Fisdap study guide (AIRWAY) Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
1. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert
an OPA, the patient gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway correct answer: A. Insert a nasal airway
2. 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation,
which struc- ture does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus correct answer: A. Trachea
3. 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The
patient has inadequate chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min correct answer: A. Decrease the rate of
ventilations to 10/min
4. *909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection
from a MVC, she has an open jaw fracture and a dialated right
pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head-tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust correct answer: C. Insert a NPA
5. *910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her
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, tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin.
You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma correct answer: A. Use a soft tip catheter and
suction until clear
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Questions with Correct Answers
1. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert
an OPA, the patient gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway correct answer: A. Insert a nasal airway
2. 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation,
which struc- ture does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus correct answer: A. Trachea
3. 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The
patient has inadequate chest rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min correct answer: A. Decrease the rate of
ventilations to 10/min
4. *909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection
from a MVC, she has an open jaw fracture and a dialated right
pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head-tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust correct answer: C. Insert a NPA
5. *910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her
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, tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin.
You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma correct answer: A. Use a soft tip catheter and
suction until clear
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