FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
Alveolar Ventilation - <<Answers>>>Volume of air that
reaches alveoli.
Alveolar ventilation = tidal volume - dead space
Name the characteristics of normal breathing -
<<Answers>>>1. Normal rate (12-20)
2. regular pattern of inhalation/exhalation
3. clear bilateral lung sounds
4. regular and equal chest rise/fall
5. adequate depth (tidal volume)
What are the characteristics of inadequate breathing (adults)?
- <<Answers>>>Chapter 6
1. labored breathing (activating accessory muscles of
respiration)
2. 12< or >20 breaths/minute
3. muscle retractions above clavicles or between ribs and
below rib cage
4. pale/cyanotic skin
5. cool, damp, clammy skin
6. tripod position
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chapter 10
1. 12< or 20>
2. irregular rhythm
3. diminished, absent or noisy auscultated breath sounds
4. reduced flow of expired air at nose/mouth
5. unequal or inadequate chest expansion
6. labored breathing
7. shallow depth
8. pale, cyanotic, cool or moist skin
9. retractions around ribs or above clavicles
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through
during ventilation? - <<Answers>>>Starts in atmosphere,
then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if
mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? -
<<Answers>>>To warm/humidify air as it passes through
What is the difference between respiration and ventilation? -
<<Answers>>>Respiration refers to the exchange of gases in
the alveoli, ventilation refers to the movement of air into the
lungs. Respiration is needed to provide O2 to cells and
remove waste products. Also regulates pH of blood.
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the structures of the upper airway? -
<<Answers>>>nose, mouth, tongue, jaw, pharynx and larynx
What structure is considered a landmark that divides the upper
airway from lower? - <<Answers>>>The larynx, anything
above is upper. The larynx and below are lower.
What are the structures of the lower airways? -
<<Answers>>>larynx (includes adam's apple/thyroid
cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, cricoid cartilage), trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Pulmonary edema - <<Answers>>>caused by CHF, where
heart can't pump blood away as fast as it collects in
pulmonary arteries. So you have edema in lungs.
1. difficulty breathing w/ exertion
2. sudden attack of respiratory distress
3. suffocation feeling
4. cold sweats
5. tachycardia
6. cool, diaphoretic, cyanotic kin
7. adventitious breath sounds like crackles/wheezing
8. tachycardia
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
9. hypertension initially then hypotension
pulmonary embolus - <<Answers>>>1. sharp chest pain
2. sudden onset
3. dyspnea
4. tachycardia
5. clear breath sounds initially
6. hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
7. tachypnea
tension pneumothorax - <<Answers>>>1. severe shortness of
breath
2. decreased/altered level of consciousness
3. neck vein distension
4. tracheal deviation (late sign)
5. hypotension, signs of shock (late sign)
Respiratory syncytial Virus (RSV) - <<Answers>>>1. cough
2. wheezing
3. fever
4. dehydration
ANSWERS
Alveolar Ventilation - <<Answers>>>Volume of air that
reaches alveoli.
Alveolar ventilation = tidal volume - dead space
Name the characteristics of normal breathing -
<<Answers>>>1. Normal rate (12-20)
2. regular pattern of inhalation/exhalation
3. clear bilateral lung sounds
4. regular and equal chest rise/fall
5. adequate depth (tidal volume)
What are the characteristics of inadequate breathing (adults)?
- <<Answers>>>Chapter 6
1. labored breathing (activating accessory muscles of
respiration)
2. 12< or >20 breaths/minute
3. muscle retractions above clavicles or between ribs and
below rib cage
4. pale/cyanotic skin
5. cool, damp, clammy skin
6. tripod position
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chapter 10
1. 12< or 20>
2. irregular rhythm
3. diminished, absent or noisy auscultated breath sounds
4. reduced flow of expired air at nose/mouth
5. unequal or inadequate chest expansion
6. labored breathing
7. shallow depth
8. pale, cyanotic, cool or moist skin
9. retractions around ribs or above clavicles
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through
during ventilation? - <<Answers>>>Starts in atmosphere,
then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if
mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, alveoli
What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? -
<<Answers>>>To warm/humidify air as it passes through
What is the difference between respiration and ventilation? -
<<Answers>>>Respiration refers to the exchange of gases in
the alveoli, ventilation refers to the movement of air into the
lungs. Respiration is needed to provide O2 to cells and
remove waste products. Also regulates pH of blood.
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the structures of the upper airway? -
<<Answers>>>nose, mouth, tongue, jaw, pharynx and larynx
What structure is considered a landmark that divides the upper
airway from lower? - <<Answers>>>The larynx, anything
above is upper. The larynx and below are lower.
What are the structures of the lower airways? -
<<Answers>>>larynx (includes adam's apple/thyroid
cartilage, cricothyroid membrane, cricoid cartilage), trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Pulmonary edema - <<Answers>>>caused by CHF, where
heart can't pump blood away as fast as it collects in
pulmonary arteries. So you have edema in lungs.
1. difficulty breathing w/ exertion
2. sudden attack of respiratory distress
3. suffocation feeling
4. cold sweats
5. tachycardia
6. cool, diaphoretic, cyanotic kin
7. adventitious breath sounds like crackles/wheezing
8. tachycardia
, FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM (Actual 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS
9. hypertension initially then hypotension
pulmonary embolus - <<Answers>>>1. sharp chest pain
2. sudden onset
3. dyspnea
4. tachycardia
5. clear breath sounds initially
6. hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
7. tachypnea
tension pneumothorax - <<Answers>>>1. severe shortness of
breath
2. decreased/altered level of consciousness
3. neck vein distension
4. tracheal deviation (late sign)
5. hypotension, signs of shock (late sign)
Respiratory syncytial Virus (RSV) - <<Answers>>>1. cough
2. wheezing
3. fever
4. dehydration
