FISDAP airway, ventilation, and respiratory
questions and answers (EMT) 2026\2027 A+
Grade
What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes?
- correct answer 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95%
What are the complications of hyperventilation?
- correct answer Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow
to the brain
What is dyspnea?
- correct answer difficulty breathing
What is nocturnal dyspnea?
- correct answer Difficulty breathing after sleep or while asleep
Lung sounds usually heard usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis / high
pitched
- correct answer Wheezes
Lung sounds caused by fluid in the alveoli / sounds like bubbles
- correct answer Crackles
Lung sound due to a obstruction / high pitched on inspiration
- correct answer Stridor
, Lung sounds due to secretions in larger airways / Lower pitched
- correct answer Rhonchi
Condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs and/or other organs because of inadequate pumping of
the heart
- correct answer Congestive heart failure
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, black lung, and respiratory illnesses are classified as
- correct answer COPD / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Air from the chest cavity is prevented from escaping, usually during closed chest injuries and caused by
rub on internal surfaces
- correct answer Tension pneumothorax
Tachycardia is?
- correct answer High heart rate
Bradycardia is?
- correct answer Low heart rate
What is hyperventilation?
- correct answer Increased depth and rate of breathing
What is hypoxic drive?
- correct answer It is a backup system to control respirations when oxygen levels fall. *Secondary drive*
What are the complications from tracheostomy tubes?
- correct answer A buildup of mucus in the tube, dislodge-meant of tube, or infection around stoma
What is the pathophysiology of the upper and lower airways?
- correct answer Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs
questions and answers (EMT) 2026\2027 A+
Grade
What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes?
- correct answer 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95%
What are the complications of hyperventilation?
- correct answer Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow
to the brain
What is dyspnea?
- correct answer difficulty breathing
What is nocturnal dyspnea?
- correct answer Difficulty breathing after sleep or while asleep
Lung sounds usually heard usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis / high
pitched
- correct answer Wheezes
Lung sounds caused by fluid in the alveoli / sounds like bubbles
- correct answer Crackles
Lung sound due to a obstruction / high pitched on inspiration
- correct answer Stridor
, Lung sounds due to secretions in larger airways / Lower pitched
- correct answer Rhonchi
Condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs and/or other organs because of inadequate pumping of
the heart
- correct answer Congestive heart failure
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, black lung, and respiratory illnesses are classified as
- correct answer COPD / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Air from the chest cavity is prevented from escaping, usually during closed chest injuries and caused by
rub on internal surfaces
- correct answer Tension pneumothorax
Tachycardia is?
- correct answer High heart rate
Bradycardia is?
- correct answer Low heart rate
What is hyperventilation?
- correct answer Increased depth and rate of breathing
What is hypoxic drive?
- correct answer It is a backup system to control respirations when oxygen levels fall. *Secondary drive*
What are the complications from tracheostomy tubes?
- correct answer A buildup of mucus in the tube, dislodge-meant of tube, or infection around stoma
What is the pathophysiology of the upper and lower airways?
- correct answer Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs
