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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.
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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, 19. 20 year old female unable to catch breath after a minor car crash, numbness and tingling to
hands and face. Vitals are P 118, R 24. What should you do?
1. High flow oxygen with a nonrebreather mask
20. Which of the following terms best describes respiratory difficulty?
1. Dyspnea
21. 56 year old female struggling to breathe with wheezing. She is unable to hold her head up or
follow commands. What should you do?
1. Check airway for foreign body obstructions
22. What nerve primarily controls respiration?
1. Phrenic
23. Unresponsive 16 year old male has snoring respirations after diving in a pond and nearly
drowning. You should?
1. Compressions
24. Which is an indication of an upper airway obstruction?
1. Stridor
25. What is the sound of a lower airway obstruction?
1. Wheezing
26. An adult is breathing at a rate of 6 beats per minute. You should?
1. Ventilate the patient via bag-valve mask
27. Prescribed inhalers are helpful for patients with an obstructive pulmonary disease because
they?
1. Activate Beta 2 receptors
28. A 50 year old male is not breathing and has a faint pulse. You should?
1. BVM
29. A patient has a history of COPD. Before assisting him in self-administering his inhaler you
should?
1. Shake vigorously
30. How often should you ventilate a patient who is apneic and has a pulse?
1. 5-6
31. A 64 year old male complains of dyspnea and is coughing up blood-tinged sputum. Upon
auscultation you note crackles bilaterally. What should you suspect?
- Emphysema Exacerbation
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Edema
- Esophageal Varices
32) A 14 year old female Is short of breath. She has a history of cystic fibrosis. Lung sounds
reveal coarse rhonchi. What is the most likely cause of her condition?
- Bronchoconstriction
- mucous secretions
- blebs on the lung tissues
- aspiration
33) A 64-year-old woman with a complete laryngectomy is in respiratory arrest you should?
- Begin bag valve mask ventilation
- initiate mouth to mask ventilation
- begin mask to stoma ventilations
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