Module 2 Quiz 2 SOE MEDIC
Questions and Answers
After inserting an oropharyngeal airway in an unresponsive woman, the patient begins to gag.
You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>remove the airway and have suction ready
After inserting the ET tube between the vocal cords, you should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inflate
the distal cuff with 5-10 mL air
After opening an unresponsive patient's airway, you determine that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>begin with positive pressure
ventilation
After placing an ET tube, you suspect that the filter line from the capnography adaptor is
occluded by blood or other secretions. What should you do in this situation? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>replace the inline ETCO2 detector
After properly positioning the head for intubation, you should open the patient's mouth and
insert the laryngoscope blade: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>in the midline of the mouth and gently
sweep the tongue to the left
After tracheobronchial suctioning is complete, you should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>reattach the
bag-mask device, continue ventilations, and reassess the patient.
After you have intubated an apneic patient with chest trauma, your partner is auscultating
breath sounds and tells you that breath sounds are faint on the right side of the chest. You
should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>suspect the patient has a pneumothorax on the right side of
the chest
An airway obstruction secondary to a severe allergic reaction: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>requires
specific and aggressive treatment.
, An ET tube that is too large for a patient: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>can be difficult to insert and
may cause trauma.
An increasing peak expiratory flow reading in a patient with respiratory distress suggests that
the patient is: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>responding to bronchodilator therapy.
A patient with orthopnea: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>has dyspnea while lying flat.
Approximately 10 seconds into an intubation attempt, you catch a glimpse of the patient's vocal
cords, but quickly lose sight of them. You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ask your partner to
apply backward, upward, rightward pressure to the thyroid.
Assessment of a patient in respiratory distress reveals capnographic waveforms that resemble a
shark fin. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Bronchospasm
Assessment of a spontaneously perfusing patient's ETCO2 reveals small capnographic
waveforms and a reading of 22 mm Hg. Which of the following does this indicate? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>hyperventilation
Asymmetric chest wall movement is characterized by: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>one side of the
chest moving less than the other.
Before intubating a patient who has been chemically sedated and paralyzed, it is most
important for the paramedic to: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>adequately preoxygenate with 100%
oxygen.
Before performing orotracheal intubation, it is most important for the paramedic to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>wear gloves and facial protection.
Questions and Answers
After inserting an oropharyngeal airway in an unresponsive woman, the patient begins to gag.
You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>remove the airway and have suction ready
After inserting the ET tube between the vocal cords, you should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inflate
the distal cuff with 5-10 mL air
After opening an unresponsive patient's airway, you determine that his respirations are rapid,
irregular, and shallow. You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>begin with positive pressure
ventilation
After placing an ET tube, you suspect that the filter line from the capnography adaptor is
occluded by blood or other secretions. What should you do in this situation? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>replace the inline ETCO2 detector
After properly positioning the head for intubation, you should open the patient's mouth and
insert the laryngoscope blade: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>in the midline of the mouth and gently
sweep the tongue to the left
After tracheobronchial suctioning is complete, you should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>reattach the
bag-mask device, continue ventilations, and reassess the patient.
After you have intubated an apneic patient with chest trauma, your partner is auscultating
breath sounds and tells you that breath sounds are faint on the right side of the chest. You
should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>suspect the patient has a pneumothorax on the right side of
the chest
An airway obstruction secondary to a severe allergic reaction: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>requires
specific and aggressive treatment.
, An ET tube that is too large for a patient: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>can be difficult to insert and
may cause trauma.
An increasing peak expiratory flow reading in a patient with respiratory distress suggests that
the patient is: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>responding to bronchodilator therapy.
A patient with orthopnea: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>has dyspnea while lying flat.
Approximately 10 seconds into an intubation attempt, you catch a glimpse of the patient's vocal
cords, but quickly lose sight of them. You should: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ask your partner to
apply backward, upward, rightward pressure to the thyroid.
Assessment of a patient in respiratory distress reveals capnographic waveforms that resemble a
shark fin. What should you suspect? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Bronchospasm
Assessment of a spontaneously perfusing patient's ETCO2 reveals small capnographic
waveforms and a reading of 22 mm Hg. Which of the following does this indicate? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>hyperventilation
Asymmetric chest wall movement is characterized by: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>one side of the
chest moving less than the other.
Before intubating a patient who has been chemically sedated and paralyzed, it is most
important for the paramedic to: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>adequately preoxygenate with 100%
oxygen.
Before performing orotracheal intubation, it is most important for the paramedic to: -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>wear gloves and facial protection.
