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A 65-year-old male who has a history of congestive heart failure is
slumped in a chair not responding to you. His wife tells you that his
difficulty breathing started an hour ago and has been getting worse.
He is tachypneic, and you auscultate rales in all fields. You should
first:
A. assist his ventilation.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. apply CPAP.
D. assess his vital signs. -
correct answer ✅A. assist his ventilation.
Patients who have chronic bronchitis may have which of the
following?
A. Persistent productive cough, thickening of walls of bronchioles,
excessive mucus production
B. Increased sensitivity of lower airways to irritants, bronchospasm,
edema
C. Destruction of alveolar walls, distention of alveolar sacs, reduced
area for gas exchange
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D. Acute infectious disease, lung inflammation, pus-filled alveoli -
correct answer ✅A. Persistent productive cough, thickening of
walls of bronchioles, excessive mucus production
A 70-year-old male has difficulty breathing. When assessing him,
which of the following should influence your decision to assist his
ventilation with a BVM?
A. A decrease in his mental status
B. An SpO2 below 90% on room air
C. An increase in his respiratory rate
D. A history of COPD -
correct answer ✅A. A decrease in his mental status
You are assisting the ventilation of a 57-year-old female who is in
respiratory failure. Her initial vital signs were P 102, R 32, BP
142/84, and SpO2 was 88% on room air. After five minutes of
assisted ventilation, her vital signs are P 96, R 18 assisted with slight
chest rise, BP 108/80, and SpO2 is 95% on oxygen 15 L/minute by
BVM. You should:
A. decrease the tidal volume of your ventilation.
B. increase the tidal volume of your ventilation.
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C. increase the oxygen flow rate.
D. decrease your ventilation rate. -
correct answer ✅D. decrease your ventilation rate.
An 86-year-old female who has a history of emphysema complains
of chest pain. Her initial SpO2 was 92% on home oxygen by nasal
cannula, 3 L/minute. You administered oxygen by non-rebreather,
12 L/minute. Her SpO2 is now 100%, and her chest pain is resolved
after aspirin and nitroglycerin administration. You should next:
A. discontinue oxygen administration.
B. switch to a simple face mask.
C. decrease the flow rate to 6 L/minute.
D. transport her. -
correct answer ✅B. switch to a simple face mask.
Which of the following prevents the over-inflation of the lungs
during normal respiration?
A. Cushing reflex
B. Baroreceptor reflex
C. Chemoreceptors
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D. Stretch receptors -
correct answer ✅D. Stretch receptors
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway
obstruction in a child who is in respiratory distress?
A. Rales
B. Wheezes
C. Stridor
D. Rhonchi -
correct answer ✅C. Stridor
A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a low-grade
fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory
whooping sound. While she is coughing her skin becomes cyanotic.
After she stops coughing her skin color
returns to normal. You should suspect:
A. pneumonia.
B. pertussis.
C. rubella.
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A 65-year-old male who has a history of congestive heart failure is
slumped in a chair not responding to you. His wife tells you that his
difficulty breathing started an hour ago and has been getting worse.
He is tachypneic, and you auscultate rales in all fields. You should
first:
A. assist his ventilation.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. apply CPAP.
D. assess his vital signs. -
correct answer ✅A. assist his ventilation.
Patients who have chronic bronchitis may have which of the
following?
A. Persistent productive cough, thickening of walls of bronchioles,
excessive mucus production
B. Increased sensitivity of lower airways to irritants, bronchospasm,
edema
C. Destruction of alveolar walls, distention of alveolar sacs, reduced
area for gas exchange
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D. Acute infectious disease, lung inflammation, pus-filled alveoli -
correct answer ✅A. Persistent productive cough, thickening of
walls of bronchioles, excessive mucus production
A 70-year-old male has difficulty breathing. When assessing him,
which of the following should influence your decision to assist his
ventilation with a BVM?
A. A decrease in his mental status
B. An SpO2 below 90% on room air
C. An increase in his respiratory rate
D. A history of COPD -
correct answer ✅A. A decrease in his mental status
You are assisting the ventilation of a 57-year-old female who is in
respiratory failure. Her initial vital signs were P 102, R 32, BP
142/84, and SpO2 was 88% on room air. After five minutes of
assisted ventilation, her vital signs are P 96, R 18 assisted with slight
chest rise, BP 108/80, and SpO2 is 95% on oxygen 15 L/minute by
BVM. You should:
A. decrease the tidal volume of your ventilation.
B. increase the tidal volume of your ventilation.
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C. increase the oxygen flow rate.
D. decrease your ventilation rate. -
correct answer ✅D. decrease your ventilation rate.
An 86-year-old female who has a history of emphysema complains
of chest pain. Her initial SpO2 was 92% on home oxygen by nasal
cannula, 3 L/minute. You administered oxygen by non-rebreather,
12 L/minute. Her SpO2 is now 100%, and her chest pain is resolved
after aspirin and nitroglycerin administration. You should next:
A. discontinue oxygen administration.
B. switch to a simple face mask.
C. decrease the flow rate to 6 L/minute.
D. transport her. -
correct answer ✅B. switch to a simple face mask.
Which of the following prevents the over-inflation of the lungs
during normal respiration?
A. Cushing reflex
B. Baroreceptor reflex
C. Chemoreceptors
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D. Stretch receptors -
correct answer ✅D. Stretch receptors
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway
obstruction in a child who is in respiratory distress?
A. Rales
B. Wheezes
C. Stridor
D. Rhonchi -
correct answer ✅C. Stridor
A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a low-grade
fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory
whooping sound. While she is coughing her skin becomes cyanotic.
After she stops coughing her skin color
returns to normal. You should suspect:
A. pneumonia.
B. pertussis.
C. rubella.
