FISDAP Airway Study Aid with Questions and Answers

What is a sign of respiratory failure for an adult? Nasal Flaring What condition results when the alveoli collapse? Atelectasis What is the substance that is foreign to the body and causes an immune system reaction? Antigen What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? 12 to 20 breaths per minutes What is the proper way to measure an oropharyngeal airway? From the center of the mouth to the angle of the jaw What is the oxygen deficiency is the body called? Hypoxia Which of the following is a sign or symptom of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome? High Fever and Diarrhea A 62 year old female present with diminished lung sounds in all lobes, SpO2 of 86% on NRB @15 lpm, HR 120 and BP of 190/100. She reports a history of HTN, CHF, COPD, and AFib. The patients is prescribed Metoprolol, Diltiazem, Nitroglycerin, Albuterol, and Flovent. She should receive which intervention first? Nitroglycerin A 24 year old male is lying supine and is unresponsive. You have opened his airway with head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver and determined that he is apenic with bradycardia pulse. You attempt to ventilate, but are unsuccessful. What should you do? Reposition the airway and give 2 ventilations An 18 year old male complains of chest pain. Lung sounds reveal coarse rhonchi bilaterally. His skin color is pale and he is warm to the touch. Vital signs are BP 124/90, P88, R 16, SpO2 96%. What should you suspect? Pneumonia A 43 year old unresponsive female is slumped over in a chair. Vital signs are P 43, R 0. What should you do? Apply high-flow oxygen