Platinum Airway Test Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
CPAP has the potential to drop BP by what -
correct answer ✅Increasing intrathorcic pressure
What is the difference between CPAP and BiPAP -
correct answer ✅CPAP provides a continuous pressure and the
same amount of pressure during inspiration and expiration
BiPAP provides a different pressure during inspiration than
expiration (AKA triggers breaths based off pt)
What does DOPE stand for -
correct answer ✅Displacement
Obstruction
Pneumothorax
Equipment
What is the buffer system -
correct answer ✅Helps regulate pH by converting strong acids or
bases into weak acids or bases
What is PIP -
correct answer ✅Peak inspiratory pressure
, Platinum Airway Test Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
- how much pressure is given on inspiration
What is PEEP -
correct answer ✅positive end expiratory pressure
- how much pressure is left in the container on exhalation
What are two non typical airway drugs that you can administer to
assist in pt sedation -
correct answer ✅Phenergan and Benadryl
What is the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve -
correct answer ✅Describes the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
What causes leftward shift on the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation
curve -
correct answer ✅Lower CO2, lower temperature, higher pH
What causes rightward shift on the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation
curve -
correct answer ✅Higher CO2, higher temperature, lower pH
& Answers (Grade A+)
CPAP has the potential to drop BP by what -
correct answer ✅Increasing intrathorcic pressure
What is the difference between CPAP and BiPAP -
correct answer ✅CPAP provides a continuous pressure and the
same amount of pressure during inspiration and expiration
BiPAP provides a different pressure during inspiration than
expiration (AKA triggers breaths based off pt)
What does DOPE stand for -
correct answer ✅Displacement
Obstruction
Pneumothorax
Equipment
What is the buffer system -
correct answer ✅Helps regulate pH by converting strong acids or
bases into weak acids or bases
What is PIP -
correct answer ✅Peak inspiratory pressure
, Platinum Airway Test Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
- how much pressure is given on inspiration
What is PEEP -
correct answer ✅positive end expiratory pressure
- how much pressure is left in the container on exhalation
What are two non typical airway drugs that you can administer to
assist in pt sedation -
correct answer ✅Phenergan and Benadryl
What is the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve -
correct answer ✅Describes the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
What causes leftward shift on the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation
curve -
correct answer ✅Lower CO2, lower temperature, higher pH
What causes rightward shift on the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation
curve -
correct answer ✅Higher CO2, higher temperature, lower pH
