Airway and breathing Exam Test with Answers
1. The method by which you administer supplemental
oxygen to a hypoxemic patient depends MOSTLY on
the:
2. A young female experienced massive facial trau-
ma and is unresponsive. After several attempts, you
are unable to adequately open her airway w...
1. The method by which you administer supplemental severity of hypoxia
oxygen to a hypoxemic patient depends MOSTLY on and adequacy of
the: breathing
2. A young female experienced massive facial trau- Carefully tilt up her
ma and is unresponsive. After several attempts, you head and lift up
are unable to adequately open her airway with the her chin
jaw-thrust maneuver. You should:
3. The process of loading oxygen molecules onto hemo- oxygenation
globin molecules in the bloodstream is called:
4. You are assessing a middle-aged male who is expe- ventilate him with
riencing respiratory distress. The patient has a his- a bag valve mask
tory of emphysema and hypertension. He appears device
fatigued; has weak retractions; and demonstrates la-
bored, shallow breathing. Your MOST immediate ac-
tion should be to:
5. A patient overdosed on several drugs and is unre- turn the patient on
sponsive with shallow breathing and facial cyanosis. his side
As you continue your assessment, the patient sud-
denly vomits. You should:
6. An unresponsive apneic patient's chest fails to rise immediately start
after two ventilation attempts. You should: chest compres-
sions
7. A properly placed oropharyngeal airway: keeps the tongue
off the posterior
pharynx
8. Which of the following clinical findings is MOST con- a barrel shaped
sistent with a chronic respiratory disease? chest
9. You are ventilating an apneic adult with a her heart rate de-
bag-valve-mask device and high-flow oxygen. Her creases to 90 bmp
pulse rate is 130 beats/min and she has cyanosis to
her face and chest. The MOST reliable indicator of
adequately performed ventilations in this patient is:
, Airway and breathing Exam Test with Answers
10. You are assessing an elderly man with respirato- congestive heart
ry distress. He is coughing up bloody sputum and failure
has an oxygen saturation of 85%. You auscultate his
breath sounds and hear coarse crackles in all lung
fields. This patient MOST likely has
11. You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has em- confusion
physema and complains of worsened shortness of
breath. He is confused, has a heart rate of 120
beats/min, and has an oxygen saturation of 83%.
Which of the following assessment findings should
concern you the MOST?
12. The MOST appropriate treatment for a semiconscious a nasopharyngeal
patient with slow, shallow respirations includes: airway and a bvm
device
13. When ventilating an apneic patient with a 1 second
bag-valve-mask device, each breath should be deliv-
ered over:
14. A patient's skin will MOST likely become cyanotic if a decrease in the
he or she has: amount in arterial
oxygen
15. A 50-year-old man, who fell approximately 20 feet stabilize his head
and landed on a hard surface, is semiconscious. You by using the jaw
should: thrust maneuver
16. Which of the following patients is the BEST candidate a trauma patient
for an oropharyngeal airway? with blood drain-
ing from the nose
17. Medications such as albuterol (Ventolin) relieve res- relaxing the
piratory distress by: smooth muscle in
the bronchioles
18. When attaching an oxygen regulator to a D cylinder oxygen sup-
and preparing it for use, you should recall that: ports combustions
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