ISDAP Test – Airway exam Questions with Detailed
Correct Answers verified Graded A latest updated
2025–2026
FISDAP Airway Practice Quiz
A 54-year old female is unconscious and unresponsive. She has a faint carotid
pulse and snoring respirations. What should you do?
Perform a head tilt-chin lift
A 56-year old male is supine in bed and is responsive only to painful stimulus.
Vital signs are; BP 108/64, P 52, RR 6 and shallow, SpO2 78%. What should you
do?
Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask
A 59-year old male became ill while shopping. His eyes are open, but he does not
respond to verbal stimulus. He has peripheral cyanosis with rapid and shallow
respirations. What should you do?
Assist ventilations with high-flow oxygen by bag-valve mask
A 30-year old male has overdosed on codeine. Vital signs are; P 60, RR 6 and
shallow. What condition is developing?
Respiratory Acidosis
An unresponsive 54-year old male is found slumped over the steering wheel in a
parking lot. You can see empty medicine and alcohol containers in the front seat.
Vital signs are; P 130, RR 6 and snoring. What should you do?
Manually open his airway
What cartilage is an important visual landmark for endotracheal intubation?
Arytenoid
,A barrel-chested 59-year old male with a history of lung disease is in respiratory
distress with diffuse expiratory wheezes. His complexion is still pink. What is the
explanation to his complexion while being in respiratory distress?
Polycythemia
An 18-year old male is having an asthma exacerbation. He is becoming tired and
drowsy. What finding should concern you the most about the severity of his
exacerbation?
Absence of breath sounds
What respiratory problem is caused by bacterial infection?
Epiglottitis
Following placement of a dual lumen airway device your assessment reveals
absent epigastric sounds. You note chest rise with each assisted ventilation.
Where is the location of the airway device?
Esophagus
An 18-year old female had been on a carnival ride and became panic stricken
when the ride stalled for 15 minutes at a high altitude. Now she complains of
muscle pain in her fingers and toes. Vital signs are; BP 140/90, P 108, RR 38.
What should you suspect?
Hypocarbia
A 4-year old male was hit by a car. He has unilateral lung sounds with
asymmetrical chest rise. He is unconscious. Which of the following BEST
indicates effective ventilation?
ETCO2 37 mmHg
An unresponsive 60-year old man has soot around his mouth following a house
fire. He has a weak cough with minimal chest wall movement when he breathes.
What should you do?
Prepare to intubate
An 18-year old female is unconscious after an assault. Respirations are 4 and
shallow. After inserting an airway adjunct she develops gurgling respirations.
What should you do?
Suction the airway
What causes a loss of lung elasticity and air to be trapped within the lobes?
Emphysema
Immediately after successful endotracheal intubation of a 60-year old female, you
can only hear lung sounds on the right side. What should you do?
Pull the tube back slightly
A 56-year old female can only speak in 1-2 word sentences. She is on low-flow
oxygen for congestive heart failure. Her shortness of breath started while
cleaning the house. Vital signs are; BP 180/102, P 126, R 28 with crackles, SpO2
82%. What should you do?
, Apply CPAP
A 49-year old female has a complete airway obstruction and just became
unconscious. With a laryngoscope you visualize the obstruction at the level of
the glottic opening. What should you do?
Remove the obstruction with Magill Forceps
A 52-year old male complains of difficulty breathing after a long flight. He has
bilateral chest rise but he complains of pinpoint chest pain on the right lateral
aspect of his chest wall. What is the most likely cause?
Pulmonary embolism
What patient would most likely have an ETCO2 of 20 mm Hg?
A 22-year old male being hyperventilated by bag-valve mask
A 28-year old unconscious male had his torso trapped for 3 hours under heavy
debris. His jaw is clenched and you hear gurgling in his airway. What medication
should you administer to facilitate securing the airway?
Vecuronium
A febrile 72-year old male complains of gradual onset of difficulty breathing.
Lungs sounds reveal crackles in the left base. What is the most likely cause?
Pneumonia
A 50-year old male complains of shortness of breath that awoke him in the middle
of the night. His medications are furosemide, lisinopril, and digoxin. Vital signs
are; BP 150/80, P 88 and irregular, RR 24 with crackles. What should you
suspect?
Pulmonary edema
A 19-year old female complains of difficulty breathing. She is sitting upright and
leaning forward in respiratory distress. Lung sounds are diminished in the distal
loves. Her father states that her asthma inhaler has not helped. What should you
do?
Administer albuterol nebulized
What secondary method should you use to confirm correct endotracheal
intubation placement?
ETCO2
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? - Starts
in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth
breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? - To warm/humidify air as
it passes through
Correct Answers verified Graded A latest updated
2025–2026
FISDAP Airway Practice Quiz
A 54-year old female is unconscious and unresponsive. She has a faint carotid
pulse and snoring respirations. What should you do?
Perform a head tilt-chin lift
A 56-year old male is supine in bed and is responsive only to painful stimulus.
Vital signs are; BP 108/64, P 52, RR 6 and shallow, SpO2 78%. What should you
do?
Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask
A 59-year old male became ill while shopping. His eyes are open, but he does not
respond to verbal stimulus. He has peripheral cyanosis with rapid and shallow
respirations. What should you do?
Assist ventilations with high-flow oxygen by bag-valve mask
A 30-year old male has overdosed on codeine. Vital signs are; P 60, RR 6 and
shallow. What condition is developing?
Respiratory Acidosis
An unresponsive 54-year old male is found slumped over the steering wheel in a
parking lot. You can see empty medicine and alcohol containers in the front seat.
Vital signs are; P 130, RR 6 and snoring. What should you do?
Manually open his airway
What cartilage is an important visual landmark for endotracheal intubation?
Arytenoid
,A barrel-chested 59-year old male with a history of lung disease is in respiratory
distress with diffuse expiratory wheezes. His complexion is still pink. What is the
explanation to his complexion while being in respiratory distress?
Polycythemia
An 18-year old male is having an asthma exacerbation. He is becoming tired and
drowsy. What finding should concern you the most about the severity of his
exacerbation?
Absence of breath sounds
What respiratory problem is caused by bacterial infection?
Epiglottitis
Following placement of a dual lumen airway device your assessment reveals
absent epigastric sounds. You note chest rise with each assisted ventilation.
Where is the location of the airway device?
Esophagus
An 18-year old female had been on a carnival ride and became panic stricken
when the ride stalled for 15 minutes at a high altitude. Now she complains of
muscle pain in her fingers and toes. Vital signs are; BP 140/90, P 108, RR 38.
What should you suspect?
Hypocarbia
A 4-year old male was hit by a car. He has unilateral lung sounds with
asymmetrical chest rise. He is unconscious. Which of the following BEST
indicates effective ventilation?
ETCO2 37 mmHg
An unresponsive 60-year old man has soot around his mouth following a house
fire. He has a weak cough with minimal chest wall movement when he breathes.
What should you do?
Prepare to intubate
An 18-year old female is unconscious after an assault. Respirations are 4 and
shallow. After inserting an airway adjunct she develops gurgling respirations.
What should you do?
Suction the airway
What causes a loss of lung elasticity and air to be trapped within the lobes?
Emphysema
Immediately after successful endotracheal intubation of a 60-year old female, you
can only hear lung sounds on the right side. What should you do?
Pull the tube back slightly
A 56-year old female can only speak in 1-2 word sentences. She is on low-flow
oxygen for congestive heart failure. Her shortness of breath started while
cleaning the house. Vital signs are; BP 180/102, P 126, R 28 with crackles, SpO2
82%. What should you do?
, Apply CPAP
A 49-year old female has a complete airway obstruction and just became
unconscious. With a laryngoscope you visualize the obstruction at the level of
the glottic opening. What should you do?
Remove the obstruction with Magill Forceps
A 52-year old male complains of difficulty breathing after a long flight. He has
bilateral chest rise but he complains of pinpoint chest pain on the right lateral
aspect of his chest wall. What is the most likely cause?
Pulmonary embolism
What patient would most likely have an ETCO2 of 20 mm Hg?
A 22-year old male being hyperventilated by bag-valve mask
A 28-year old unconscious male had his torso trapped for 3 hours under heavy
debris. His jaw is clenched and you hear gurgling in his airway. What medication
should you administer to facilitate securing the airway?
Vecuronium
A febrile 72-year old male complains of gradual onset of difficulty breathing.
Lungs sounds reveal crackles in the left base. What is the most likely cause?
Pneumonia
A 50-year old male complains of shortness of breath that awoke him in the middle
of the night. His medications are furosemide, lisinopril, and digoxin. Vital signs
are; BP 150/80, P 88 and irregular, RR 24 with crackles. What should you
suspect?
Pulmonary edema
A 19-year old female complains of difficulty breathing. She is sitting upright and
leaning forward in respiratory distress. Lung sounds are diminished in the distal
loves. Her father states that her asthma inhaler has not helped. What should you
do?
Administer albuterol nebulized
What secondary method should you use to confirm correct endotracheal
intubation placement?
ETCO2
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? - Starts
in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth
breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? - To warm/humidify air as
it passes through
