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NREMT: Airway, respiration, ventilation questionswith correct answers
A febrile 37-year-old female who has a history of HIV complains of
difficulty breathing. She tells you she has been coughing up yellow
phlegm for two days. Her skin is pale and sweaty. You auscultate
crackles in her right lower lung. You should suspect: Correct Answer-
pneumonia
An unresponsive 45-year-old male was found lying on the ground
outside. You do not see any obvious signs of trauma. He has snoring
respirations and a carotid pulse. After opening his airway, you should
next: Correct Answer-insert an oropharyngeal airway.
A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a low-grade fever.
She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory whooping sound.
While she is coughing her skin becomes cyanotic. After she stops
coughing her skin color returns to normal. You should suspect: Correct
Answer-pertussis
An 86-year-old female who has a history of emphysema complains of
chest pain. Her initial SpO2 was 92% on home oxygen by nasal cannula,
3 L/minute. You administered oxygen by non-rebreather, 12 L/minute.
Her SpO2 is now 100%, and her chest pain is resolved after aspirin and
nitroglycerin administration. You should next: Correct Answer-switch to
a simple face mask.
,An unresponsive 76-year-old female is lying in bed, and you hear
snoring respirations. What should you suspect is partially occluding her
airway? Correct Answer-Her tongue
A 64-year-old male is having an asthma attack. Which class of
medication can help improve his alveolar ventilation? Correct Answer-
Beta2 agonist
A 12-year-old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a
cold all week. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower chest. His vital
signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and
SpO2 is 89% on room air. You should suspect: Correct Answer-
respiratory distress
A 59-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing. She is hiking at
high altitude and tells you that she has no past medical problems. When
you auscultate her lungs, you hear rales in her lower lungs. Her vital
signs are P 78, R 18, BP 138/76, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You
should suspect: Correct Answer-pulmonary edema
A 60-year-old female is resting alongside the roadway during a
marathon. She tells you that while she was running, she became short of
breath, so she sat down. She has been resting for 10 minutes, and she is
still short of breath. You should first: Correct Answer-administer
oxygen.
A 25-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing. She tells you
she took her inhaler without relief. Her mucous membranes are pale.
, You auscultate decreased lung sounds in the bases and wheezes in her
upper lungs. Her vital signs are P 86, R 24, BP 130/72, and SpO2 is 89%
on room air. You should: Correct Answer-administer oxygen by non-
rebreather mask.
A 13-year-old male tells you that he has had a cough for two weeks. He
has an episode of coughing, and you hear an inspiratory whoop after
each cough. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower lung. His vital signs
are P 100, R 22, BP 118/76, and
SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should: Correct Answer-administer
oxygen by nasal cannula.
A 39-year-old male starts to have difficulty breathing while hiking at
9000 feet above sea level. He is coughing, and you observe pink, frothy
sputum. His skin is pale and moist. You auscultate rales in all fields. His
vital signs are P 96, R 22, BP 118/68, and SpO2 is 89% on room air.
You should: Correct Answer-administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask
while moving him to a lower elevation.
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway obstruction in
a child who is in respiratory distress? Correct Answer-stridor
An unresponsive 22-year-old male is lying on the ground outside a bar.
You do not see any chest rise but palpate a carotid pulse. You should
suspect: Correct Answer-respiratory arrest
An 86-year-old male tells you that after a coughing episode, he had a
sudden onset of right-sided chest pain and difficulty breathing. He has a
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