FISDAP PARADEMIC AIRWAY AND BREATHING
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
A 71-year-old male with a tracheostomy tube is cyanotic.
You hear audible gurgling during inspiration and crackles
in the base of the lungs. Vital signs are BP 148/100, P 94,
R 24, SpO2 88%. What should you do? - answer-Suction
the lumen with a soft tip catheter
A 19-year-old male was extricated from a structure fire.
He is actively coughing and complains of pain due to
burns on his chest, arms and stomach. What is the
priority? - answer-Laryngeal swelling
What relaxes bronchial smooth muscles? - answer-beta
agonists
A 47-year old male complains of chest discomfort and
difficulty breathing. He has had a fever, chills, and a
productive cough for 3 days. Crackles are present upon
auscultation. What is the most likely cause? - answer-
Bacterial Pneumonia
,A 45 year old male was assaulted and you note a small,
localized area on the chest that is edematous. You hear
crackling when the skin palpated. What should you
expect? - answer-Subcutaneous Emphysema
While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark
fin waveform on capnography. Ventilations become
increasingly difficult. What should you do? - answer-
Administer albuterol
A 28 year old female is complaining of gradual-onset
dyspnea after being released from the hospital. She was
hospitalized for 1 day following thoracic trauma and a
lung contusion. Lung sounds present with crackles in
both bases. Vital signs are BP 130/80, P 110, R 32 shallow,
SpO2:88%. You should - answer-apply oxygen via non-
rebreather and transport emergently
What is the volume of air that a patient inhales during
each breath referred to as? - answer-Tidal Volume
When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction
located? - answer-Lower Airway
, a 68 year old female complains of shortness of breath
and is sitting in a tripod position and has pink sputum in
the corners of her mouth. Vital signs are BP 165/110, P88,
R22 with crackles, SpO2 82% on 3lpm. What should you
do? - answer-Increase oxygen
a 62 year old female complains of shortness of breath.
She is sitting upright in bed with multiple pillows behind
her back. She has history of COPD and diabetes. Skin is
warm to the touch. BP 166/100, P 84 irregular, R 20 with
crackles, SpO2 95%. What should you do? - answer-
Administer 2.5mg of Albuterol
A 29 year old male inhaled an unknown chemical. His
voice is now horse and its difficult to understand him.
Vital signs P136, R28, SpO2 78%. What should you do? -
answer-Place the patient on a nasal cannula and lie the
patient supine
A 56 year old female is sitting upright in bed on a home
CPAP machine. She is unable to follow verbal commands
and is lethargic. What should you do? - answer-Assist
ventilations with a bag mask device.
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
A 71-year-old male with a tracheostomy tube is cyanotic.
You hear audible gurgling during inspiration and crackles
in the base of the lungs. Vital signs are BP 148/100, P 94,
R 24, SpO2 88%. What should you do? - answer-Suction
the lumen with a soft tip catheter
A 19-year-old male was extricated from a structure fire.
He is actively coughing and complains of pain due to
burns on his chest, arms and stomach. What is the
priority? - answer-Laryngeal swelling
What relaxes bronchial smooth muscles? - answer-beta
agonists
A 47-year old male complains of chest discomfort and
difficulty breathing. He has had a fever, chills, and a
productive cough for 3 days. Crackles are present upon
auscultation. What is the most likely cause? - answer-
Bacterial Pneumonia
,A 45 year old male was assaulted and you note a small,
localized area on the chest that is edematous. You hear
crackling when the skin palpated. What should you
expect? - answer-Subcutaneous Emphysema
While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark
fin waveform on capnography. Ventilations become
increasingly difficult. What should you do? - answer-
Administer albuterol
A 28 year old female is complaining of gradual-onset
dyspnea after being released from the hospital. She was
hospitalized for 1 day following thoracic trauma and a
lung contusion. Lung sounds present with crackles in
both bases. Vital signs are BP 130/80, P 110, R 32 shallow,
SpO2:88%. You should - answer-apply oxygen via non-
rebreather and transport emergently
What is the volume of air that a patient inhales during
each breath referred to as? - answer-Tidal Volume
When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction
located? - answer-Lower Airway
, a 68 year old female complains of shortness of breath
and is sitting in a tripod position and has pink sputum in
the corners of her mouth. Vital signs are BP 165/110, P88,
R22 with crackles, SpO2 82% on 3lpm. What should you
do? - answer-Increase oxygen
a 62 year old female complains of shortness of breath.
She is sitting upright in bed with multiple pillows behind
her back. She has history of COPD and diabetes. Skin is
warm to the touch. BP 166/100, P 84 irregular, R 20 with
crackles, SpO2 95%. What should you do? - answer-
Administer 2.5mg of Albuterol
A 29 year old male inhaled an unknown chemical. His
voice is now horse and its difficult to understand him.
Vital signs P136, R28, SpO2 78%. What should you do? -
answer-Place the patient on a nasal cannula and lie the
patient supine
A 56 year old female is sitting upright in bed on a home
CPAP machine. She is unable to follow verbal commands
and is lethargic. What should you do? - answer-Assist
ventilations with a bag mask device.
