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ILLINOIS EMT FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: internal respiration, 🗹🗹: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic
capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
Q: external respiration, 🗹🗹: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary
capillaries
Q: cellular respiration, 🗹🗹: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the
cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
Q: proper technique for suctioning, 🗹🗹: 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
Q: types of abnormal breath sounds, 🗹🗹: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
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Q: wheezing, 🗹🗹: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
Q: rhonchi, 🗹🗹: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
Q: crackles, 🗹🗹: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
Q: how to size opa, 🗹🗹: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
Q: how to size npa, 🗹🗹: -tip of nose to earlobe
Q: desired effects of a beta2 agonist, 🗹🗹: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles
reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
Q: presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs, 🗹🗹: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
Q: pediatric blood pressure, 🗹🗹: 100/70
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Q: why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?, 🗹🗹: -twice the
metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
Q: predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume, 🗹🗹: -hypoxia is more likely
the lower the circulating blood volume
Q: common causes of upper airway obstruction, 🗹🗹: -tongue
-foreign body
-aspiration
-swelling
-infection
-trauma
Q: explain airway alignment of pediatric under 2 years, 🗹🗹: -head is large compared
to body so padding might be need in order to keep the airway aligned but not stretched
Q: bronchodilator, 🗹🗹: -medication that relaxes and expands the smooth muscle in
the bronchi
-inhaler
-asthma
Q: artificial ventilation, 🗹🗹: -mouth to mouth
-BVM
Q: tidal volume to deliver with BVM, 🗹🗹: -600mL adult
-500mL children
ILLINOIS EMT FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: internal respiration, 🗹🗹: -gas exchange between the cells and the systemic
capillaries
-deliver oxygen, pick up CO2
Q: external respiration, 🗹🗹: -gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary
capillaries
Q: cellular respiration, 🗹🗹: -body cells break down glucose to produce ATP for the
cell
-aerobic and anaerobic
-glycolysis, Krebs, ETC
Q: proper technique for suctioning, 🗹🗹: 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
Q: types of abnormal breath sounds, 🗹🗹: -rhonchi
-wheezing
-crackles
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Q: wheezing, 🗹🗹: -high pitched whistling sound
-swelling and constriction of the lining of the airways
-heard on exhalation
-asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
Q: rhonchi, 🗹🗹: -snot in the tube
-obstruction of airways due to thick mucus secretions
-heard changes based on position
-bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia
Q: crackles, 🗹🗹: -heard on inhalation
-fluid in alveoli or small bronchioles
-pneumonia, pulmonary edema
Q: how to size opa, 🗹🗹: -from corner of mouth to earlobe
Q: how to size npa, 🗹🗹: -tip of nose to earlobe
Q: desired effects of a beta2 agonist, 🗹🗹: -relaxes smooth muscle of bronchioles
reverses bronchoconstriction
-better gas exchange
-effective movement of air in and out of the alveoli
Q: presentations of pediatric hypoxia based on vital signs, 🗹🗹: -tachycardia (130+)
-elevation in blood pressure (100/70)
Q: pediatric blood pressure, 🗹🗹: 100/70
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Q: why do children become hypoxic so much faster than adults?, 🗹🗹: -twice the
metabolic rate
-small oxygen reserve
Q: predict hypoxia based on circulating blood volume, 🗹🗹: -hypoxia is more likely
the lower the circulating blood volume
Q: common causes of upper airway obstruction, 🗹🗹: -tongue
-foreign body
-aspiration
-swelling
-infection
-trauma
Q: explain airway alignment of pediatric under 2 years, 🗹🗹: -head is large compared
to body so padding might be need in order to keep the airway aligned but not stretched
Q: bronchodilator, 🗹🗹: -medication that relaxes and expands the smooth muscle in
the bronchi
-inhaler
-asthma
Q: artificial ventilation, 🗹🗹: -mouth to mouth
-BVM
Q: tidal volume to deliver with BVM, 🗹🗹: -600mL adult
-500mL children
