Treatment of respiratory depression from an overdose of narcotics and benzodiazipines
are______ and_____ respectively - Answer Naloxone and Flumazenil
If a patient has asthma years ago, you don't have to have them puff their inhaler
pre-operatively. - Answer False
Initial treatment for laryngospasm is to: - Answer suction the oropharynx.
The crowing sound indicating larngospasm is called: - Answer Stridor
Treatment of emesis is to turn the patient to the: - Answer Right
Protective reflex closure of the vocal cords is a: - Answer Larngospasm
The symptoms of hyperventiliation are caused by: - Answer The decrease in blood co2.
Medications to treat bronchospasm are usually: - Answer beta agonists
Medication used to treat persistent laryngospasm is: - Answer Succinylcholine
Gas exchange where O2 goes from the air into the blood and Co2 goes from blood to the
air takes place in the: - Answer alveoli
The hair-like projections on the cells within the trachea are called: Answer cilia
, The order of flow of air in the lower respiratory system is: Answer trachea, right and left
mainstream bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.
The anatomic structure where cricothyrotomy is performed is: Answer Through the
cricothyroid membrane
The control of respiration depends on: Answer The level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Foreign bodies that are aspirated usually go down the___mainsteam bronchus. - Answer
Right
The___bronchus is straighter and wider while the__bronchus is narrower and angles
more acutely. - Answer Right, Left
The order of airflow in the upper respiratory system: - Answer Naso, oro, laryn,trachea
Inspiration is more of an____process, whereas expiration is more of an___ process. -
Answer Active,Passive.
Oxygen is carried by the: - Answer Red blood cell.
True/False: You are able to place an LMA on an awake patient who has an intact gag
reflex: -Answer FALSE
Asthma medications include all the following EXCEPT: -Answer A(Alpha) agonist.
Asthma is a disease of: -Answer Bronchoconstriction
When using nitrous oxide delivery systems, at maximum nitrous oxide delivery rate, at
minimum how much O2 should be simultaneously delivered? -Answer 22%
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