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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. Wheezes
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B. Rales
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C. Rhonchi
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D. Stridor - correct answers-D. Stridor
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An unresponsive 7-month-
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old female is lying limp in her father's arms. He tells you that she was havin
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g an asthma attack
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but is better now. Her conjunctivae are pale and moist. You are only able to
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auscultate faint wheezes in her upper chest. Her
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vital signs are P 76 and R 18. You should first:
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A. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
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B. assist with the administration of her nebulized albuterol.
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C. assess her oxygen saturation level.
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D. assist her ventilation with a BVM. - correct answers-
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D. assist her ventilation with a BVM.
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,A 12-year-
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old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a cold all week. Yo
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u auscultate rhonchi in his left lower
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chest. His vital signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and SpO2 is 89% on room
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air. You should suspect:
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A. septic shock.
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B. respiratory failure.
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C. respiratory distress.
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D. chronic asthma. - correct answers-C. respiratory distress.
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An 8-year- gfs




old female has had trouble breathing for two days. Her father called because
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she continues to have trouble
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breathing and he cannot wake her up. You do not hear any sounds when yo
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u auscultate her lower lungs and hear faint
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wheezes in her upper lungs. Her vital signs are P 60, R 26, BP 94/68, and Sp
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O2 is 88% on room air. You should suspect:
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A. respiratory arrest.
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B. respiratory distress.
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C. eupneic respirations.
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D. respiratory failure. - correct answers-D. respiratory failure.
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An unresponsive 6-year-
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old male is taking shallow, irregular respirations once every 15 seconds. He h
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as a weak carotid
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pulse. His mother tells you that he was playing alone in his room and was fi
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ne 30 minutes ago. You should suspect:
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,A. Biot's respirations.
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B. respiratory arrest.
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C. Kussmaul's respirations.
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D. respiratory failure. - correct answers-B. respiratory arrest.
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A 10-year-
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old female complains of difficulty breathing after mixing bleach with another
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cleaner. Her skin and clothing are
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dry. You smell a strong odor, and your eyes begin to water. What route of ex
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posure should you suspect is causing her
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dyspnea?
A. Ingestion
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B. Injection
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C. Absorption
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D. Inhalation - correct answers-D. Inhalation
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An 11-year- gfs




old male who has a history of cystic fibrosis complains of difficulty breathing.
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He tells you he has been coughing
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up thick mucus. His vital signs are P 92, R 24, BP 118/76, and SpO2 is 91%
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on room air. You should:
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A. administer humidified oxygen.
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B. administer a bronchodilator.
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C. assist his ventilation.
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D. apply CPAP. - correct answers-A. administer humidified oxygen.
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, A 9-year-old male has partial-
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thickness burns around his mouth after inhaling steam. He has a history of a
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sthma and has gfs gfs




had a cold for three days. His mother tells you he has had chest congestion
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and she was trying to break up the phlegm. He
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is drooling and tells you he cannot swallow. You should first:
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A. assess his vital signs.
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B. begin transport.
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C. administer his metered-dose inhaler.
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D. insert an oropharyngeal airway. - correct answers-B. begin transport.
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You are preparing to ventilate an 11-month-
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old female with a BVM. Which of the following ensures that her airway is
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properly positioned? gfs




A. Padding behind her shoulders
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B. Using cricoid pressure while ventilating her
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C. Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway
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D. Placing her in the sniffing position - correct answers-
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D. Placing her in the sniffing position
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A 6-month-
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old female does not respond to you when you stimulate her. Her father tells
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you that she stopped breathing and
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turned blue. You observe supraclavicular and sternal retractions at a rate of
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38. You should first:
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A. assist her ventilation.
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B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
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