Chapter 15 AAOS EMT STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS 2024.

Chapter 15 AAOS EMT STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS 2024. pulmonary embolism - correct answer blood clot lodged in a pulmonary artery Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here - correct answer alveoli When is PASTE used? - correct answer Respiratory distress calls If carbon dioxide drops too low how does a person breath? - correct answer slower and less deeply If carbon dioxide in the arterial blood rises above normal, how does the patient breathe? - correct answer Rapidly and deeply Inflammation and swelling in the upper airway, that produces a "seal bark" cough is called. - correct answer Croup This is a common sign of hypoxia to the brain. - correct answer Altered mental status. An obstruction to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the capillaries may result from what disease process? - correct answer pneumonia After a major heart attack what can develop? - correct answer Pulmonary edema Pulmonary edema can also be caused by: - correct answer Inhaling toxic chemical fumes. Emphysema - correct answer This is a loss of elastic material around the air spaces as a result of stretching of the alveoli. Cystic Fibrosis - correct answer Genic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system.