Fisdap Airway and Breathing Exam Questions and Answers
While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark fin pattern on the capnograph printout. Ventilating increasingly
becomes harder. You should:
Correct Answer
-Administer albuterol
Question 2
Ventilating a pt too rapidly can:
Correct Answer
-Inhibit baroreceptor sensitivity
-Increase end tidal carbon dioxide
-Inhibit preload and cause hypotension
-Increase oxygenation and decrease PH
Question 3
A pt has overdosed on Versed. You should:
Correct Answer
-Administer 2 mg of Narcan
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,Question 4
Which of the following is an indication for nasotracheal intubation?
Correct Answer
-Clenched teeth
Question 5
Which of the following is the most reliable endotracheal tube placement confirmation method?
Correct Answer
-End tidal carbon dioxide monitoring
Question 6
After intubating an adult, you auscultate air movement over the epigastrium with each ventilation. You should suspect:
Correct Answer
-That the tube is in the esophagus
Question 7
Medical control orders EIP for your pt in status asthmaticus. You should give:
Correct Answer
-0.3 mL of a 1:1000 conc.
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, Question 8
A patient had a rapid onset of breathing faster and deeper than normal while at rest. Now her face is feeling tingly and her
hands and feet are contracted inward. You should suspect:
Correct Answer
-Hypercalcemia
Question 9
An unresponsive woman is lying on the floor breathing at a rate of 6 times per minute. Her SpO2 in 72%. She has no cough
or gag reflex. You should
Correct Answer
-Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations
Question 10
An unresponsive pt has the following vital signs: BP 88/48, P 130 and irregular, R 54. When you ventilate the pt, there is
very little chest rise. You should:
Correct Answer
-Reposition the pt's head and ventilate again
Question 11
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade:
Correct Answer
-Fits into the vallecula
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While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark fin pattern on the capnograph printout. Ventilating increasingly
becomes harder. You should:
Correct Answer
-Administer albuterol
Question 2
Ventilating a pt too rapidly can:
Correct Answer
-Inhibit baroreceptor sensitivity
-Increase end tidal carbon dioxide
-Inhibit preload and cause hypotension
-Increase oxygenation and decrease PH
Question 3
A pt has overdosed on Versed. You should:
Correct Answer
-Administer 2 mg of Narcan
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,Question 4
Which of the following is an indication for nasotracheal intubation?
Correct Answer
-Clenched teeth
Question 5
Which of the following is the most reliable endotracheal tube placement confirmation method?
Correct Answer
-End tidal carbon dioxide monitoring
Question 6
After intubating an adult, you auscultate air movement over the epigastrium with each ventilation. You should suspect:
Correct Answer
-That the tube is in the esophagus
Question 7
Medical control orders EIP for your pt in status asthmaticus. You should give:
Correct Answer
-0.3 mL of a 1:1000 conc.
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, Question 8
A patient had a rapid onset of breathing faster and deeper than normal while at rest. Now her face is feeling tingly and her
hands and feet are contracted inward. You should suspect:
Correct Answer
-Hypercalcemia
Question 9
An unresponsive woman is lying on the floor breathing at a rate of 6 times per minute. Her SpO2 in 72%. She has no cough
or gag reflex. You should
Correct Answer
-Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations
Question 10
An unresponsive pt has the following vital signs: BP 88/48, P 130 and irregular, R 54. When you ventilate the pt, there is
very little chest rise. You should:
Correct Answer
-Reposition the pt's head and ventilate again
Question 11
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade:
Correct Answer
-Fits into the vallecula
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