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Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway obstruction in a child who is in respiratory distress?
A. Wheezes
B. Rales
C. Rhonchi
D. Stridor Correct Answer-D. Stridor
An unresponsive 7-month-old female is lying limp in her father's arms. He tells you that she was having an asthma...
NREMT - Airway, Ventilation, & Respiration
questions with correct answers
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway obstruction in
a child who is in respiratory distress?
A. Wheezes
B. Rales
C. Rhonchi
D. Stridor Correct Answer-D. Stridor
An unresponsive 7-month-old female is lying limp in her father's arms.
He tells you that she was having an asthma attack
but is better now. Her conjunctivae are pale and moist. You are only able
to auscultate faint wheezes in her upper chest. Her
vital signs are P 76 and R 18. You should first:
A. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. assist with the administration of her nebulized albuterol.
C. assess her oxygen saturation level.
D. assist her ventilation with a BVM. Correct Answer-D. assist her
ventilation with a BVM.
A 12-year-old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a
cold all week. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower
chest. His vital signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and SpO2 is 89% on
room air. You should suspect:
A. septic shock.
,B. respiratory failure.
C. respiratory distress.
D. chronic asthma. Correct Answer-C. respiratory distress.
An 8-year-old female has had trouble breathing for two days. Her father
called because she continues to have trouble
breathing and he cannot wake her up. You do not hear any sounds when
you auscultate her lower lungs and hear faint
wheezes in her upper lungs. Her vital signs are P 60, R 26, BP 94/68,
and SpO2 is 88% on room air. You should suspect:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. respiratory distress.
C. eupneic respirations.
D. respiratory failure. Correct Answer-D. respiratory failure.
An unresponsive 6-year-old male is taking shallow, irregular respirations
once every 15 seconds. He has a weak carotid
pulse. His mother tells you that he was playing alone in his room and
was fine 30 minutes ago. You should suspect:
A. Biot's respirations.
B. respiratory arrest.
C. Kussmaul's respirations.
D. respiratory failure. Correct Answer-B. respiratory arrest.
,A 10-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing after mixing
bleach with another cleaner. Her skin and clothing are
dry. You smell a strong odor, and your eyes begin to water. What route
of exposure should you suspect is causing her
dyspnea?
A. Ingestion
B. Injection
C. Absorption
D. Inhalation Correct Answer-D. Inhalation
An 11-year-old male who has a history of cystic fibrosis complains of
difficulty breathing. He tells you he has been coughing
up thick mucus. His vital signs are P 92, R 24, BP 118/76, and SpO2 is
91% on room air. You should:
A. administer humidified oxygen.
B. administer a bronchodilator.
C. assist his ventilation.
D. apply CPAP. Correct Answer-A. administer humidified oxygen.
A 9-year-old male has partial-thickness burns around his mouth after
inhaling steam. He has a history of asthma and has
had a cold for three days. His mother tells you he has had chest
congestion and she was trying to break up the phlegm. He
is drooling and tells you he cannot swallow. You should first:
A. assess his vital signs.
, B. begin transport.
C. administer his metered-dose inhaler.
D. insert an oropharyngeal airway. Correct Answer-B. begin transport.
You are preparing to ventilate an 11-month-old female with a BVM.
Which of the following ensures that her airway is
properly positioned?
A. Padding behind her shoulders
B. Using cricoid pressure while ventilating her
C. Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway
D. Placing her in the sniffing position Correct Answer-D. Placing her in
the sniffing position
A 6-month-old female does not respond to you when you stimulate her.
Her father tells you that she stopped breathing and
turned blue. You observe supraclavicular and sternal retractions at a rate
of 38. You should first:
A. assist her ventilation.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. assess her vital signs.
D. assess her blood glucose level. Correct Answer-A. assist her
ventilation.
A 13-year-old male tells you that he has had a cough for two weeks. He
has an episode of coughing, and you hear an
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