EMT Jones & Bartlett random Questions With Complete Solutions

If the level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood increases: correct answer: the respiratory rate and depth increase. The tidal volume of an unresponsive patient is rapidly assessed by correct answer: observing for chest rise during inhalation. The respiratory system functions by correct answer: bringing oxygen into the lungs and eliminating carbon dioxide. As you begin ventilating an unresponsive apneic man, you hear gurgling in his upper airway. Your MOST immediate action should be to correct answer: quickly turn the patient onto his side so secretions can drain. A patient overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. He is cyanotic; he has slow, shallow breathing; and his oxygen saturation is 80%. The primary cause of this patient's condition is inadequate correct answer: Ventilation You receive a call for a 49-year-old woman who passed out. The patient's husband tells you that they were watching TV when the incident occurred. No trauma was involved. The patient is semiconscious and has cyanosis to her lips. After opening her airway with the head tilt-chin lift maneuver, you should correct answer: Insert a nasopharyngeal airway You are administering oxygen at 15 L/min to a patient with respiratory distress. If you are using a D cylinder (cylinder constant, 0.16), which reads 1500 psi, how long will it take before you need to replace the oxygen cylinder correct answer: 14 minutes During the inhalation phase of breathing correct answer: pressure within the thorax decreases and air is drawn into the lungs. In which position would you expect a patient with severe dyspnea to be found correct answer: Fowlers (The preferred position of comfort for most patients with respiratory distress is Fowler's position (sitting up) A nonrebreathing mask is MOST appropriate to use on patients who: correct answer: have an adequate rate and depth of breathing. In which position should you place an uninjured, unresponsive patient with a respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min and adequate tidal volume correct answer: Lateral recumbent (recovery position) You are assessing a 66 y/o M who has emphysema and c/o worsened SOB. He is confused, HR of 120 bpm and has an O2 sat of 83%. What finding should concern you the most? Confusion Tachycardia