FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM 3 VERSIONS (VERSION A, B & C)
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)| ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are techniques for clearing an obstructed airway? - ANSWER: -Chest
compressions (unconscious)
-Suctioning
-Rolling to side (left for pregnant women)
-Magill forceps (to be used with laryngoscope)
-Abdominal thrusts
-Manual removal if you can see it
What are indications for removing an airway adjunct? - ANSWER: OPA: remove if gag
reflex intact
NPA: remove if the patient cannot tolerate
What are indications for nasotracheal intubation? - ANSWER: -Anticipated difficult
laryngoscopy
-Locked jaw (trismus)
What are signs of a misplaced ET tube? - ANSWER: -Epigastric sounds
-Asymmetrical chest rise
-Diminished lung sounds on left side
-Poor capnography reading
How do you secure the airway of a patient with facial trauma? - ANSWER: -Insert an
OPA or NPA
-Ensure the use of a jaw thrust maneuver to manually open the airway
-Cricothrotomy (open or needle)
What are complications of ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Equipment malfunction
-Tooth breakage and soft tissue laceration
-Aspiration
-Elevated ICP (from reflex response)
-Transport delays
-Hypoxemia
-Esophogeal intubation
-Endobronchial intubation
-Tension pneumothorax
What are indications for lower airway suctioning? - ANSWER: -Air in the stomach
-Aspiration
What are techniques for oral intubation? - ANSWER: -Macintosh (curved blade)
, -Miller (straight blade)
-Retrograde
-Video laryngoscopy
-Optical laryngoscopes
-Digital
How do you treat a patient with gastric distention? - ANSWER: -NG tube
-Be prepared to suction aspiration
What are signs of a displaced ET tube? - ANSWER: -Hypoxia
-Absent lung sounds
-Gastric distention
What are subjective confirmation techniques for ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Direct
visualization
-Tube misting
-Lung sounds
What are objective confirmation methods for ET intubation? - ANSWER: -
Capnography
-SPO2
-ETT inducer
What are side effects of ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Teeth breaking
-Tension pneumothorax
-Aspiration
-Endobronchial intubation
-Vocal chord trauma
-Injuries to larynx and pharynx
What are signs and symptoms of lower airway diseases? - ANSWER: -Sputum
-Shortness of breath
-Lung sounds (wheezing, crackles, rhonchi)
How do you treat a patient with a tracheostomy? - ANSWER: -Hyperventilate before
suction
-Turn them to the side for aspiration
-Inject 3mL of normal saline down the tube to break up secretions then suction
-Replace it if it comes out, an ET tube works temporarily (1-2 cm beyond distal cuff)
What is important to know when treating a patient with a thermal injury? - ANSWER:
Intubation must always be done
What are signs and symptoms of a lower airway injury? - ANSWER: -Signs and
symptoms of pneumothorax
-Shortness of breath
-Absent lung sounds
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)| ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are techniques for clearing an obstructed airway? - ANSWER: -Chest
compressions (unconscious)
-Suctioning
-Rolling to side (left for pregnant women)
-Magill forceps (to be used with laryngoscope)
-Abdominal thrusts
-Manual removal if you can see it
What are indications for removing an airway adjunct? - ANSWER: OPA: remove if gag
reflex intact
NPA: remove if the patient cannot tolerate
What are indications for nasotracheal intubation? - ANSWER: -Anticipated difficult
laryngoscopy
-Locked jaw (trismus)
What are signs of a misplaced ET tube? - ANSWER: -Epigastric sounds
-Asymmetrical chest rise
-Diminished lung sounds on left side
-Poor capnography reading
How do you secure the airway of a patient with facial trauma? - ANSWER: -Insert an
OPA or NPA
-Ensure the use of a jaw thrust maneuver to manually open the airway
-Cricothrotomy (open or needle)
What are complications of ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Equipment malfunction
-Tooth breakage and soft tissue laceration
-Aspiration
-Elevated ICP (from reflex response)
-Transport delays
-Hypoxemia
-Esophogeal intubation
-Endobronchial intubation
-Tension pneumothorax
What are indications for lower airway suctioning? - ANSWER: -Air in the stomach
-Aspiration
What are techniques for oral intubation? - ANSWER: -Macintosh (curved blade)
, -Miller (straight blade)
-Retrograde
-Video laryngoscopy
-Optical laryngoscopes
-Digital
How do you treat a patient with gastric distention? - ANSWER: -NG tube
-Be prepared to suction aspiration
What are signs of a displaced ET tube? - ANSWER: -Hypoxia
-Absent lung sounds
-Gastric distention
What are subjective confirmation techniques for ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Direct
visualization
-Tube misting
-Lung sounds
What are objective confirmation methods for ET intubation? - ANSWER: -
Capnography
-SPO2
-ETT inducer
What are side effects of ET intubation? - ANSWER: -Teeth breaking
-Tension pneumothorax
-Aspiration
-Endobronchial intubation
-Vocal chord trauma
-Injuries to larynx and pharynx
What are signs and symptoms of lower airway diseases? - ANSWER: -Sputum
-Shortness of breath
-Lung sounds (wheezing, crackles, rhonchi)
How do you treat a patient with a tracheostomy? - ANSWER: -Hyperventilate before
suction
-Turn them to the side for aspiration
-Inject 3mL of normal saline down the tube to break up secretions then suction
-Replace it if it comes out, an ET tube works temporarily (1-2 cm beyond distal cuff)
What is important to know when treating a patient with a thermal injury? - ANSWER:
Intubation must always be done
What are signs and symptoms of a lower airway injury? - ANSWER: -Signs and
symptoms of pneumothorax
-Shortness of breath
-Absent lung sounds
