RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES TH QUIZ
LATEST EDITION 2025 REVISED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) HIGHEST SCORE
A+ GRADE
/.A condition that exists when the capillaries in the lung have greater permeability, which
leads to rales and stiff alveoli, is known as:
A. ARDS
B. COPD
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Asthma - Answer-✅A. ARDS
/.A premature infant is born without sufficient pulmonary surfactant, leaving the newborn
prone to:
A. Asthma
B. Alveolar collapse
C. Infection
D. Tension pneumothorax - Answer-✅B. Alveolar collapse
/.The lungs are covered by a smooth, moist epithelial layer called the:
A. Visceral pleura
B. Visceral peritoneum
C. Parietal pleura
D. Parietal peritoneum - Answer-✅A. Visceral pleura
,/.While you are gathering the history of an asthma patient, she tells you, "They had to
intubate me last time this happened." This information is:
A. An accurate indicator of severe pulmonary disease
B. Not related to future ventilation needs
C. Pertinent to this event; you should intubate this patient immediately
D. Important to the hospital staff but not important in the prehospital environment -
Answer-✅A. An accurate indicator of severe pulmonary disease
/.While treating a patient with COPD, she advises you not to administer oxygen because
she breathes on the basis of her "hypoxic drive." Her pulse oximetry reading is 85%.
You should:
A. Administer high-flow oxygen and be prepared to ventilate if necessary
B. Administer oxygen via a simple mask at 4 to 6 L per minute
C. Administer oxygen via a nasal cannula at 2 L per minute
D. Withhold oxygen therapy - Answer-✅A. Administer high-flow oxygen and be
prepared to ventilate if necessary
/.You are called to the airport to treat a 34-year-old patient who states, "I can't catch my
breath." The patient appears upset and anxious and states, "I have just missed the most
important business meeting of my life." The patient is tachypneic. Lung sounds are
clear. The patient is also complaining that his lips and fingers are numb and tingling.
The patient has no previous medical history.
The most appropriate treatment for this patient would include:
A. High-flow oxygen
B. Calming the patient and supplying oxygen as necessary
C. Instructing the patient to breathe into a paper bag
D. Encouraging the patient to hold his breath for as long as possible - Answer-✅B.
Calming the patient and supplying oxygen as necessary
/.Metaproterenol works in managing asthma through:
, A. Vasoconstriction
B. Stopping histamine release
C. Increasing cardiac contractility
D. Bronchodilation - Answer-✅D. Bronchodilation
/.A bleb is a:
A. Weakened area of the lung
B. Type of cancer cell
C. Loss of lung elasticity
D. Type of cell that produces mucus - Answer-✅A. Weakened area of the lung
/.One factor that may help differentiate pneumonia from COPD is the presence of:
A. Rales
B. Rhonchi
C. Productive cough
D. Fever - Answer-✅D. Fever
/.The resultant respiratory alkalosis associated with hyperventilation syndrome is due to
an excessive loss of:
A. O2
B. Na
C. CO2
D. N - Answer-✅C. CO2
/.The process of air moving into and out of the lungs is:
A. Ventilation
B. Diffusion
C. Respiration
LATEST EDITION 2025 REVISED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) HIGHEST SCORE
A+ GRADE
/.A condition that exists when the capillaries in the lung have greater permeability, which
leads to rales and stiff alveoli, is known as:
A. ARDS
B. COPD
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Asthma - Answer-✅A. ARDS
/.A premature infant is born without sufficient pulmonary surfactant, leaving the newborn
prone to:
A. Asthma
B. Alveolar collapse
C. Infection
D. Tension pneumothorax - Answer-✅B. Alveolar collapse
/.The lungs are covered by a smooth, moist epithelial layer called the:
A. Visceral pleura
B. Visceral peritoneum
C. Parietal pleura
D. Parietal peritoneum - Answer-✅A. Visceral pleura
,/.While you are gathering the history of an asthma patient, she tells you, "They had to
intubate me last time this happened." This information is:
A. An accurate indicator of severe pulmonary disease
B. Not related to future ventilation needs
C. Pertinent to this event; you should intubate this patient immediately
D. Important to the hospital staff but not important in the prehospital environment -
Answer-✅A. An accurate indicator of severe pulmonary disease
/.While treating a patient with COPD, she advises you not to administer oxygen because
she breathes on the basis of her "hypoxic drive." Her pulse oximetry reading is 85%.
You should:
A. Administer high-flow oxygen and be prepared to ventilate if necessary
B. Administer oxygen via a simple mask at 4 to 6 L per minute
C. Administer oxygen via a nasal cannula at 2 L per minute
D. Withhold oxygen therapy - Answer-✅A. Administer high-flow oxygen and be
prepared to ventilate if necessary
/.You are called to the airport to treat a 34-year-old patient who states, "I can't catch my
breath." The patient appears upset and anxious and states, "I have just missed the most
important business meeting of my life." The patient is tachypneic. Lung sounds are
clear. The patient is also complaining that his lips and fingers are numb and tingling.
The patient has no previous medical history.
The most appropriate treatment for this patient would include:
A. High-flow oxygen
B. Calming the patient and supplying oxygen as necessary
C. Instructing the patient to breathe into a paper bag
D. Encouraging the patient to hold his breath for as long as possible - Answer-✅B.
Calming the patient and supplying oxygen as necessary
/.Metaproterenol works in managing asthma through:
, A. Vasoconstriction
B. Stopping histamine release
C. Increasing cardiac contractility
D. Bronchodilation - Answer-✅D. Bronchodilation
/.A bleb is a:
A. Weakened area of the lung
B. Type of cancer cell
C. Loss of lung elasticity
D. Type of cell that produces mucus - Answer-✅A. Weakened area of the lung
/.One factor that may help differentiate pneumonia from COPD is the presence of:
A. Rales
B. Rhonchi
C. Productive cough
D. Fever - Answer-✅D. Fever
/.The resultant respiratory alkalosis associated with hyperventilation syndrome is due to
an excessive loss of:
A. O2
B. Na
C. CO2
D. N - Answer-✅C. CO2
/.The process of air moving into and out of the lungs is:
A. Ventilation
B. Diffusion
C. Respiration
