Paramedic Airway management Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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Paramedic Airway Management
Paramedic Airway management Exam
Questions With 100% Verified Answers
1. The upper airway of an adult consists of all the structures above the:
A) carina.
B) bronchus.
C) glottis.
D) cricoid ring. - answerAns: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 77...
Paramedic Airway management Exam
Questions With 100% Verified Answers
1. The upper airway of an adult consists of all the structures above the:
A) carina.
B) bronchus.
C) glottis.
D) cricoid ring. - answer✔Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 776
Feedback: Review of Airway Anatomy, page 776
2. The ______________ is the lowest portion of the pharynx and opens into the larynx anteriorly
and the esophagus posteriorly.
A) oropharynx
B) nasopharynx
C) hyperpharynx
D) laryngopharynx - answer✔Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 776
Feedback: Review of Airway Anatomy, page 776
3. Anatomically, the ________ is directly anterior to the glottic opening.
A) thyroid gland
B) vallecular space
C) cricoid cartilage
D) thyroid cartilage - answer✔Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 776
Feedback: Review of Airway Anatomy, page 776
4. Paramedics must use extreme caution when accessing the airway via the cricothyroid
membrane because:
A) the cricothyroid membrane is highly vascular and tends to bleed profusely when it is incised.
B) the cricothyroid membrane is bordered laterally and inferiorly by the highly vascular thyroid
gland.
C) cricothyrotomy is associated with a high incidence of inadvertent laceration of a carotid
artery.
D) the thyroid cartilage is smaller than the cricoid cartilage and makes the cricothyroid
membrane difficult to locate. - answer✔Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 777
Feedback: Review of Airway Anatomy, page 777
5. The ____________ are pyramid-like structures that form the posterior attachment of the vocal
cords.
A) palatine tonsils
B) piriform fossae
C) arytenoid cartilages
D) hypoepiglottic ligaments - answer✔Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Review of Airway Anatomy
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 777
Feedback: Review of Airway Anatomy, page 777
6. Tenting of the skin under the jaw often occurs when airway devices are inadvertently inserted
into the:
A) piriform fossae.
B) vallecular space.
C) laryngopharynx.
D) hypopharyngeal space. - answer✔Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Advanced Airway Management
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 848
Feedback: Advanced Airway Management, page 848
7. Laryngospasm is defined as:
A) aspiration of foreign material.
B) spasmodic closure of the vocal cords.
C) voluntary closure of the glottic opening.
D) spontaneous collapsing of the trachea. - answer✔Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Airway Obstructions
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 802
Feedback: Airway Obstructions, page 802
8. Atelectasis occurs when:
A) the alveoli are overinflated and rupture.
B) a deficiency of surfactant causes alveolar collapse.
C) deoxygenated blood diffuses across the alveoli.
D) surface tension on the alveolar walls is decreased. - answer✔Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 817
Feedback: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, page 817
9. When a patient's respirations are too rapid and too shallow:
A) the majority of inhaled air lingers in areas of physiologic dead space.
B) inhaled air may only reach the anatomic dead space before being exhaled.
C) the increase in tidal volume will compensate for a rapid respiratory rate.
D) minute volume increases because a larger amount of air reaches the lungs. - answer✔Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Ventilatory Support
Subject: Chapter 15
Page: 811
Feedback: Ventilatory Support, page 811
10. The fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) increases with:
A) increased tidal volume.
B) forceful inhalation.
C) supplemental oxygen.
D) an increase in respirations. - answer✔Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Ventilation, Oxygenation, and Respiration
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