Fisdap Airway + Anatomy REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
1.What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
a. crackles
b. wheezing
c. snoring
d. stridor ✔✔d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the
trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, epiglottitis, or
croup
2.What is the term for high-pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration?
a. friction rub
b. stridor
c. snoring
d. wheezing ✔✔d. wheezing suggests lower airway obstrictions or constrictions. Exhalation is a
passive process and the wheezing noise is air pasively leaving constriced bronchioles
3.What are the structures that branch off the trachea into the lower airway?
,Fisdap Airway + Anatomy REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
a. arterioles
b. bronchi
c. alveoli
d. cricoid ✔✔b. bronchi
The trachea bifurcates (splits) at the carina into left and right bronchus. The bronchi get smaller
and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are located
4.An 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing
afterlifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66, P 88, and R 22. What is the most likely cause?
a. spontaneous pneumothorax
b. pulmonary embolism
c. tension pneumothorax
d. acute myocardial infarction ✔✔b. pulmonary embolism
Performing strenuous activities can cause a collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). He has
sable vital signs so you should suspect a spontaneous pneumothorax. If he was hypotensive, you
should suspect spontaneous pneumothorax had developed into a tension pneumothorax.
5.An alert 32 year old female complains of difficultly breathing. She speaks in 2-3 word
sentencesand has an oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do?
, Fisdap Airway + Anatomy REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
a. assist ventillations with a BVM
b. obtain VS
c. assist her with her MDI
d. apply high flow O2 ✔✔d. apply high flow O2
She is alert and her respirations are still efective without the need for assiting ventilations. SHe
only complains of shortness of breath so applying high flow O2 should be the first treatment
6.The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs of what type of breathing?
a. labored
b. normal
c. obstructed
d. shallow ✔✔a. labored
The sue of accessory muscles is a sign of respiratory distress or failure. Nasal flaring is the
body's response in effor to increase the size of the airway and attempt to draw in more air with
each breath. Expect to initially see an increased RR and HR with labored breathing. As the
patient begins to tire, the RR and quality will begin to decrease, which worsens the problem
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
1.What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
a. crackles
b. wheezing
c. snoring
d. stridor ✔✔d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the
trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, epiglottitis, or
croup
2.What is the term for high-pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration?
a. friction rub
b. stridor
c. snoring
d. wheezing ✔✔d. wheezing suggests lower airway obstrictions or constrictions. Exhalation is a
passive process and the wheezing noise is air pasively leaving constriced bronchioles
3.What are the structures that branch off the trachea into the lower airway?
,Fisdap Airway + Anatomy REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
a. arterioles
b. bronchi
c. alveoli
d. cricoid ✔✔b. bronchi
The trachea bifurcates (splits) at the carina into left and right bronchus. The bronchi get smaller
and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are located
4.An 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing
afterlifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66, P 88, and R 22. What is the most likely cause?
a. spontaneous pneumothorax
b. pulmonary embolism
c. tension pneumothorax
d. acute myocardial infarction ✔✔b. pulmonary embolism
Performing strenuous activities can cause a collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). He has
sable vital signs so you should suspect a spontaneous pneumothorax. If he was hypotensive, you
should suspect spontaneous pneumothorax had developed into a tension pneumothorax.
5.An alert 32 year old female complains of difficultly breathing. She speaks in 2-3 word
sentencesand has an oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do?
, Fisdap Airway + Anatomy REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
a. assist ventillations with a BVM
b. obtain VS
c. assist her with her MDI
d. apply high flow O2 ✔✔d. apply high flow O2
She is alert and her respirations are still efective without the need for assiting ventilations. SHe
only complains of shortness of breath so applying high flow O2 should be the first treatment
6.The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs of what type of breathing?
a. labored
b. normal
c. obstructed
d. shallow ✔✔a. labored
The sue of accessory muscles is a sign of respiratory distress or failure. Nasal flaring is the
body's response in effor to increase the size of the airway and attempt to draw in more air with
each breath. Expect to initially see an increased RR and HR with labored breathing. As the
patient begins to tire, the RR and quality will begin to decrease, which worsens the problem
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?
