EMT FISDAP Airway, Ventilation, and Respiratory Test Questions and Answers (Verified by Expert)

EMT FISDAP Airway, Ventilation, and Respiratory Test Questions and Answers (Verified by Expert) What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes? - ANS12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95% What are the complications of hyperventilation? - ANSLeads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain What is dyspnea? - ANSdifficulty breathing What is nocturnal dyspnea? - ANSDifficulty breathing after sleep or while asleep Lung sounds usually heard usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis / high pitched - ANSWheezes Lung sounds caused by fluid in the alveoli / sounds like bubbles - ANSCrackles Lung sound due to a obstruction / high pitched on inspiration - ANSStridor Lung sounds due to secretions in larger airways / Lower pitched - ANSRhonchi Condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs and/or other organs because of inadequate pumping of the heart - ANSCongestive heart failure Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bla