NREMT Final Exam: Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation questions with correct answers graded A+
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NREMT Final Exam: Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation questions with correct answers graded A+NREMT Final Exam: Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation questions with correct answers graded A+
A 65-year-old male who has a history of congestive heart failure is slumped in a chair not responding t...
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,A 70-year-
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old male has difficulty breathing. When assessing him, which of the following
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should influence your decision to assist his ventilation with a BVM?
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A. A decrease in his mental status
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B. An SpO2 below 90% on room air
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C. An increase in his respiratory rate
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D. A history of COPD - A. A decrease in his mental status
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You are assisting the ventilation of a 57-year-
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old female who is in respiratory failure. Her initial vital signs were P 102, R 3
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2, BP 142/84, and SpO2 was 88% on room air. After five minutes of assisted
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ventilation, her vital signs are P 96, R 18 assisted with slight chest rise, BP 10
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8/80, and SpO2 is 95% on oxygen 15 L/minute by BVM. You should:
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A. decrease the tidal volume of your ventilation.
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B. increase the tidal volume of your ventilation.
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C. increase the oxygen flow rate.
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D. decrease your ventilation rate. - D. decrease your ventilation rate.
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An 86-year-
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old female who has a history of emphysema complains of chest pain. Her initi
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al SpO2 was 92% on home oxygen by nasal cannula, 3 L/minute. You administ
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ered oxygen by non-
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rebreather, 12 L/minute. Her SpO2 is now 100%, and her chest pain is resolve
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d after aspirin and nitroglycerin administration. You should next:
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A. discontinue oxygen administration.
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B. switch to a simple face mask.
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C. decrease the flow rate to 6 L/minute.
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,D. transport her. - B. switch to a simple face mask.
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Which of the following prevents the over-
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inflation of the lungs during normal respiration?
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A. Cushing reflex
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B. Baroreceptor reflex
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C. Chemoreceptors
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D. Stretch receptors - D. Stretch receptors
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Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway obstruction in a chil
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d who is in respiratory distress?
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A. Rales
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B. Wheezes
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C. Stridor
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D. Rhonchi - C. Stridor
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A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a low-
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grade fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory whooping s
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ound. While she is coughing her skin becomes cyanotic. After she stops cough
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ing her skin color
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returns to normal. You should suspect:
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A. pneumonia.
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B. pertussis.
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C. rubella.
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D. tuberculosis. - B. pertussis.
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What causes the prolonged expiratory phase of the respiratory cycle in a pati
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ent who is having an asthma attack?
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A. Bronchiole constriction
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, B. Pulmonary venous hypertension
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C. Thick, sticky mucus production
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D. Ruptured blebs - A. Bronchiole constriction
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A 64-year-
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old male is having an asthma attack. Which class of medication can help impr
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ove his alveolar ventilation?
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A. Beta2 agonist
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B. Beta1 antagonist
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C. Beta1 agonist
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D. Beta2 antagonist - A. Beta2 agonist
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A 47-year-
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old male complains of difficulty breathing, and he cannot stop coughing. His c
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onjunctivae are pale and moist. He has a 40 pack-
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year smoking history. You should first:
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A. administer oxygen.
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B. assess his vital signs.
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C. collect a sample of his phlegm.
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D. determine his past medical history. - A. administer oxygen.
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Which of the following respiratory conditions in children over 2 years old has
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similar lung sounds to an infant who has bronchiolitis?
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A. Asthma
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B. Pulmonary edema
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C. Pertussis
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D. Pneumonia - A. Asthma
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