FISDAP AIRWAY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How much air is in the average adult ventilation?
Answer: 500ml
◉ How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is
ventilating?
Answer: 150ml
◉ A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He
smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough
and frequent respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral
rhonchi. What should you suspect?
Answer: Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the
bronchioles. Excessive mucus and pus production leads to
obstructed airways. the consistent cough is the body's response to
clear the airway obstruction
, ◉ An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and
breathing 6 times a minute. which device should you use to
administer oxygen?
Answer: Bag-valve mask
EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a
"sick" patient and assisting his ventilation should be the first
intervention. You can increase his respiratory rate with a bag-valve
mask.
◉ diaphoretic
Answer: Characterized by profuse sweating.
◉ Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen
Answer: 20-44%
◉ What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the
lower airway?
Answer: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right
bronchus. The bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the
terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are located.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How much air is in the average adult ventilation?
Answer: 500ml
◉ How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is
ventilating?
Answer: 150ml
◉ A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He
smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough
and frequent respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral
rhonchi. What should you suspect?
Answer: Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the
bronchioles. Excessive mucus and pus production leads to
obstructed airways. the consistent cough is the body's response to
clear the airway obstruction
, ◉ An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and
breathing 6 times a minute. which device should you use to
administer oxygen?
Answer: Bag-valve mask
EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a
"sick" patient and assisting his ventilation should be the first
intervention. You can increase his respiratory rate with a bag-valve
mask.
◉ diaphoretic
Answer: Characterized by profuse sweating.
◉ Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen
Answer: 20-44%
◉ What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the
lower airway?
Answer: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right
bronchus. The bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the
terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are located.
