All of the following statements in reference to the larynx are true except?
A) The epiglottis forms the distal portion of the larynx
B) it is protected by cartilage
C) it includes the cricoid ring
D) it is identified at the Adam's apple anteriorly - correct answer ...
All of the following statements in reference to the larynx are true except?
A) The epiglottis forms the distal portion of the larynx
B) it is protected by cartilage
C) it includes the cricoid ring
D) it is identified at the Adam's apple anteriorly - correct answer A) the
epiglottis forms the distal portion of the larynx
** The epiglottis sits above the larynx (not distally) and protects the glottic opening
A D cylinder of oxygen contains approximately how many liters when full
A) 125
B) 425
C) 235
D) 800 - correct answer B) 425
Stridor indicates an upper respiratory obstruction. It is a _ sound
A) faint
B) gurgling
C) high-pitched
D) wheezing - correct answer C) high pitched
** Stridor is a high-pitched sound from instructed airflow in the upper airway**
An NRM delivers what concentration of oxygen?
A) 60-70%
B) 80-90%
C) 50-60%
D) 100% - correct answer B) 80-90%
, The division between the upper and lower airway is at the
A) larynx
B) Bronchi
C) Oropharynx
D) Carina - correct answer A) Larynx
While ventilating a patient with a BVM you squeeze the bag in order to ventilate the patient. Now that
the lungs have been filled, by what process does the air leave the lungs before the next ventilation is
provided?
A) Reactive
B) Passive
C) Permissive
D) Active - correct answer B) passive
** The process by which the air leaves the lungs is passive, which is one of the reasons why there is a
pause between breaths when providing artificial ventilations. Time between ventilations allows air to
leave the lungs. The process is called passive because the patient does not assist or expend significant
energy to expel the air**
Patients who need airway care should be placed
A) semi fowlers
B) laterally recumbent
C) supine
D) prone - correct answer C) supine
** while performing airway care (suctioning or opening the airway) The patient is placed in a supine
position. Patients who are breathing may be placed in a laterally recumbent position as maintenance
once their airway is clear. Semi Fowlers position is often a position of comfort for alert and breathing
patience but is not used for those requiring airway care
While doing a patient assessment you inspect the chest and see that the patient's diaphragm rises and
the ribs move down and inward. Based on this observation what is the patient doing?
A) hyperventilating
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