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NREMT (AIRWAY, RESPIRATION & VENTILATION )
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE
2024/2025 GRADED A+.
A 39-year-old female is lying in bed. When you assess her, which of the following
findings indicate an inadequate airway?
A. She has chest wall expansion with little abdominal wall movement.
B. She has an open pill bottle next to her bed.
C. She is lying on her side.
D. She is unresponsive and snoring. - (answers)She is unresponsive and snoring.
Which of the following describes how albuterol helps a patient who is having an
asthma attack?
A. It decreases pulmonary capillary pressure.
B. It increases airway pressure in the alveoli.
C. It relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchioles.
D. It reduces inflammation in the bronchus. - (answers)It relaxes the smooth
muscles of the bronchioles.
A 9-year-old male has partial-thickness burns around his mouth after inhaling
steam. He has a history of asthma and has had a cold for three days. His mother
tells you he has had chest congestion and she was trying to break up the phlegm.
He is drooling and tells you he cannot swallow. You should first:
A. administer his metered-dose inhaler.
B. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
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C. begin transport.
D. assess his vital signs. - (answers)begin transport.
A 66-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing. He tells you that his asthma
attack began 20 minutes ago, and his inhaler isn't helping. You auscultate
wheezes in all lung fields and good chest rise with accessory muscle use. His vital
signs are P 96, R 24, BP 146/88, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should suspect
his minute ventilation is:
A. adequate and administer CPAP.
B. adequate and administer oxygen.
C. inadequate and assist his ventilation.
D. inadequate and administer oxygen. - (answers)adequate and administer
oxygen.
A 93-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. She tells
you that she has a history of breast cancer. She tells you it is easier for her to
breathe when she is sitting up. She has decreased lung sounds when you
auscultate her left mid-axillary line, sixth intercostal space. Her vital signs are P
86, R 18, BP 144/92, and SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. administer aspirin.
D. assist with the administration of her nitroglycerin. - (answers)administer
oxygen by nasal cannula.
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A 47-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing, and he cannot stop
coughing. His conjunctivae are pale and moist. He has a 40 pack-year smoking
history. You should first:
A. determine his past medical history.
B. collect a sample of his phlegm.
C. administer oxygen.
D. assess his vital signs. - (answers)administer oxygen.
You are ventilating an unresponsive 47-year-old male who is in respiratory arrest.
How should you determine that you are delivering adequate tidal volume?
A. Look for slight chest rise.
B. Assess his pulse oximetry.
C. Auscultate for bronchial breath sounds.
D. Fully deflate the BVM. - (answers)Look for slight chest rise.
An unresponsive 7-month-old female is lying limp in her father's arms. He tells
you that she was having an asthma attack but is better now. Her conjunctivae are
pale and moist. You are only able to auscultate faint wheezes in her upper chest.
Her vital signs are P 76 and R 18. You should first:
A. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. assist her ventilation with a BVM.
C. assess her oxygen saturation level.
D. assist with the administration of her nebulized albuterol. - (answers)assist her
ventilation with a BVM.
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A 49-year-old male complains of a sore throat and has a muffled voice. He tells
you the sore throat started a week ago and has gotten worse. He looks sick, and
his skin is hot to the touch. He has a history of asthma. You auscultate a slight
high-pitched sound occasionally in his upper airway. His vital signs are P 102, R 16,
BP 132/84, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should:
A. inspect his airway.
B. assist with the administration of his MDI.
C. place him supine.
D. administer oxygen. - (answers)administer oxygen.
An unresponsive 22-year-old male is lying on the ground outside a bar. You do not
see any chest rise but palpate a carotid pulse. You should suspect:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. alcohol intoxication.
C. hypoglycemia.
D. head injury. - (answers)respiratory arrest.
An 11-year-old male who has a history of cystic fibrosis complains of difficulty
breathing. He tells you he has been coughing up thick mucus. His vital signs are P
92, R 24, BP 118/76, and SpO2 is 91% on room air. You should:
A. administer a bronchodilator.
B. apply CPAP.
C. administer humidified oxygen.
NREMT (AIRWAY, RESPIRATION & VENTILATION )
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE
2024/2025 GRADED A+.
A 39-year-old female is lying in bed. When you assess her, which of the following
findings indicate an inadequate airway?
A. She has chest wall expansion with little abdominal wall movement.
B. She has an open pill bottle next to her bed.
C. She is lying on her side.
D. She is unresponsive and snoring. - (answers)She is unresponsive and snoring.
Which of the following describes how albuterol helps a patient who is having an
asthma attack?
A. It decreases pulmonary capillary pressure.
B. It increases airway pressure in the alveoli.
C. It relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchioles.
D. It reduces inflammation in the bronchus. - (answers)It relaxes the smooth
muscles of the bronchioles.
A 9-year-old male has partial-thickness burns around his mouth after inhaling
steam. He has a history of asthma and has had a cold for three days. His mother
tells you he has had chest congestion and she was trying to break up the phlegm.
He is drooling and tells you he cannot swallow. You should first:
A. administer his metered-dose inhaler.
B. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
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C. begin transport.
D. assess his vital signs. - (answers)begin transport.
A 66-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing. He tells you that his asthma
attack began 20 minutes ago, and his inhaler isn't helping. You auscultate
wheezes in all lung fields and good chest rise with accessory muscle use. His vital
signs are P 96, R 24, BP 146/88, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should suspect
his minute ventilation is:
A. adequate and administer CPAP.
B. adequate and administer oxygen.
C. inadequate and assist his ventilation.
D. inadequate and administer oxygen. - (answers)adequate and administer
oxygen.
A 93-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. She tells
you that she has a history of breast cancer. She tells you it is easier for her to
breathe when she is sitting up. She has decreased lung sounds when you
auscultate her left mid-axillary line, sixth intercostal space. Her vital signs are P
86, R 18, BP 144/92, and SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. administer aspirin.
D. assist with the administration of her nitroglycerin. - (answers)administer
oxygen by nasal cannula.
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A 47-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing, and he cannot stop
coughing. His conjunctivae are pale and moist. He has a 40 pack-year smoking
history. You should first:
A. determine his past medical history.
B. collect a sample of his phlegm.
C. administer oxygen.
D. assess his vital signs. - (answers)administer oxygen.
You are ventilating an unresponsive 47-year-old male who is in respiratory arrest.
How should you determine that you are delivering adequate tidal volume?
A. Look for slight chest rise.
B. Assess his pulse oximetry.
C. Auscultate for bronchial breath sounds.
D. Fully deflate the BVM. - (answers)Look for slight chest rise.
An unresponsive 7-month-old female is lying limp in her father's arms. He tells
you that she was having an asthma attack but is better now. Her conjunctivae are
pale and moist. You are only able to auscultate faint wheezes in her upper chest.
Her vital signs are P 76 and R 18. You should first:
A. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. assist her ventilation with a BVM.
C. assess her oxygen saturation level.
D. assist with the administration of her nebulized albuterol. - (answers)assist her
ventilation with a BVM.
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A 49-year-old male complains of a sore throat and has a muffled voice. He tells
you the sore throat started a week ago and has gotten worse. He looks sick, and
his skin is hot to the touch. He has a history of asthma. You auscultate a slight
high-pitched sound occasionally in his upper airway. His vital signs are P 102, R 16,
BP 132/84, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should:
A. inspect his airway.
B. assist with the administration of his MDI.
C. place him supine.
D. administer oxygen. - (answers)administer oxygen.
An unresponsive 22-year-old male is lying on the ground outside a bar. You do not
see any chest rise but palpate a carotid pulse. You should suspect:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. alcohol intoxication.
C. hypoglycemia.
D. head injury. - (answers)respiratory arrest.
An 11-year-old male who has a history of cystic fibrosis complains of difficulty
breathing. He tells you he has been coughing up thick mucus. His vital signs are P
92, R 24, BP 118/76, and SpO2 is 91% on room air. You should:
A. administer a bronchodilator.
B. apply CPAP.
C. administer humidified oxygen.
