Fisdap Airway + Anatomy ; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
a. crackles
b. wheezing
c. snoring
d. stridor d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the
trachea, layrnx, or e...
Fisdap Airway + Anatomy ; Questions and Answers
100% Correct
What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
a. crackles
b. wheezing
c. snoring
d. stridor ✔✔d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the
trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, epiglottitis, or
croup
What is the term for high-pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration?
a. friction rub
b. stridor
c. snoring
d. wheezing ✔✔d. wheezing suggests lower airway obstrictions or constrictions. Exhalation is a
passive process and the wheezing noise is air pasively leaving constriced bronchioles
What are the structures that branch off the trachea into the lower airway?
a. arterioles
b. bronchi
c. alveoli
, Fisdap Airway + Anatomy ; Questions and Answers
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d. cricoid ✔✔b. bronchi
The trachea bifurcates (splits) at the carina into left and right bronchus. The bronchi get smaller
and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are located
An 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing after
lifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66, P 88, and R 22. What is the most likely cause?
a. spontaneous pneumothorax
b. pulmonary embolism
c. tension pneumothorax
d. acute myocardial infarction ✔✔b. pulmonary embolism
Performing strenuous activities can cause a collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). He
has
sable vital signs so you should suspect a spontaneous pneumothorax. If he was hypotensive,
you
should suspect spontaneous pneumothorax had developed into a tension pneumothorax.
An alert 32 year old female complains of difficultly breathing. She speaks in 2-3 word sentences
and has an oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do?
a. assist ventillations with a BVM
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