pneumonia
• A patient is in the intensive care unit after undergoing an aortic valve replacement. A
pulmonary artery botheter had been inserted and the respiratory therapist is asked to
assess proper catheter placement.
Where should the catheter appear on a chest radiograph?
A. At the level of the aortic arch
B. In the right lower lung field
C. At the level of the tenth rib
D. In the right ventricle -✓✓B. In the right lower lung field
• Proper position of the tip of an endotracheal tube on an AP chest radiograph should
include which of the
1. Two - six cm above the carina
2. Visible below the vocal cords
3. At the level of the clavicles
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only -✓✓B. 1 and 2 only
• The physician suspects a patient may have a pulmonary embolism. The results of the
ventilation/perfusion scan and spiral CT scan are inconclusive. The respiratory therapist
should recommend a/an
A. bronchogram.
B. PET scan.
C. pulmonary angiogram.
D. echocardiogram. -✓✓C. pulmonary angiogram.
2026 Final Review Practice Pack | Grade
A+
• A patient in end-stage liver failure develops ascites and shortness of breath. Tissue
edema would most likely be visible in the patient's
A. ankles.
B. abdomen.
C. thorax.
D. hands. -✓✓B. Abdomen
• A 78 year-old male patient recently underwent abdominal surgery for repair of a
complicated left hernia.
Two days after surgery, the patient's chest X-ray reveals an elevated diaphragm on the
left, crowded pulmonary vessels and scattered thin-layered densities. These findings
would be most consistent with
A. atelectasis.
B. pneumothorax.
C. pneumonia.
D. pulmonary edema. -✓✓A. atelectasis
• A patient who has suffered a myocardial infarction would most likely show an
increased level of
A. brain natriuretic peptide.
B. creatinine.
C. hemoglobin.
D. troponin. -✓✓D. Troponin
• A patient's recent chest radiograph reveals diffusely black lung parenchyma without
evidence of blood vessels. The respiratory therapist should interpret this X-ray as
A. normal finding.
B. pneumothorax.
C. overexposed.
D. pleural effusion. -✓✓C. overexposed
• A patient is currently enrolled in a 6-week smoking cessation program through the
local hospital. The
respiratory therapist can monitor abstinence of cigarette smoking in the participant by
measuring which of the following?
A. Pulse oximetry
B. FEco levels
C. Capnography
D. NIOX testing -✓✓B. FEco levels
, • A hospital employee recently had a Mantoux test performed. Forty-eight hours after
the injection, the therapist recommend to the physician in order to treat this response?
injection site appears as a hardened, raised red area. Which of the following should the
respiratory
A. Antitubercular agents
B. Scratch testing
C. Warfarin therapy
D. Gram stain -✓✓A. Antitubercular agents
• During radiographic assessment, the respiratory therapist determines that there is
increased density and interpret the findings. The therapist should respond that the
patient has
consolidation in the left upper lobe with air bronchograms. The surgical resident asks
the therapist to
A. emphysema.
B. asthma.
C. pneumonia.
D. extra-pulmonary air. -✓✓C. Pneumonia
• A patient is in the intensive care unit after undergoing an aortic valve replacement. A
pulmonary artery botheter had been inserted and the respiratory therapist is asked to
assess proper catheter placement.
Where should the catheter appear on a chest radiograph?
A. At the level of the aortic arch
B. In the right lower lung field
C. At the level of the tenth rib
D. In the right ventricle -✓✓B. In the right lower lung field
• Proper position of the tip of an endotracheal tube on an AP chest radiograph should
include which of the
1. Two - six cm above the carina
2. Visible below the vocal cords
3. At the level of the clavicles
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only -✓✓B. 1 and 2 only
• The physician suspects a patient may have a pulmonary embolism. The results of the
ventilation/perfusion scan and spiral CT scan are inconclusive. The respiratory therapist
should recommend a/an
A. bronchogram.
B. PET scan.
C. pulmonary angiogram.
D. echocardiogram. -✓✓C. pulmonary angiogram.
