FISDAP AIRWAY UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY RESOURCE
◉ A 47-year old male complains of chest discomfort and difficulty
breathing. He has had a fever, chills, and a productive cough for 3
days. Crackles are present upon auscultation. What is the most
likely cause?
Answer: Bacterial Pneumonia
◉ A 45 year old male was assaulted and you note a small,
localized area on the chest that is edematous. You hear crackling
when the skin palpated. What should you expect?
Answer: Subcutaneous Emphysema
◉ While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark fin
waveform on capnography. Ventilations become increasingly
difficult. What should you do?
Answer: Administer albuterol
◉ A 28 year old female is complaining of gradual-onset dyspnea
after being released from the hospital. She was hospitalized for 1
day following thoracic trauma and a lung contusion. Lung sounds
, present with crackles in both bases. Vital signs are BP 130/80, P
110, R 32 shallow, SpO2:88%. You should
Answer: apply oxygen via non-rebreather and transport
emergently
◉ What is the volume of air that a patient inhales during each
breath referred to as?
Answer: Tidal Volume
◉ When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction located?
Answer: Lower Airway
◉ a 68 year old female complains of shortness of breath and is
sitting in a tripod position and has pink sputum in the corners of
her mouth. Vital signs are BP 165/110, P88, R22 with crackles,
SpO2 82% on 3lpm. What should you do?
Answer: Increase oxygen
◉ A 71 year old mle with a tracheostomy tube is cyanotic. You
hear audible gurgling during inspiration and crackles in the base
of the lungs. Vital signs are BP 148/100, P 94, R 24, SpO2 88%.
What should you do?
Answer: Suction the lumen with a soft tip catheter
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY RESOURCE
◉ A 47-year old male complains of chest discomfort and difficulty
breathing. He has had a fever, chills, and a productive cough for 3
days. Crackles are present upon auscultation. What is the most
likely cause?
Answer: Bacterial Pneumonia
◉ A 45 year old male was assaulted and you note a small,
localized area on the chest that is edematous. You hear crackling
when the skin palpated. What should you expect?
Answer: Subcutaneous Emphysema
◉ While ventilating an intubated patient, you notice a shark fin
waveform on capnography. Ventilations become increasingly
difficult. What should you do?
Answer: Administer albuterol
◉ A 28 year old female is complaining of gradual-onset dyspnea
after being released from the hospital. She was hospitalized for 1
day following thoracic trauma and a lung contusion. Lung sounds
, present with crackles in both bases. Vital signs are BP 130/80, P
110, R 32 shallow, SpO2:88%. You should
Answer: apply oxygen via non-rebreather and transport
emergently
◉ What is the volume of air that a patient inhales during each
breath referred to as?
Answer: Tidal Volume
◉ When you hear wheezing, where is the obstruction located?
Answer: Lower Airway
◉ a 68 year old female complains of shortness of breath and is
sitting in a tripod position and has pink sputum in the corners of
her mouth. Vital signs are BP 165/110, P88, R22 with crackles,
SpO2 82% on 3lpm. What should you do?
Answer: Increase oxygen
◉ A 71 year old mle with a tracheostomy tube is cyanotic. You
hear audible gurgling during inspiration and crackles in the base
of the lungs. Vital signs are BP 148/100, P 94, R 24, SpO2 88%.
What should you do?
Answer: Suction the lumen with a soft tip catheter
