NCCP airway and respiratory emergencies with verified solutions 2024
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NCCHC CCHP
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NCCHC CCHP
Which of the following are NOT part of the upper respiratory tract:
A. Oropharynx
B. Trachea
C. Larynx
D. Nasopharynx
B. Trachea
-The trachea is the beginning of the lower respiratory tract, and the larynx (voice box) is the end of the upper airway
What are the 4 major components of th...
NCCP airway and
respiratory
emergencies
with verified
solutions 2024
Which of the following are NOT part of the upper respiratory tract:
A. Oropharynx
B. Trachea
C. Larynx
D. Nasopharynx - answer B. Trachea
-The trachea is the beginning of the lower respiratory tract, and the larynx
(voice box) is the end of the upper airway
What are the 4 major components of the upper airway? - answer Mouth,
nose, pharynx, and larynx
What are the 4 major components of the lower airway? - answer -Trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli
What is the major purpose of the upper airway? - answer To warm, filter,
and humidify air that enters the lower airway
, What is the major purpose of the lower airway? - answer To direct air to
the alveoli where oxygenation(respiration) occurs
What is oxygenation? - answer The gas exchange that occurs in the alveoli
where gasses are transferred off and onto the hemoglobin
What is ventalation? - answer The movement of air in and out of the lungs
What is respiration? - answer The bodies use of oxygen for the creation of
energy through cellular respiration
What are the 3 major obstruction emergencies that occur in the upper
airway? - answer -Aspiration
-Foreign bodies
-Soft tissue swelling
What are 3 major emergencies/conditions that hinder oxygenation? -
answer -Reactive Airway
-Pulmonary embolism
-CO poisoning
What is a reactive airway? - answer A condition(s) where the air passages
(Bronchi/Bronchioles) overreact to a stimulant causing swealing and or
overproduction of mucus. This hinders air movement to and from the
alveoli. Essentially it is a set of possible conditions in the LOWER airway
that hinders air movement to and from the alveoli lobes.
What are alveoli? - answer Small and elastic air sacks at the end of the
bronchioles which have a thin membrane that allows gas exchange to and
from the blood stream.
What are the two manual airway opening techniques we use? - answer -
Head tilt chin lift
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