Airway exam review
questions & answers
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with early pulmonary edema, you will MOST likely
hear: - ANSWERSinspiratory rhonchi to the bilateral apices of the lungs.
The ____________ are pyramid-like structures that form the posterior attachment of the vocal
cords. - ANSWERSarytenoid cartilages
A patient who is coughing up purulent sputum is MOST likely experiencing: - ANSWERSAn
infection
Intrapulmonary shunting is defined as: - ANSWERSthe return of unoxygenated blood to the left
side of the heart.
The most obvious external landmark of the larynx is the: - ANSWERSthyroid cartilage.
A sudden increase in end-tidal CO2 may be the earliest indicator of: - ANSWERSreturn of
spontaneous circulation.
Open cricothyrotomy is generally contraindicated in all of the following situations, EXCEPT: -
ANSWERSany patient who is younger than 16 years of age.
It would be appropriate to insert a nasopharyngeal airway in patients who: - ANSWERShave an
altered mental status with an intact gag reflex.
questions & answers
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with early pulmonary edema, you will MOST likely
hear: - ANSWERSinspiratory rhonchi to the bilateral apices of the lungs.
The ____________ are pyramid-like structures that form the posterior attachment of the vocal
cords. - ANSWERSarytenoid cartilages
A patient who is coughing up purulent sputum is MOST likely experiencing: - ANSWERSAn
infection
Intrapulmonary shunting is defined as: - ANSWERSthe return of unoxygenated blood to the left
side of the heart.
The most obvious external landmark of the larynx is the: - ANSWERSthyroid cartilage.
A sudden increase in end-tidal CO2 may be the earliest indicator of: - ANSWERSreturn of
spontaneous circulation.
Open cricothyrotomy is generally contraindicated in all of the following situations, EXCEPT: -
ANSWERSany patient who is younger than 16 years of age.
It would be appropriate to insert a nasopharyngeal airway in patients who: - ANSWERShave an
altered mental status with an intact gag reflex.
