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Airway FISDAP.
1. A 13 year old female watching a horror movie states she can’t catch her breath and her fingers are
numb. Respirations are 30 and deep with Sp02 of 100%. She is speaking in clear sentences, has clear
and equal breath sounds. You should?
1. Calmly reassure her, encouraging her to calmly slow her rate of breathing.
2. You have inserted an OPA for a 21 year old apneic male. How many times per minute should you
ventilate him with a BVM?
1. 10 to 12
3. Proper technique to suction patient’s airway includes?
1. Oxygenating and ventilating before and after suctioning.
4. Which patient would be classified as “immediate” during an MCI?
1. 8 year old female with no respirations after 5 positive pressure ventilations.
5. When ventilating patient with BVM, what is the appropriate oxygen flow rate?
1. 15 lpm
6. An obese man complains of severe difficulty breathing. His skin is cool and moist and breathing 22
times per minute. He indicates he never goes to the doctor and often feels dizzy after walking. You
should?
1. Apply a non rebreather mask at 10 lpm.
7. A 42 year old asthmatic patient complains of chest pain, shortness of breath and a violent cough
that produces brownish sputum. What is the most likely cause?
1. Pneumonia
8. An 89 year old patient complains of difficulty breathing and a productive cough that has
gotten worse over the past 12 hours. You should suspect?
1. Pneumonia
9. As the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, the chest cavity?
1. Decreases in size, causing exhalation
10. During initial assessment of an adult’s respiratory status, you should?
1. Evaluate both the respiratory rate and the rise and fall of the chest
11.In which group of patients are you likely to encounter “see-saw” breathing?
1. Pediatrics
12.Which sequence correctly traces the path oxygen takes from the atmosphere to the lungs?
1. Mouth, Pharynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli.
13.A 16 year old asthmatic female in a tripod position complains of increased shortness of
breath. SpO2 is 79%. You should administer oxygen at?
1. 10 lpm via non rebreather mask
14.A 34 year old man is saying he is choking, You note stridor and hoarseness in his voice. What
should you do?
1. Encourage him to cough.
15.An unresponsive trauma patient is gurgling. When you suction the oropharynx with a rigid
catheter, the patient gags. You should?
1. Assess insertion depth of the catheter.
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16.Thin 54 year old male with a nonproductive cough complains of difficulty breathing. Sitting
upright with hands on his knees and you see retractions. Notice oxygen tubing around the house. You
should suspect medical history of?
1. Chronic bronchitis
17. Semiconscious patient’s dentures completely loosened. You should?
1. Remove dentures.
18.Carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange at the alveolar level by which process?
1. Diffusion
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Airway FISDAP.
1. A 13 year old female watching a horror movie states she can’t catch her breath and her fingers are
numb. Respirations are 30 and deep with Sp02 of 100%. She is speaking in clear sentences, has clear
and equal breath sounds. You should?
1. Calmly reassure her, encouraging her to calmly slow her rate of breathing.
2. You have inserted an OPA for a 21 year old apneic male. How many times per minute should you
ventilate him with a BVM?
1. 10 to 12
3. Proper technique to suction patient’s airway includes?
1. Oxygenating and ventilating before and after suctioning.
4. Which patient would be classified as “immediate” during an MCI?
1. 8 year old female with no respirations after 5 positive pressure ventilations.
5. When ventilating patient with BVM, what is the appropriate oxygen flow rate?
1. 15 lpm
6. An obese man complains of severe difficulty breathing. His skin is cool and moist and breathing 22
times per minute. He indicates he never goes to the doctor and often feels dizzy after walking. You
should?
1. Apply a non rebreather mask at 10 lpm.
7. A 42 year old asthmatic patient complains of chest pain, shortness of breath and a violent cough
that produces brownish sputum. What is the most likely cause?
1. Pneumonia
8. An 89 year old patient complains of difficulty breathing and a productive cough that has
gotten worse over the past 12 hours. You should suspect?
1. Pneumonia
9. As the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, the chest cavity?
1. Decreases in size, causing exhalation
10. During initial assessment of an adult’s respiratory status, you should?
1. Evaluate both the respiratory rate and the rise and fall of the chest
11.In which group of patients are you likely to encounter “see-saw” breathing?
1. Pediatrics
12.Which sequence correctly traces the path oxygen takes from the atmosphere to the lungs?
1. Mouth, Pharynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli.
13.A 16 year old asthmatic female in a tripod position complains of increased shortness of
breath. SpO2 is 79%. You should administer oxygen at?
1. 10 lpm via non rebreather mask
14.A 34 year old man is saying he is choking, You note stridor and hoarseness in his voice. What
should you do?
1. Encourage him to cough.
15.An unresponsive trauma patient is gurgling. When you suction the oropharynx with a rigid
catheter, the patient gags. You should?
1. Assess insertion depth of the catheter.
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16.Thin 54 year old male with a nonproductive cough complains of difficulty breathing. Sitting
upright with hands on his knees and you see retractions. Notice oxygen tubing around the house. You
should suspect medical history of?
1. Chronic bronchitis
17. Semiconscious patient’s dentures completely loosened. You should?
1. Remove dentures.
18.Carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange at the alveolar level by which process?
1. Diffusion
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