FISDAP AIRWAY AND BREATHING EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
A 42-year old female is having trouble breathing. She has dysphagia and stridor.
You should suspect: -ANSWER ✔✔Epiglottitis
Overinflating the distal cuff of an endotracheal tube can cause: -ANSWER
✔✔ischemia of the tracheal wall
A hospice patient has developed dyspnea. Raspy sounds are coming from his
tracheostomy tube. You should: -ANSWER ✔✔Assess and suction if needed
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade: -ANSWER
✔✔-Fits into the vallecula
A 58-yo male has a newly placed stoma and is experiencing difficulty breathing.
Vital signs are P 104, R 22 and labored, SpO2 83%. How can you rapidly confirm
that his stoma is clear? -ANSWER ✔✔-Insert a soft catheter completely through
the stoma
A 48 yo patient is choking on a hot dog. He is unresponsive, apneic, and has a
strong pulse. Chest compressions are ineffective at relieving the obstruction. You
should: -ANSWER ✔✔Use laryngoscopy and Magill forceps to remove the object
A 19 yo female is unresponsive. Her pupils are nonreactive, she has dried vomit on
her oropharynx, and bilateral rhonchi in her lungs. Vital signs are P 60, R 6. What
should you suspect? -ANSWER ✔✔-Recent aspiration
, A 28 yo male was driving his motorcycle at 45 mph when it hit a parked car. He
was not wearing a helmet. He is supine with an open fracture to his maxilla. Vital
signs are P 120, R 4. What should you do? -ANSWER ✔✔-Perform a surgical
cricothyrotomy
EM Responders are performing BVM ventilations on a pt in respiratory arrest. The
pt's abdomen is distended. After you intubate the pt. you notice resistance when
you squeeze the BVM. Lung sounds are diminished bilaterally, neck veins are
normal, and the trachea is midline. You should: -ANSWER ✔✔-Insert a
nasogastric tube
When moving a pt that is endotrachially intubated, which is the most common life-
threatening hazard? -ANSWER ✔✔-Dislodging the tube
Which of the following is a complication caused by orotracheal intubation? -
ANSWER ✔✔-The right mainstem bronchi is intubated
A 21 yo male was eating dinner and drinking beer when he suddenly grasped his
throat. He is unable to speak or cough. What should you do? -ANSWER ✔✔-
Abdominal thrusts
An unresponsive cancer pt is suffering from respiratory acidosis after wearing too
many fentanyl patches. You are managing her airway and have established an IV.
Your next treatment priority should be ventilation at: -ANSWER ✔✔-18x per min
with 2mg naloxone
What is the maximum allowable time for each individual intubation attempt? -
ANSWER ✔✔-30 secs
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
A 42-year old female is having trouble breathing. She has dysphagia and stridor.
You should suspect: -ANSWER ✔✔Epiglottitis
Overinflating the distal cuff of an endotracheal tube can cause: -ANSWER
✔✔ischemia of the tracheal wall
A hospice patient has developed dyspnea. Raspy sounds are coming from his
tracheostomy tube. You should: -ANSWER ✔✔Assess and suction if needed
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade: -ANSWER
✔✔-Fits into the vallecula
A 58-yo male has a newly placed stoma and is experiencing difficulty breathing.
Vital signs are P 104, R 22 and labored, SpO2 83%. How can you rapidly confirm
that his stoma is clear? -ANSWER ✔✔-Insert a soft catheter completely through
the stoma
A 48 yo patient is choking on a hot dog. He is unresponsive, apneic, and has a
strong pulse. Chest compressions are ineffective at relieving the obstruction. You
should: -ANSWER ✔✔Use laryngoscopy and Magill forceps to remove the object
A 19 yo female is unresponsive. Her pupils are nonreactive, she has dried vomit on
her oropharynx, and bilateral rhonchi in her lungs. Vital signs are P 60, R 6. What
should you suspect? -ANSWER ✔✔-Recent aspiration
, A 28 yo male was driving his motorcycle at 45 mph when it hit a parked car. He
was not wearing a helmet. He is supine with an open fracture to his maxilla. Vital
signs are P 120, R 4. What should you do? -ANSWER ✔✔-Perform a surgical
cricothyrotomy
EM Responders are performing BVM ventilations on a pt in respiratory arrest. The
pt's abdomen is distended. After you intubate the pt. you notice resistance when
you squeeze the BVM. Lung sounds are diminished bilaterally, neck veins are
normal, and the trachea is midline. You should: -ANSWER ✔✔-Insert a
nasogastric tube
When moving a pt that is endotrachially intubated, which is the most common life-
threatening hazard? -ANSWER ✔✔-Dislodging the tube
Which of the following is a complication caused by orotracheal intubation? -
ANSWER ✔✔-The right mainstem bronchi is intubated
A 21 yo male was eating dinner and drinking beer when he suddenly grasped his
throat. He is unable to speak or cough. What should you do? -ANSWER ✔✔-
Abdominal thrusts
An unresponsive cancer pt is suffering from respiratory acidosis after wearing too
many fentanyl patches. You are managing her airway and have established an IV.
Your next treatment priority should be ventilation at: -ANSWER ✔✔-18x per min
with 2mg naloxone
What is the maximum allowable time for each individual intubation attempt? -
ANSWER ✔✔-30 secs
