NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
Stimulation of glottis associated with intubation can cause
_________ and increase _______. -
correct answer ✅dysrhythmias; ICP
When preparing to use succinylcholine, what medication can be
administered first in order to decrease the incidence of
bradycardia? -
correct answer ✅atropine
What are three signs of adequate paralysis? -
correct answer ✅apnea, laxity of mandible, and loss of eyelash
reflex
If intubation is not successful within 30 seconds, stop and ventilate
for ______ to ________ seconds? -
correct answer ✅30 to 60
Pediatrics have heads that are proportionally _______ than that of
an adult; similarly, in trauma _________ is the leading cause of
death in pediatrics. -
correct answer ✅larger; TBI
,NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
In pediatrics, the narrowest part of airway is at level of
_____________ below vocal cords. -
correct answer ✅cricoid cartilage
In pediatrics, abdominal organs are situated more _________, so
they're less protected by ribs and closer together than adults. Liver
and spleen are relatively large and extend below ___________ in
young children. -
correct answer ✅anteriorly; rib cage
In children the ____________ and ____________ are likely to be
damaged in handlebar injuries. -
correct answer ✅duodenum; pancreas
Bones in children are ___________ than ligaments/tendons,
making fractures more common than ___________. -
correct answer ✅weaker; sprains
In pediatrics, the chest wall is _________ (compared to that of an
adult), and has __________ musculature and subcutaneous fat to
protect ribs and organs. -
correct answer ✅thinner; less
,NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
Children have ___________ skin, __________ body surface
area/weight ratio and less fatty tissue; this contributes to
___________ risk of injury due to temperature extremes -
correct answer ✅thinner; larger; increased
In geriatrics, vital capacity __________ and residual volume
__________, so proportion of air used in gas exchange __________.
-
correct answer ✅decreases; increases; declines
What two main factors account for the increased risk of aspiration
in geriatrics? -
correct answer ✅decreased cough and gag reflex
In geriatrics, the heart ______________ in response to chronically
increase ___________ imposed by stiffened vessels. -
correct answer ✅hypertrophies (enlarges); afterload
What occurs when aortic valve thickens which obstructs blood flow
from left ventricle? -
correct answer ✅aortic sclerosis
, NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
What are the two most common cause of visual disturbances in
geriatrics? -
correct answer ✅cataracts and glaucoma
What is the leading cause of death from infection in people over 65
years of age? -
correct answer ✅pneumonia
Where does neural control of breathing originate? -
correct answer ✅in the brainstem (medulla oblongata and pons)
What connects the medulla to the respiratory center? -
correct answer ✅the vagus nerve
What is the secondary center for ventilation if the medulla fails? -
correct answer ✅the apneustic pons
Where are the three sets of chemoreceptors that affect respiratory
function? -
correct answer ✅in the carotid bodies, in the aortic arch, and the
central chemoreceptors (in the medulla)
Questions And Answers
Stimulation of glottis associated with intubation can cause
_________ and increase _______. -
correct answer ✅dysrhythmias; ICP
When preparing to use succinylcholine, what medication can be
administered first in order to decrease the incidence of
bradycardia? -
correct answer ✅atropine
What are three signs of adequate paralysis? -
correct answer ✅apnea, laxity of mandible, and loss of eyelash
reflex
If intubation is not successful within 30 seconds, stop and ventilate
for ______ to ________ seconds? -
correct answer ✅30 to 60
Pediatrics have heads that are proportionally _______ than that of
an adult; similarly, in trauma _________ is the leading cause of
death in pediatrics. -
correct answer ✅larger; TBI
,NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
In pediatrics, the narrowest part of airway is at level of
_____________ below vocal cords. -
correct answer ✅cricoid cartilage
In pediatrics, abdominal organs are situated more _________, so
they're less protected by ribs and closer together than adults. Liver
and spleen are relatively large and extend below ___________ in
young children. -
correct answer ✅anteriorly; rib cage
In children the ____________ and ____________ are likely to be
damaged in handlebar injuries. -
correct answer ✅duodenum; pancreas
Bones in children are ___________ than ligaments/tendons,
making fractures more common than ___________. -
correct answer ✅weaker; sprains
In pediatrics, the chest wall is _________ (compared to that of an
adult), and has __________ musculature and subcutaneous fat to
protect ribs and organs. -
correct answer ✅thinner; less
,NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
Children have ___________ skin, __________ body surface
area/weight ratio and less fatty tissue; this contributes to
___________ risk of injury due to temperature extremes -
correct answer ✅thinner; larger; increased
In geriatrics, vital capacity __________ and residual volume
__________, so proportion of air used in gas exchange __________.
-
correct answer ✅decreases; increases; declines
What two main factors account for the increased risk of aspiration
in geriatrics? -
correct answer ✅decreased cough and gag reflex
In geriatrics, the heart ______________ in response to chronically
increase ___________ imposed by stiffened vessels. -
correct answer ✅hypertrophies (enlarges); afterload
What occurs when aortic valve thickens which obstructs blood flow
from left ventricle? -
correct answer ✅aortic sclerosis
, NCTI End Didactic Study Guide Exam
Questions And Answers
What are the two most common cause of visual disturbances in
geriatrics? -
correct answer ✅cataracts and glaucoma
What is the leading cause of death from infection in people over 65
years of age? -
correct answer ✅pneumonia
Where does neural control of breathing originate? -
correct answer ✅in the brainstem (medulla oblongata and pons)
What connects the medulla to the respiratory center? -
correct answer ✅the vagus nerve
What is the secondary center for ventilation if the medulla fails? -
correct answer ✅the apneustic pons
Where are the three sets of chemoreceptors that affect respiratory
function? -
correct answer ✅in the carotid bodies, in the aortic arch, and the
central chemoreceptors (in the medulla)
