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OCEMT Final questions with correct answersWhat are the respiratory rates when we should consider a BVM? Correct
Answer-less than 8 ventilate, over 25
How do we determine adequate respirations? Correct Answer-equal
chest rise and fall
improved skin signs
Wheezing Correct Answer-high pitched sound in lungs = lower airway
Ronchi Correct Answer-loud rumbling, thick secretions (congestion)
Crackles (Rales) Correct Answer-wet, gurgling
Stridor Correct Answer-strained, high-pitched sound
upper airway
Corrective action if we no longer see visible chest rise while performing
PP ventilation Correct Answer-reposition the airway
still not rise and fall = obstruction, so suction
Oxygen flow rates for: Nasal cannula Correct Answer-1-6 L
,Oxygen flow rates for: Non-rebreather mask Correct Answer-10-15L
Oxygen flow rates for: BVM Correct Answer-15-25L
Oxygen flow rates for: Nebulized breathing treatment Correct Answer-
6-8L
What to ask and how to approach a patient who is possibly choking
Correct Answer-"are you choking"
if conscious with airway patent= allow them to cough it out
if conscious with no airway= Heimlich
Witness patient collapses.......what should your first objective be Correct
Answer-chest compressions
When do we simply encourage them to cough? Correct Answer-if they
are moving air and they can talk a little bit
How to treat a patient with a STOMA that is not with adequate
respirations Correct Answer-BVM over stoma, and suction if needed
(frenchie if clogged)
,When to treat a patient with humidified oxygen? Hint: think of croup in
a pediatric patient. Correct Answer-upper respiratory infection
breath in hot air
swollen airway = to help get swelling down
How to ask questions to a patient with extreme SOB (shortness of
breathe) , what to ask and when...... Correct Answer-onset and
provoction
sudden? onset?
NPA vs. OPA (when they are indicated and contra-indicated) Correct
Answer-Not breathing
OPA = no gag relex, unconscious
NPA = gag reflex, conscious -- facial trauma
When to suction a patient and what suction catheter would be best for
oropharynx Correct Answer-secretions, gurgling sounds, airway not
patent
yanker tip, rigid tip catheter
, Signs and symptoms of "Spontaneous Pneumothorax" and "Tension
Pneumothorax" Correct Answer-S.P = diminished lung sounds to one
side, fast breathing, increased heart rate, chest pain
T.P = JVD, TD, tachycardia, diminished lung sounds, hypnotic skin
signs
Signs and symptoms of Pneumonia and its etiology Correct Answer-
chills
fever
cough
wheezing/ crackles
green septum
treatment: bls or als, transport with O2
assess: lung sounds, respirations, vital signs
Signs and symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis and its etiology Correct
Answer-shortness of breath, wheezing
etiology: irritation of lung passage ways
cause: smoking
Difference between Systole and Diastole Correct Answer-systole
(contraction) and diastole (relaxation)
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