Paramedic Airway Management FISDAP
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: - fluid in the lungs
- lung sounds: bilateral rails and crackles
- signs/symptoms: cough, chest pain, fatigue
- sputum is sometimes frothy
● chronic bronchitis. Answer: - alveoli misfunction; can't remove excess
H20 from alveoli
- lung sounds: localized rhonchi, wheezing, or rails
- sputum: yellow/green
- productive cough
● Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Answer: signs/symptoms: cool skin,
cough
lung sounds: bilateral crackles
● Emphysemsa. Answer: - alveoli walls rupture and become larger
- lung sounds: wheezing, diminished sounds
- signs/symptoms: pursed lip breathing, club fingered, barrel chested
, ● Order for the flow of oxygen. Answer: nose/mouth > pharynx > larynx
> trachea > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli
● Which landmark of the respiratory system distinguished upper vs
lower airway?. Answer: the larynx
● what is the number one cause of airway obstruction?. Answer: the
tongue
● carina. Answer: Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the
left and right bronchi.
● ventilation. Answer: The physical act of moving air into and out of the
lungs
● oxygenation. Answer: Loading oxygen molecules onto the hemoglobin
molecules in the bloodstream
● respiration. Answer: actual gas exchange in the alveoli
● What do the diaphragm and intercostal muscles do during inhalation?.
Answer: Contract; the diaphragm moves down and the intercostal
muscles contract
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: - fluid in the lungs
- lung sounds: bilateral rails and crackles
- signs/symptoms: cough, chest pain, fatigue
- sputum is sometimes frothy
● chronic bronchitis. Answer: - alveoli misfunction; can't remove excess
H20 from alveoli
- lung sounds: localized rhonchi, wheezing, or rails
- sputum: yellow/green
- productive cough
● Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Answer: signs/symptoms: cool skin,
cough
lung sounds: bilateral crackles
● Emphysemsa. Answer: - alveoli walls rupture and become larger
- lung sounds: wheezing, diminished sounds
- signs/symptoms: pursed lip breathing, club fingered, barrel chested
, ● Order for the flow of oxygen. Answer: nose/mouth > pharynx > larynx
> trachea > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli
● Which landmark of the respiratory system distinguished upper vs
lower airway?. Answer: the larynx
● what is the number one cause of airway obstruction?. Answer: the
tongue
● carina. Answer: Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the
left and right bronchi.
● ventilation. Answer: The physical act of moving air into and out of the
lungs
● oxygenation. Answer: Loading oxygen molecules onto the hemoglobin
molecules in the bloodstream
● respiration. Answer: actual gas exchange in the alveoli
● What do the diaphragm and intercostal muscles do during inhalation?.
Answer: Contract; the diaphragm moves down and the intercostal
muscles contract
