FISDAP TEST AIRWAY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
which patient would be classified as IMMEDIATE during an MCI? - Correct Answer - an
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8 year old female with no respirations after receiveing 5 positive pressure ventilations
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a 13 year old female watching a horror movie states she cant catch her breath and her
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fingers are numb. 30 respirations and SPO2 of 100% , speaking in clear sentences...
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you should - Correct Answer - calmly reassure her, also to slow her rate of breathing
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you have inserted an OPA for a 21 year old apneic male, how many times should you
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ventilate him with a BVM? - Correct Answer - 10 to 12
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proper technique to suction patient's airway include... - Correct Answer - oxygenating
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and ventilating before and after suctioning
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when ventilating patient with BVM, what is the appropriate oxygen flow rate? - Correct
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Answer - 15 liters/min
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an obese man complains of a severe difficulty breathing. his skin is cool and clammy.
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breathing is 22 times per minute. often feels dizzy after walking. what should you do? -
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Correct Answer - apply a nonrebreather mask at 10 liters/min
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a 42 year old asthmatic patient complains of chest pain, shortness of breath and a
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violent cough that produces a brownish sputnum. what most likely is the cause? -
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Correct Answer - pneumonia
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an 89 year old patient complains of difficulty breathing and a productive cough that has
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gotten worse over the past 12 hours. you should suspect? - Correct Answer -
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pneumonia
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as the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, the chest cavity? - Correct Answer -
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decreases in size, causing exhalation
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during initial assessment of an adult's respiratory status, you should? - Correct Answer -
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evaluate both the respiratory rate and chest rise and fall of the chest
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in which group of patients are you likely to encounter SEE-SAW breathing - Correct
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nAnswer - pediatrics n n
which sequence correctly traces the path oxygen takes from the atmosphere to the
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lungs? - Correct Answer - mouth, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
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, a 16 year old asthmatic female in a tripod position complains of increased shortness of
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breath. SPO2 is 79%... you should administer oxygen at? - Correct Answer - 10
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liters/min via nonrebreather
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a 34 year old man is saying he is choking. you note stridor and hoarseness in his voice.
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what should you do? - Correct Answer - encourage him to cough
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an unresponsive trauma patient is gurgling. when you suction the oropharynx with a
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rigid catheter, the patient gags... you should? - Correct Answer - assess insertion depth
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of the catheter
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thin 54 year old male with a nonproductive cough complains of difficulty breathing.
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nsitting upright with hands on his knees and you see retractions. notice oxygen tubling
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naround the house. you should suspect? - Correct Answer - chronic bronchitis
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semiconscious patient's dentures completely loosened... you should? - Correct Answern n n n n n n n n
- remove dentures
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carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange at the alveolar level by which process? - Correct
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Answer - diffusion
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20 year old female unable to catch her breath after minor car crash. she has numbness
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and tingling to hands and face. vital are 118 pulse, 24 respiratory rate. what should you
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do? - Correct Answer - high flow oxygen with a nonrebreather
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which term best describes respiratory difficulty? - Correct Answer - dyspnea
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what is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult? - Correct Answer
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- 350ML
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a 77 year old female has dyspnea, speaks in short word bursts and her breaths with
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pursed lips. lung sounds are diminished, distant and clear. BP 152/90, P 86 and R 23.
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what should you suspect? - Correct Answer - empysema
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an 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty
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breathing after lifting weights. vital signs are BP 110/86, P 88, R 22. what is most likely
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cause? - Correct Answer - spontaneous pneumothorax
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an unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a
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minute. which device should you use to administer oxygen? - Correct Answer - bag-
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a 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with super-
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heated steam. he has burns to his face, neck and upper chest. vital signs are BP 112/66
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