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Paramedic FISDAP Airway Final Review Exam/20 Answered Questions
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Paramedic FISDAP Airway Final ReviewExam/20 Answered Questions
Indications for Nasotracheal Intubation - -Responsive PTs with AMS, gag
reflex, respiratory failure due to COPD, asthma, pulmonary edema
-Indications for Suctioning lower airway - -PTs mouth becomes filled with
secretions; to be able to ventilate properly without pushing material into the
airway obstructing it
-Signs and Symptoms of Lower airway injury - -Tachypnea, dyspnea, cough,
wheezing, rales, rhonchi, retractions, hypoxia, stridor
-Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax - -hypotension, hypoxia,
absent breath sounds to affected side, trachea deviation, JVD, tachycardia,
LOC, AMS
-Physiological Effects of COPD - -slows the process of dilation and disruption
of the airways and alveoli caused by chronic bronchial obstruction
-Signs and Symptoms of Spontaneous Pneumothorax - -dyspnea, pleuritic
chest pain, sharp, stabbing pain to one side that worsens during expiration
or inspiration or certain chest movement; sudden dyspnea
-Signs and Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis - -Sinus congestion, wheezing,
asthma like, chronic cough, thick heavy discolored mucus, dyspnea
-Signs and Symptoms of Emphysema - -Barrel chest, pursed lip breathing,
dyspnea on exertion, cyanosis, wheezing and decreased breath sounds
-Signs and symptoms of Pulmonary edema - -Crackles at lung base,
crackles get higher as it worsens, pink foamy sputum
-Treating PT with Asthma - -Bronchodilators, nebulizer albuterol, Beta 2
agonists
-Treating PT with Emphysema - -low levels of CPAP
-Signs and Symptoms of CHF - -Pulmonary edema, dependent edema,
orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
-Treating PT with Pulmonary embolism - -Anticoaglants, O2
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