Paramedic Volume 1 Chapter 15 : Chapter test

A drop in blood pressure of greater than 10 torr during inspiration is called: - pulsus paradoxus. A fine, bubbling sound heard on inspiration and associated with fluid in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles is called: - rales (crackles). A high-pitched inspiratory noise caused by a partial upper airway obstruction is called: - stridor A musical, squeaking, or whistling sound that may be heard on inspiration or expiration while auscultating lung fields is known as: - wheezing A peak flow meter measures: - respiratory efficacy during forced expiration. A portable suction device should generate a flow rate of ________ liters per minute when the tube is open. - 30 A properly placed ________ effectively isolates the trachea for ventilation and protection from aspiration. - endotracheal tube A slow, deep, involuntary inspiration followed by a prolonged expiration that hyperinflates the lungs and re-expands atelectatic alveoli is a: - sigh. A technique for intubation by passing a wire through the cricothyroid membrane cephalad through a catheter is called ________intubation. - retrograde A(n) ________ may be used to facilitate nasotracheal intubation. - Endotrol tube Advantages of a nasopharyngeal airway include all of the following, EXCEPT: - it isolates the trachea