FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY
m m m
MANAGEMENT EXAM 2023- m m
2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D
m m m m m m m
ETAILED ANSWERS m
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
m m m m
mGRADED A+ m
1. The muppermairwaymof manmadultmconsistsmof mallmthe mstructuresmabove mthe:
A) carina.
B) bronchus.
C) glottis.
D) cricoidmring.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
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2. The m
ismthe mlowestmportionmofmthempharynxmandmopensmintomthemlarynx manteriorlymandmthemesophagusmp
osteriorly.
A) oropharynx
B) nasopharynx
C) hyperpharynx
D) laryngopharynx m-mANSWER-
Ans:mDmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m776
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3. Anatomically,mthe m ismdirectlymanteriormtomthe mglotticmopening.
,A) thyroidmgland
B) vallecularmspace
C) cricoidmcartilage
D) thyroidmcartilage m-mANSWER-
Ans:mDmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m776
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4. Paramedicsmmustmusemextrememcautionmwhenmaccessingmthemairwaymviamthemcricothyroidmmembr
ane mbecause:
A) the mcricothyroidmmembrane mismhighlymvascularmandmtendsmtombleedmprofuselymwhenmitmismincised.
B) the mcricothyroidmmembranemismborderedmlaterallymandminferiorlymbymthemhighlymvascularmthyroidmgland
.
C) cricothyrotomymismassociatedmwithmamhighmincidence mof minadvertentmlacerationmof mamcarotidmartery.
D) the mthyroidmcartilage mismsmallermthanmthemcricoidmcartilage mandmmakesmthemcricothyroidmmemb
rane mdifficultmtomlocate.m-mANSWER-Ans:mB
Complexity:mModerate
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m777
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5. The m are mpyramid-
like mstructuresmthatmformmthe mposteriormattachmentmof mthe mvocalmcords.
A) palatine mtonsils
B) piriformmfossae
C) arytenoidmcartilages
D) hypoepiglotticmligamentsm-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
,Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m777
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6. Tentingmofmthemskinmundermthemjawmoftenmoccursmwhenmairwaymdevicesmareminadvertentlyminserted
m intom the:
A) piriformmfossae.
B) vallecularmspace.
C) laryngopharynx.
D) hypopharyngealmspace.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mAmComplexity:mModerate
Ahead:mAdvancedmAirwaymManagementmS
ubject:mChapterm15
Page:m848
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7. Laryngospasmmismdefinedmas:
A) aspirationmofmforeignmmaterial.
B) spasmodicmclosure mofmthe mvocalmcords.
C) voluntarymclosure mof mthe mglotticmopening.
D) spontaneousmcollapsingmofmthe mtrachea.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mAirwaymObstructionsm
Subject:mChapterm15
Page:m802
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8. Atelectasismoccursmwhen:
, A) the malveolimare moverinflatedmandmrupture.
B) amdeficiencymof msurfactantmcausesmalveolarmcollapse.
C) deoxygenatedmbloodmdiffusesmacrossmthe malveoli.
D) surface mtensionmonmthe malveolarmwallsmismdecreased.m- mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mContinuousmPositivemAirwaymPressuremSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m817
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9. Whenmampatient'smrespirationsmare mtoomrapidmandmtoomshallow:
A) the mmajoritymof minhaledmairmlingersminmareasmof mphysiologicmdeadmspace.
B) inhaledmairmmaymonlymreachmthe manatomicmdeadmspace mbefore mbeingmexhaled.
C) the mincrease minmtidalmvolume mwillmcompensate mformamrapidmrespiratorymrate.
D) minute mvolumemincreasesmbecausemamlargermamountmofmairmreachesmthe mlungs.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mModerate
Ahead:mVentilatorymSupportm
Subject:mChapterm15
Page:m811
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10. The mfractionmof minspiredmoxygenm(FIO2) mincreasesmwith:
A) increasedmtidalmvolume.
B) forcefulminhalation.
C) supplementalmoxygen.
D) anmincrease minmrespirations.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mVentilation,mOxygenation,mandmRespirationm
Subject:mChapterm15
m m m
MANAGEMENT EXAM 2023- m m
2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D
m m m m m m m
ETAILED ANSWERS m
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
m m m m
mGRADED A+ m
1. The muppermairwaymof manmadultmconsistsmof mallmthe mstructuresmabove mthe:
A) carina.
B) bronchus.
C) glottis.
D) cricoidmring.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m776
Feedback:mReviewmofmAirwaymAnatomy,mpage m776
2. The m
ismthe mlowestmportionmofmthempharynxmandmopensmintomthemlarynx manteriorlymandmthemesophagusmp
osteriorly.
A) oropharynx
B) nasopharynx
C) hyperpharynx
D) laryngopharynx m-mANSWER-
Ans:mDmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m776
Feedback:mReviewmofmAirwaymAnatomy,mpage m776
3. Anatomically,mthe m ismdirectlymanteriormtomthe mglotticmopening.
,A) thyroidmgland
B) vallecularmspace
C) cricoidmcartilage
D) thyroidmcartilage m-mANSWER-
Ans:mDmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m776
Feedback:mReviewmofmAirwaymAnatomy,mpage m776
4. Paramedicsmmustmusemextrememcautionmwhenmaccessingmthemairwaymviamthemcricothyroidmmembr
ane mbecause:
A) the mcricothyroidmmembrane mismhighlymvascularmandmtendsmtombleedmprofuselymwhenmitmismincised.
B) the mcricothyroidmmembranemismborderedmlaterallymandminferiorlymbymthemhighlymvascularmthyroidmgland
.
C) cricothyrotomymismassociatedmwithmamhighmincidence mof minadvertentmlacerationmof mamcarotidmartery.
D) the mthyroidmcartilage mismsmallermthanmthemcricoidmcartilage mandmmakesmthemcricothyroidmmemb
rane mdifficultmtomlocate.m-mANSWER-Ans:mB
Complexity:mModerate
Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m777
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5. The m are mpyramid-
like mstructuresmthatmformmthe mposteriormattachmentmof mthe mvocalmcords.
A) palatine mtonsils
B) piriformmfossae
C) arytenoidmcartilages
D) hypoepiglotticmligamentsm-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
,Ahead:mReviewmof mAirwaymAnatomymSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m777
Feedback:mReviewmofmAirwaymAnatomy,mpage m777
6. Tentingmofmthemskinmundermthemjawmoftenmoccursmwhenmairwaymdevicesmareminadvertentlyminserted
m intom the:
A) piriformmfossae.
B) vallecularmspace.
C) laryngopharynx.
D) hypopharyngealmspace.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mAmComplexity:mModerate
Ahead:mAdvancedmAirwaymManagementmS
ubject:mChapterm15
Page:m848
Feedback:mAdvancedmAirwaymManagement,mpage m848
7. Laryngospasmmismdefinedmas:
A) aspirationmofmforeignmmaterial.
B) spasmodicmclosure mofmthe mvocalmcords.
C) voluntarymclosure mof mthe mglotticmopening.
D) spontaneousmcollapsingmofmthe mtrachea.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mAirwaymObstructionsm
Subject:mChapterm15
Page:m802
Feedback:mAirwaymObstructions, mpage m802
8. Atelectasismoccursmwhen:
, A) the malveolimare moverinflatedmandmrupture.
B) amdeficiencymof msurfactantmcausesmalveolarmcollapse.
C) deoxygenatedmbloodmdiffusesmacrossmthe malveoli.
D) surface mtensionmonmthe malveolarmwallsmismdecreased.m- mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mContinuousmPositivemAirwaymPressuremSubje
ct:mChapterm15
Page:m817
Feedback:mContinuousmPositive mAirwaymPressure, mpage m817
9. Whenmampatient'smrespirationsmare mtoomrapidmandmtoomshallow:
A) the mmajoritymof minhaledmairmlingersminmareasmof mphysiologicmdeadmspace.
B) inhaledmairmmaymonlymreachmthe manatomicmdeadmspace mbefore mbeingmexhaled.
C) the mincrease minmtidalmvolume mwillmcompensate mformamrapidmrespiratorymrate.
D) minute mvolumemincreasesmbecausemamlargermamountmofmairmreachesmthe mlungs.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mBmComplexity:mModerate
Ahead:mVentilatorymSupportm
Subject:mChapterm15
Page:m811
Feedback:mVentilatorymSupport,mpage m811
10. The mfractionmof minspiredmoxygenm(FIO2) mincreasesmwith:
A) increasedmtidalmvolume.
B) forcefulminhalation.
C) supplementalmoxygen.
D) anmincrease minmrespirations.m-mANSWER-
Ans:mCmComplexity:mEasy
Ahead:mVentilation,mOxygenation,mandmRespirationm
Subject:mChapterm15
