UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
AEROBIC METABOLISM - CORRECT ANSWER - METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND
CARBON DIXOIDE)
AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - CORRECT ANSWER - OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
AIRWAY - CORRECT ANSWER - THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE
ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT.
ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - CORRECT ANSWER - THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT
REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF
DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE TIDAL VOLUME.
AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWER - A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR
LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL
ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG TYPE
OF GAS
ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - CORRECT ANSWER - THE METABOLISM THAT
TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
APNEA - CORRECT ANSWER - ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING.
ASPIRATION - CORRECT ANSWER - THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR OTHER
FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
, ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - CORRECT ANSWER - IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE
RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - CORRECT ANSWER - A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE
VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER
TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
BAG-MASK DEVICE - CORRECT ANSWER - A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE
AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A
RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90%
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN.
BARRIER DEVICE - CORRECT ANSWER - A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A
POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY
FLUIDS.
BILATERAL - CORRECT ANSWER - A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT APPEARS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE.
BRONCHIOLES - CORRECT ANSWER - SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER BRONCHI
IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND DILATE OR CONSTRICT IN
RESPONSE TO VARIOUS STIMULI.
CARINA - CORRECT ANSWER - POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES
(DIVIDES) INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI.
CHEMORECEPTORS - CORRECT ANSWER - MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 02, C02
AND THE pH OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND THEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO
THE RESPIRATORY CENTERS TO MODIFY THE RATE AND DEPTH OF BREATHING
BASED ON THE BODY'S NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
AEROBIC METABOLISM - CORRECT ANSWER - METABOLISM THAT CAN
PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND
CARBON DIXOIDE)
AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - CORRECT ANSWER - OCCASIONAL, GASPING
BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED.
AIRWAY - CORRECT ANSWER - THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE
ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT.
ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - CORRECT ANSWER - THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT
REACHES THE ALVEOLI. IT IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING THE AMOUNT OF
DEAD SPACE AIR FROM THE TIDAL VOLUME.
AMERICAN STANDARD SYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWER - A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR
LARGE OXYGEN CYLINDERS, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL
ATTACHMENT OF A REGULATOR TO A CYLINDER CONTAINING THE WRONG TYPE
OF GAS
ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - CORRECT ANSWER - THE METABOLISM THAT
TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID)
APNEA - CORRECT ANSWER - ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING.
ASPIRATION - CORRECT ANSWER - THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR OTHER
FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS.
, ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - CORRECT ANSWER - IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE
RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN.
AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - CORRECT ANSWER - A
VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE
VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER
TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED.
BAG-MASK DEVICE - CORRECT ANSWER - A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE
AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A
RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90%
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN.
BARRIER DEVICE - CORRECT ANSWER - A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A
POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY
FLUIDS.
BILATERAL - CORRECT ANSWER - A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT APPEARS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE.
BRONCHIOLES - CORRECT ANSWER - SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER BRONCHI
IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND DILATE OR CONSTRICT IN
RESPONSE TO VARIOUS STIMULI.
CARINA - CORRECT ANSWER - POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES
(DIVIDES) INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI.
CHEMORECEPTORS - CORRECT ANSWER - MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 02, C02
AND THE pH OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND THEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO
THE RESPIRATORY CENTERS TO MODIFY THE RATE AND DEPTH OF BREATHING
BASED ON THE BODY'S NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
