FISDAP Airway 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
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What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Bronchi
The trachea bifurcates (splits) at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The
bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the
alveoli are located
An alert 32yr old female complains of difficulty breathing. She speaks in 2-3 word
sentences and has an oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Apply high-flow oxygen
She is alert and her respirations are still effective without the need for assisting
ventilations. She only complains of shortness of breath, so applying high-flow
oxygen should be the first treatment
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, What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stridor
Stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by the tissue swelling around the
trachea, larynx, or epiglottis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction,
epiglottitis, or croup
An 82yr old female complains of difficulty breathing. Before you assist her with
her prescribed inhaler, who will you need permission from? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Online medical control
A 64yr old male is not breathing. What should you do after initiating ventilations
with a bag-valve mask? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Look for the rise and fall of his chest
Watching a patient's chest rise (inhale) can show that an adequate amount of air is
getting into the lungs. Watching a patient's chest fall (exhale) can show if air is
able to passively leave.
A 42yr old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with super-
heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck, and upper chest. Vital signs are BP
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Bronchi
The trachea bifurcates (splits) at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The
bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the
alveoli are located
An alert 32yr old female complains of difficulty breathing. She speaks in 2-3 word
sentences and has an oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Apply high-flow oxygen
She is alert and her respirations are still effective without the need for assisting
ventilations. She only complains of shortness of breath, so applying high-flow
oxygen should be the first treatment
1
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, What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway?
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stridor
Stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by the tissue swelling around the
trachea, larynx, or epiglottis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction,
epiglottitis, or croup
An 82yr old female complains of difficulty breathing. Before you assist her with
her prescribed inhaler, who will you need permission from? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Online medical control
A 64yr old male is not breathing. What should you do after initiating ventilations
with a bag-valve mask? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Look for the rise and fall of his chest
Watching a patient's chest rise (inhale) can show that an adequate amount of air is
getting into the lungs. Watching a patient's chest fall (exhale) can show if air is
able to passively leave.
A 42yr old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with super-
heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck, and upper chest. Vital signs are BP
2
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
