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ILLINOIS EMT FINAL EXAM GUIDE 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY
GRADED A+ //BRAND NEW!! ✓
internal respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
external respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries
cellular respiration
Ans: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
proper technique for suctioning
Ans: 1. put together the machine
2. reposition the airway
3.insert rigid catheter
4. hold down suction and sweep through mouth and remove
5. no more than 10 sec
types of abnormal breath sounds
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
wheezing
Ans: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
rhonchi
Ans: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
crackles
Ans: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
how to size opa
Ans: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
how to size npa
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: -tip of nose to earlobe
desired effects of a beta2 agonist
Ans: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs
Ans: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
pediatric blood pressure
Ans: 100/70
why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?
Ans: -twice the metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume
Ans: -hypoxia is more likely the lower the circulating blood volume
common causes of upper airway obstruction
Pretest - Stuvia US
ILLINOIS EMT FINAL EXAM GUIDE 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY
GRADED A+ //BRAND NEW!! ✓
internal respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
external respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries
cellular respiration
Ans: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
proper technique for suctioning
Ans: 1. put together the machine
2. reposition the airway
3.insert rigid catheter
4. hold down suction and sweep through mouth and remove
5. no more than 10 sec
types of abnormal breath sounds
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
wheezing
Ans: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
rhonchi
Ans: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
crackles
Ans: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
how to size opa
Ans: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
how to size npa
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: -tip of nose to earlobe
desired effects of a beta2 agonist
Ans: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs
Ans: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
pediatric blood pressure
Ans: 100/70
why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?
Ans: -twice the metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume
Ans: -hypoxia is more likely the lower the circulating blood volume
common causes of upper airway obstruction
Pretest - Stuvia US
