NREMT FISDAP AIRWAY PRACTICE FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 500+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
What type of medication opens the bronchi and increases the effectiveness of breathing when a
patient has asthma? - CORRECT ANS>>>bronchodilators
What is the maximum flow rate for a nasal cannula? - CORRECT ANS>>>6 LPM
Where is the appendix? - CORRECT ANS>>>Right lower abdominal quadrant
The patient is complaining of abdominal pain. He has been experiencing dark, tarry stool and
hematochezia. You should suspect - CORRECT ANS>>>GI bleeding
Which of the following is an infection with associated diarrhea, nausea and vomiting? - CORRECT
ANS>>>gastroenteritis
What is a behavioral emergency? - CORRECT ANS>>>Abnormal behavior that's unacceptable to
patients, family members, or society
Physiological changes to diabetic emergencies include - CORRECT ANS>>>Diabetic emergency,
hypoxia, head injury, drugs, alcohol, or toxins, seizures, and environmental emergencies
To provide oxygen therapy at 100%, what should the flow rate be on a nonrebreather mask? -
CORRECT ANS>>>12-15 LPM
What airway opening manuever should be used on a patient that has fallen off a ladder and is
suffering from respiratory distress> - CORRECT ANS>>>Jaw thrust
A device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs in the form of a short burst of
aerosolized medicine that the patient inhales is known as a(n)? - CORRECT ANS>>>Metered-dose
inhaler
,CORRECT ANS>>>Circoid cartilage
The tongue is often a source of airway obstruction; it falls back and occludes the ? - CORRECT
ANS>>>pharynx
The lower airway ends at the alveoli, where gas exchange occurs. Oxygen moves to the hemoglobin
by passing through a semipermeable membrane. - CORRECT ANS>>>In the capillary bed
To create negative pressure in the thorax (chest cavity) the diaphragm contracts and moves .
This action expands the volume of the thorax, allowing air to rush into the lungs. - CORRECT
ANS>>>Downward
Which ventilatory technique is likely to yield the LOWEST tidal volume? - CORRECT ANS>>>One-
person bag-valve-mask
You are transporting an elderly male patient in respiratory distress with a history of COPD...
The patient has very shallow, rapid respirations with minimal chest wall motion and slight wheezing
in the upper lung fields. Given this situation, what would you expect the arterial carbon dioxide levels
to be? - CORRECT ANS>>>elevated
You are transporting a 48-year-old male patient between medical facilities. While obtaining the
patient's history, you learn that the patient was involved in a fall at work and suffered a hip fracture
and a head injury.
The patient is now presenting with labored breathing at 30/min that has progressively worsened over
the last 24 hours, a heart rate of 104, and a blood pressure of 98/70. On auscultation, you hear
diffuse rales.
,The patient denies any complaints of pain other than those related - CORRECT ANS>>>Adult
respiratory distress syndrome
Which of the following is the most effective method of administering ventilations on an apneic
patient? - CORRECT ANS>>>Two-person bag-valve-mask
What structure prevents food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing? - CORRECT
ANS>>>epiglottis
What is the most widely abused drug in the US? - CORRECT ANS>>>Alcohol - it's a CNS depressant
and sedative hypnotic
What is the leading cause of death due to fires? - CORRECT ANS>>>Carbon monoxide
Where are hydrocarbons found? - CORRECT ANS>>>Gasoline, paints, solvents, sunscreen, baby oil,
makeup remover, kerosene, lighter fluid.
They can be ingested, inhaled, and absorbed
Which of the following is a physical or psychological need to continue misusing a drug or toxin? -
CORRECT ANS>>>Addiction
Which is the most common route of exposure? - CORRECT ANS>>>Ingestion
An overdose on sedatives, barbiturates, or narcotics is most likely to cause - CORRECT
ANS>>>Respiratory depression
Your overdose patient has a decreased LOC and "pinpoint" pupils. Which of the following is most
likely? - CORRECT ANS>>>Narcotic overdose
, LSD and PCP are - CORRECT ANS>>>Hallucinogens
Acute (sudden onset) abdominal pain is usually due to - CORRECT ANS>>>trauma, distention,
inflammation, or ischemia
What is visceral pain? - CORRECT ANS>>>Dull, diffuse pain that is difficult to localize. Frequently
associated with nausea and vomiting. Often not severe, but may indicate actual organ injury
Parietal pain - CORRECT ANS>>>Severe, localized pain. Usually sharp and constant. The pain will often
cause the patient to curl up with knees to chest. The patient is often very still and breathing shallowly
to diminish pain
Appendicitis - CORRECT ANS>>>Caused by inflammation of the appendix
Peritonitis - CORRECT ANS>>>Caused by inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the
abdominal organs and cavity)
Cholecytitis - CORRECT ANS>>>The inflammation of the gallbladder, often due to gallstones. Most
often occurs in females 30-50 years of age
Diverticulitis - CORRECT ANS>>>This develops when small pouches (diverticula) along the wall of the
intestine fill with feces and become inflamed and infected. Typically affects people over the age of 40
and is associated with low-fiber diet
Gastroenteritis - CORRECT ANS>>>An infection with associated diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
Prolonged vomiting and diarrhea can lead to hypovolemic shock. Common cause of shock in children
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