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FISDAP Airway Study GuideWhat is a sign of respiratory failure for an adult? - correct answer-Nasal Flaring
What condition results when the alveoli collapse? - correct answer-Atelectasis
What is the substance that is foreign to the body and causes an immune system reaction? -
correct answer-Antigen
What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? - correct answer-12 to 20 breaths per
minutes
What is the proper way to measure an oropharyngeal airway? - correct answer-From the
center of the mouth to the angle of the jaw
What is the oxygen deficiency is the body called? - correct answer-Hypoxia
Which of the following is a sign or symptom of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome? -
correct answer-High Fever and Diarrhea
A 62 year old female present with diminished lung sounds in all lobes, SpO2 of 86% on NRB
@15 lpm, HR 120 and BP of 190/100. She reports a history of HTN, CHF, COPD, and AFib.
The patients is prescribed Metoprolol, Diltiazem, Nitroglycerin, Albuterol, and Flovent. She
should receive which intervention first? - correct answer-Nitroglycerin
A 24 year old male is lying supine and is unresponsive. You have opened his airway with
head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver and determined that he is apenic with bradycardia pulse. You
attempt to ventilate, but are unsuccessful. What should you do? - correct answer-Reposition
the airway and give 2 ventilations
An 18 year old male complains of chest pain. Lung sounds reveal coarse rhonchi bilaterally.
His skin color is pale and he is warm to the touch. Vital signs are BP 124/90, P88, R 16,
SpO2 96%. What should you suspect? - correct answer-Pneumonia
A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital signs are P 43, R 0. What
should you do? - correct answer-Apply high-flow oxygen
What percent of oxygen is delivered with a pocket mask on room air? - correct answer-17
What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that prevents food from entering the trachea? -
correct answer-Epiglottis
You successfully opened your patient's airway and chose the proper size nasal airway. You
should next: - correct answer-Lubricate the outside of the nasal airway
How much air is inspired during a single inhalation? - correct answer-500 mL
, A 44 year old male involved in a car accident is in respiratory distress. What is the best way
to assess his breathing? - correct answer-Expose his chest and palpate while counting
breaths
Your 56 year old patient complains of shortness of breath with a history of COPD. Vitals are
BP 130/82, P 124, R 26, and shallow SpO2 88%. Which oxygen would you choose? - correct
answer-Bag Valve Mask
A 22 year old intoxicated male responds to voice by moaning. You not vomit in his airway,
what should you do? - correct answer-Suction the mouth
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration called? - correct
answer-Rhonchi
During respiration, where does the process of gas exchange occur? - correct answer-Alveoli
A 4 year old male is choking on a marble. He is coughing and drooling. What should you do?
- correct answer-Coach him to cough
A 29 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He is unconscious and the lower portion of jaw is
torn from his face. He has gurgling respirations with bleeding into throat. What should you
do? - correct answer-Apply a nasal cannula and suction as needed
You arrive on scene to find a 4 year old male with a pulse but inadequate respiratory effort.
At what rate do you administer assisted ventilation? - correct answer-1 breath every 2 to 3
seconds
Which of the following is a sign of pneumonia? - correct answer-Productive cough
A conscious 32 year old complains of difficulty breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his
throat. What should you do? - correct answer-Encourage him to keep coughing
Why is it important to avoid touching the back of the throat when suctioning? - correct
answer-It can stimulate the gag reflex and cause vomiting
A 7 year old boy is found supine at the base of a 15 foot high jungle gym. His teacher is
unsure if he fell from the equipment. Vital signs are BP 100/90, R 0, P 42, SpO2 93%. What
should you do? - correct answer-Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver
What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a patient with a suspected
spine injury? - correct answer-Jaw-Thrust
A 19 year old underweight female complains of difficulty breathing. She has been coughing
up clear sputum and has bilateral ronchi. She has a light coating of small crystalline granules
on her arms and legs. Her father states "This shortness of breath is different from normal."
What should you suspect? - correct answer-Cystic Fibrosis
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