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illinois emt test Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: internal respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
Question: external respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries
Question: cellular respiration
Ans: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
Question: proper technique for suctioning
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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
Question: types of abnormal breath sounds
Ans: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
Question: wheezing
Ans: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
Question: rhonchi
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Ans: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
Question: crackles
Ans: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
Question: how to size opa
Ans: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
Question: how to size npa
Ans: -tip of nose to earlobe
Question: desired effects of a beta2 agonist
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Ans: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
Question: presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs
Ans: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
Question: pediatric blood pressure
Ans: 100/70
Question: why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?
Ans: -twice the metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
Question: predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume
Ans: -hypoxia is more likely the lower the circulating blood volume
Question: common causes of upper airway obstruction
illinois emt test Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: internal respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
Question: external respiration
Ans: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries
Question: cellular respiration
Ans: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
Question: proper technique for suctioning
, Page | 2
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
Question: types of abnormal breath sounds
Ans: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
Question: wheezing
Ans: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
Question: rhonchi
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Ans: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
Question: crackles
Ans: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
Question: how to size opa
Ans: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
Question: how to size npa
Ans: -tip of nose to earlobe
Question: desired effects of a beta2 agonist
, Page | 4
Ans: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
Question: presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs
Ans: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
Question: pediatric blood pressure
Ans: 100/70
Question: why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?
Ans: -twice the metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
Question: predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume
Ans: -hypoxia is more likely the lower the circulating blood volume
Question: common causes of upper airway obstruction
