NREMT Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation

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. - 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. - administer oxygen by nasal cannula. 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. - 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