EMS 131 FINAL FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Respiratory Emergencies. Answer: Conditions causing difficulty breathing requiring EMS
intervention
● Dyspnea. Answer: Patient's subjective sensation of difficulty breathing
● Respiratory Distress. Answer: Increased work of breathing with inadequate ventilation
● Respiratory Failure. Answer: Inability to maintain adequate gas exchange
● Respiratory Arrest. Answer: Complete cessation of breathing
● Hypoxia. Answer: Insufficient oxygen delivery to tissues
● Hypoxemia. Answer: Low oxygen levels in arterial blood
● Hypercarbia. Answer: Elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood
● Bronchospasm. Answer: Narrowing of airways from smooth muscle contraction
● Asthma. Answer: Reversible airway obstruction and inflammation causing wheezing
● COPD. Answer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with obstructed airflow
● Emphysema. Answer: Destruction of alveoli reducing surface area for gas exchange
● Chronic Bronchitis. Answer: Chronic productive cough from excessive mucus production
● Pneumonia. Answer: Infection of lung tissue causing inflammation
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: Fluid accumulation in alveoli impairing gas exchange
● Congestive Heart Failure. Answer: Heart failure causing fluid backup into lungs
● Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: Lung collapse without traumatic cause
● Tension Pneumothorax. Answer: Air accumulation under pressure collapsing lung and
shifting mediastinum
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Respiratory Emergencies. Answer: Conditions causing difficulty breathing requiring EMS
intervention
● Dyspnea. Answer: Patient's subjective sensation of difficulty breathing
● Respiratory Distress. Answer: Increased work of breathing with inadequate ventilation
● Respiratory Failure. Answer: Inability to maintain adequate gas exchange
● Respiratory Arrest. Answer: Complete cessation of breathing
● Hypoxia. Answer: Insufficient oxygen delivery to tissues
● Hypoxemia. Answer: Low oxygen levels in arterial blood
● Hypercarbia. Answer: Elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood
● Bronchospasm. Answer: Narrowing of airways from smooth muscle contraction
● Asthma. Answer: Reversible airway obstruction and inflammation causing wheezing
● COPD. Answer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with obstructed airflow
● Emphysema. Answer: Destruction of alveoli reducing surface area for gas exchange
● Chronic Bronchitis. Answer: Chronic productive cough from excessive mucus production
● Pneumonia. Answer: Infection of lung tissue causing inflammation
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: Fluid accumulation in alveoli impairing gas exchange
● Congestive Heart Failure. Answer: Heart failure causing fluid backup into lungs
● Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: Lung collapse without traumatic cause
● Tension Pneumothorax. Answer: Air accumulation under pressure collapsing lung and
shifting mediastinum
