EMT Basic Chapter 10 Airway Management Quiz
1. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation B. It forces the
in patients with certain respiratory problems? alveoli open and
pushes oxygen
across the alveolar
A. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the membrane.
lungs during inhalation.
B. It forces the alveoli open and pushes oxygen across
the alveolar membrane.
C. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
D. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows
more room for lung expansion.
2. During your assessment of a patient with respiratory B. a lower airway
distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath obstruction.
sounds. This indicates:
A. secretions in the airway.
B. a lower airway obstruction.
C. fluid in the alveoli.
D. swelling of the upper airway.
3. In which of the following patients would the head D. A 37-year-old
tilt-chin lift maneuver be the MOST appropriate female who is
method of opening the airway? found uncon-
scious in her bed
A. A 24-year-old male who is found unconscious at the
base of a tree
B. A 50-year-old male who is unconscious following
head trauma
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C. A 45-year-old male who is semiconscious after
falling 20 feet
D. A 37-year-old female who is found unconscious in
her bed
4. Which of the following patients should you place in B. A
the recovery position? 31-year-old semi-
conscious male
with low blood sug-
A. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible ar and adequate
neck injury and regular respirations breathing
B. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood
sugar and adequate breathing
C. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head
injury and normal respirations
D. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed
and has a reduced tidal volume
5. Which of the following structures is NOT found in the A. Bronchus
upper airway?
A. Bronchus
B. Oropharynx
C. Pharynx
D. Larynx
6. Which of the following statements regarding normal B. Oxygen and
gas exchange in the lungs is correct? carbon dioxide dif-
fuse across the
alveolar walls and
A. Blood that returns to the lungs from the body has capillaries.
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1. How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation B. It forces the
in patients with certain respiratory problems? alveoli open and
pushes oxygen
across the alveolar
A. It prevents alveolar collapse by pushing air into the membrane.
lungs during inhalation.
B. It forces the alveoli open and pushes oxygen across
the alveolar membrane.
C. It pushes thick, infected pulmonary secretions into
isolated areas of the lung.
D. It decreases intrathoracic pressure, which allows
more room for lung expansion.
2. During your assessment of a patient with respiratory B. a lower airway
distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath obstruction.
sounds. This indicates:
A. secretions in the airway.
B. a lower airway obstruction.
C. fluid in the alveoli.
D. swelling of the upper airway.
3. In which of the following patients would the head D. A 37-year-old
tilt-chin lift maneuver be the MOST appropriate female who is
method of opening the airway? found uncon-
scious in her bed
A. A 24-year-old male who is found unconscious at the
base of a tree
B. A 50-year-old male who is unconscious following
head trauma
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C. A 45-year-old male who is semiconscious after
falling 20 feet
D. A 37-year-old female who is found unconscious in
her bed
4. Which of the following patients should you place in B. A
the recovery position? 31-year-old semi-
conscious male
with low blood sug-
A. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible ar and adequate
neck injury and regular respirations breathing
B. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood
sugar and adequate breathing
C. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head
injury and normal respirations
D. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed
and has a reduced tidal volume
5. Which of the following structures is NOT found in the A. Bronchus
upper airway?
A. Bronchus
B. Oropharynx
C. Pharynx
D. Larynx
6. Which of the following statements regarding normal B. Oxygen and
gas exchange in the lungs is correct? carbon dioxide dif-
fuse across the
alveolar walls and
A. Blood that returns to the lungs from the body has capillaries.
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