2025 225 60 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED A+
a common airway obstruction in a person with decreased mental status is - CORRECT
ANSWER: the tongue, loss of tone and loss of muscle tone
a curved device inserted through the patients mouth into the pharynx to help maintain
an open airway - CORRECT ANSWER: oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
A flexible breathing tube inserted through the patients nose into the pharynx to help
maintain an open airway - CORRECT ANSWER: Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
a high pitched sound generated form partially obstructed air flow in the upper airway -
CORRECT ANSWER: stridor
a means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue used when no trauma, or
injury is suspects - CORRECT ANSWER: head tilt, chin lift maneuver
An airway that is open and clear and will remain open and clear without interference to
the passage of air into and out of the body - CORRECT ANSWER: patent airway
before suctions through an endotracheal tube you should - CORRECT ANSWER: pre-
oxygenate patient
BSI/PPE recommended when working with the airway is - CORRECT ANSWER: gloves,
goggles and mask
, Cartilage ring in the trachea extends fully 360 degrees around - CORRECT ANSWER:
cricoid cartilage
Contraindication for the use of NPA is skull fracture indicated by cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) - CORRECT ANSWER: clear fluid coming from the nose or ear
for patients who cannot main their own airway you must - CORRECT ANSWER: open
and maintain the airway
gas exchanges between alveoli and capillaries happens through the process of -
CORRECT ANSWER: diffusion
if indications of head, neck or spine injury is present, open the airway using the -
CORRECT ANSWER: jaw thrust maneuver
if partial denture becomes lose an blocks airway you should - CORRECT ANSWER:
remove it
if the patients continues vomiting., continue to suction for - CORRECT ANSWER: longer
than 10 seconds
in the case of injury or illness can often indicate a decrease in mental status, It indicates
that the airway needs assistance to stay open - CORRECT ANSWER: snoring
it is critical that a __________ be ready for immediate use when opening and
maintaining the airway - CORRECT ANSWER: suction unit
Large leaf like structure at tieback of the throat that protects the glottic opening which is
the entry point into the larynx - CORRECT ANSWER: epiglottis