JBL AIRWAY TEST PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION
SET APPROVED
◉ Which of the following statements regarding physiologic dead
space is correct? Answer: Diffuse alveolar collapse increases the size
of the physiologic dead space
◉ Hemoglobin from which oxygen has been released to the cells is
called Answer: Reduced hemoglobin
◉ You have intubated a 33-year old woman in cardiac arrest
secondary to trauma. While auscultating her lungs, you note that
breath sounds are absent over the right hemothorax. What should
you suspect? Answer: Blood or air in the right hemothorax
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the concentration of
gases is correct? Answer: Nitrogen accounts for approx. 79% of
atmospheric air.
◉ You are ventilating an intubated patient who has been in cardiac
arrest for approximately 20 minutes. Despite the presence of
bilaterally equal breath sounds, quantitative capnography
persistently reads less than 10 mm Hg. What should you suspect?
Answer: The patient is not producing carbon dioxide
,◉ Which of the following clinical presentations is most indicative of
a patent airway? Answer: Diaphoresis; tachycardia; gagging
◉ You are attempting to ventilate a patient with a bag mask device
and do not see the chest rise, what should you do? Answer:
Reposition the head
◉ Which of the following respiratory patterns is consistent with
apneustic breathing? Answer: Prolonged, gasping inhalation,
following by extremely short, ineffective exhalation
◉ Which of the following patients would benefit the most from
continuous positive airway pressure therapy? Answer: 61-year old
male with severe respiratory distress and diffuse crackles
◉ You are ventilating an apneic, intubated patient and note that his
etco2 reading, per waveform capnography, is 56 mm Hg, what
should you do? Answer: Increase the rate of ventilations
◉ When passing an endotracheal tube in between the vocal cords,
the paramedic should recall that: Answer: The trachea descends into
the chest cavity just beyond the vocal cords.
, ◉ Assessment of a patient with respiratory distress reveals that his
expiratory phase is for times longer than his inspiratory phase.
Which of the following conditions would cause this? Answer:
Bronchospasm
◉ A 60-year old man with acute pulmonary edema is receiving cpap
therapy at 7.5cm/h2o. he remains conscious and alert, yet his
oxygen saturation is 78% and his work of breathing has not
decreased. What should you do? Answer: Increase the PEEP to
10cm/h2o
◉ Which of the following would likely occur if an adult patient is
breathing at a rate of 36 breaths/min and shallow? Answer: Minute
alveolar ventilation decreased
◉ A patient with anaphylaxis is unresponsive. He has severe edema
to the face and neck. Breath sounds are difficult to hear, and loud
inspiratory stridor is noted. What should you do? Answer: Perform
Intubation
◉ Which of the following conditions can cause deep, rapid breathing
and an end-tidal CO2 of less than mm Hg? Answer: Aspirin Overdose
◉ After inserting a King LT supraglottic airway device into a patient
and inflating the with 40mL of air, you meet resistance when
ventilating and cannot see the patient's chest rise. What should you
SET APPROVED
◉ Which of the following statements regarding physiologic dead
space is correct? Answer: Diffuse alveolar collapse increases the size
of the physiologic dead space
◉ Hemoglobin from which oxygen has been released to the cells is
called Answer: Reduced hemoglobin
◉ You have intubated a 33-year old woman in cardiac arrest
secondary to trauma. While auscultating her lungs, you note that
breath sounds are absent over the right hemothorax. What should
you suspect? Answer: Blood or air in the right hemothorax
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the concentration of
gases is correct? Answer: Nitrogen accounts for approx. 79% of
atmospheric air.
◉ You are ventilating an intubated patient who has been in cardiac
arrest for approximately 20 minutes. Despite the presence of
bilaterally equal breath sounds, quantitative capnography
persistently reads less than 10 mm Hg. What should you suspect?
Answer: The patient is not producing carbon dioxide
,◉ Which of the following clinical presentations is most indicative of
a patent airway? Answer: Diaphoresis; tachycardia; gagging
◉ You are attempting to ventilate a patient with a bag mask device
and do not see the chest rise, what should you do? Answer:
Reposition the head
◉ Which of the following respiratory patterns is consistent with
apneustic breathing? Answer: Prolonged, gasping inhalation,
following by extremely short, ineffective exhalation
◉ Which of the following patients would benefit the most from
continuous positive airway pressure therapy? Answer: 61-year old
male with severe respiratory distress and diffuse crackles
◉ You are ventilating an apneic, intubated patient and note that his
etco2 reading, per waveform capnography, is 56 mm Hg, what
should you do? Answer: Increase the rate of ventilations
◉ When passing an endotracheal tube in between the vocal cords,
the paramedic should recall that: Answer: The trachea descends into
the chest cavity just beyond the vocal cords.
, ◉ Assessment of a patient with respiratory distress reveals that his
expiratory phase is for times longer than his inspiratory phase.
Which of the following conditions would cause this? Answer:
Bronchospasm
◉ A 60-year old man with acute pulmonary edema is receiving cpap
therapy at 7.5cm/h2o. he remains conscious and alert, yet his
oxygen saturation is 78% and his work of breathing has not
decreased. What should you do? Answer: Increase the PEEP to
10cm/h2o
◉ Which of the following would likely occur if an adult patient is
breathing at a rate of 36 breaths/min and shallow? Answer: Minute
alveolar ventilation decreased
◉ A patient with anaphylaxis is unresponsive. He has severe edema
to the face and neck. Breath sounds are difficult to hear, and loud
inspiratory stridor is noted. What should you do? Answer: Perform
Intubation
◉ Which of the following conditions can cause deep, rapid breathing
and an end-tidal CO2 of less than mm Hg? Answer: Aspirin Overdose
◉ After inserting a King LT supraglottic airway device into a patient
and inflating the with 40mL of air, you meet resistance when
ventilating and cannot see the patient's chest rise. What should you
