JBL Airway test questions with correct answers

Which of the following processes occurs during inhalation? - Answer The diaphram contracts and descends, intrathorasic pressure decreases and air enters the lungs via negative pressure When performing tracheobronchial suctioning on an adult, it is important to: - Answer Monitor the patients oxygen saturation and cardiac rhythm While intimating a 44-year old man respiratory arrest, you note that his pulse rate increases during the procedure. What should you do? - Answer Recognize this is a normal response during intubation and monitor the pulse rate An unresponsive man is brought to the emergency department by his wife. Initial arterial blood gas analysis reveals a ph of 7.1, a PaO2 of 81 mm hg, and a PaCO2 of 60 mm hg. These findings are Most consistent with: - Answer Respiratory acidosis Normal breathing in a resting adult male: - Answer Should be marked by only subtle changes in rate or regularly Which of the following clinical presentations is MOST indicative of a severe upper airway obstruction? - Answer Weak cough and cyanosis Assessment of a patient with acute respiratory distress reveals that he is conscious and alert, but wheezing on exhalation. In addition to oxygen management should include: - Answer Administration of anninhaled beta 2 agonist medication In contrast to the pneuomotaxic center of the medulla, the apneustic