FCCS EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

FCCS EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ ____ is the greatest contribution to diagnosis. Answer: History


⫸ ____ is the single most important indicator of critical illness. Answer:
Tachypnea


⫸ Kussmall Breathing (or change in depth of respiration) usually
indicates Answer: Metabolic acidosis


⫸ Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (or periodic breathing with apnea or
hypopnea usually indicates Answer: Severe brainstem injury or cardiac
dysfunction


⫸ Biot Respiration (or ataxic breathing) usually indicates Answer:
Severe neuronal damage


⫸ ____ is one of the most important indicators of critical illness.
Answer: Metabolic acidosis


⫸ ____ is one of the most useful tests in an acutely ill patient. Answer:
ABG


⫸ An acute deterioration may seem to occur more abruptly in: young or
elderly? Answer: Young

, ⫸ What are the two most important predictors of risk in a critically ill
patient? Answer: Tachypnea and Metabolic acidosis


⫸ Oropharyngeal airway is not used if ____. Answer: Airway reflexes
are intact


⫸ Nasopharyngeal airway is contraindicated in patient with ____ and
____. Answer: Suspected basilar skull fracture or coagulopathy


⫸ ____ is the most common cause of airway obstruction. Answer:
Tongue


⫸ SOAP ME (Airway Mneumonic) Answer: Suction
Oxygen
Airways
Position
Monitoring/Medications
Equipment


⫸ Airway Evaluation Answer: Neck Mobility
External Face
Mouth Tongue and Pharynx
Jaw