CPEN-Respiratory Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
NarrowestBpartBofBpediatricBairwayB-BAnswerCricoid
StraightBorBcurvedBlaryngoscopeBbladeB-BAnswerStraight
CuffedBorBuncuffedBETTBinBchildrenB<8B-BAnsweruncuffed
WhyBplaceBNGTBw/BincBwobB-BAnswerdecreasesBworkloadBofBdiaphragm
NormalBRRBinfantB-BAnswer30-60
NormalBRRBToddlerB-BAnswer24-40
NormalBRRBPreschoolB-BAnswer22-34
NormalBRRBSchoolBageB-BAnswer18-30
NormalBRRBAdolescentB-BAnswer12-16
QuickBreliefBasthmaBmedsB-BAnswerShort-ActingBbeta-2BagonistB(albuterol)
oralBcorticosteroidB(prednison)
AsthmaBcontrollerBmedsB-BAnswerLong-
actingBbetaB2BagonistsB(LABA)BorBlongtermBcontrollerB(advair)-
BeffectsBareBforBatBleastB12BhoursB&BpreventBnighttimeBsymptoms
InhaledBcorticosteroids-Qvar
MostBeffectiveBforBlong-termBcontrol
ImportantBinfoBre:BasthmaBcontrollerBmedsB-
BAnswershouldBbeBusedBonBregularBscheduleBw/BinhaledBcorticosteroids
shouldBnotBbeBusedBtoBcontrolBsymptoms
Answers Updated 2026
NarrowestBpartBofBpediatricBairwayB-BAnswerCricoid
StraightBorBcurvedBlaryngoscopeBbladeB-BAnswerStraight
CuffedBorBuncuffedBETTBinBchildrenB<8B-BAnsweruncuffed
WhyBplaceBNGTBw/BincBwobB-BAnswerdecreasesBworkloadBofBdiaphragm
NormalBRRBinfantB-BAnswer30-60
NormalBRRBToddlerB-BAnswer24-40
NormalBRRBPreschoolB-BAnswer22-34
NormalBRRBSchoolBageB-BAnswer18-30
NormalBRRBAdolescentB-BAnswer12-16
QuickBreliefBasthmaBmedsB-BAnswerShort-ActingBbeta-2BagonistB(albuterol)
oralBcorticosteroidB(prednison)
AsthmaBcontrollerBmedsB-BAnswerLong-
actingBbetaB2BagonistsB(LABA)BorBlongtermBcontrollerB(advair)-
BeffectsBareBforBatBleastB12BhoursB&BpreventBnighttimeBsymptoms
InhaledBcorticosteroids-Qvar
MostBeffectiveBforBlong-termBcontrol
ImportantBinfoBre:BasthmaBcontrollerBmedsB-
BAnswershouldBbeBusedBonBregularBscheduleBw/BinhaledBcorticosteroids
shouldBnotBbeBusedBtoBcontrolBsymptoms