Paramedic FISDAP Airway Final Review
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Indications for Nasotracheal Intubation - Answer-Responsive PTs with AMS, gag reflex,
respiratory failure due to COPD, asthma, pulmonary edema
Indications for Suctioning lower airway - Answer-PTs mouth becomes filled with
secretions; to be able to ventilate properly without pushing material into the airway
obstructing it
Signs and Symptoms of Lower airway injury - Answer-Tachypnea, dyspnea, cough,
wheezing, rales, rhonchi, retractions, hypoxia, stridor
Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax - Answer-hypotension, hypoxia, absent
breath sounds to affected side, trachea deviation, JVD, tachycardia, LOC, AMS
Physiological Effects of COPD - Answer-slows the process of dilation and disruption of
the airways and alveoli caused by chronic bronchial obstruction
Signs and Symptoms of Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Answer-dyspnea, pleuritic chest
pain, sharp, stabbing pain to one side that worsens during expiration or inspiration or
certain chest movement; sudden dyspnea
Signs and Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis - Answer-Sinus congestion, wheezing, asthma
like, chronic cough, thick heavy discolored mucus, dyspnea
Signs and Symptoms of Emphysema - Answer-Barrel chest, pursed lip breathing,
dyspnea on exertion, cyanosis, wheezing and decreased breath sounds
Signs and symptoms of Pulmonary edema - Answer-Crackles at lung base, crackles get
higher as it worsens, pink foamy sputum
Treating PT with Asthma - Answer-Bronchodilators, nebulizer albuterol, Beta 2 agonists
Treating PT with Emphysema - Answer-low levels of CPAP
Signs and Symptoms of CHF - Answer-Pulmonary edema, dependent edema,
orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Treating PT with Pulmonary embolism - Answer-Anticoaglants, O2
Treating PT with Benzodiazepine OD - Answer-Flumzaenil (Romazicon) ;
benzodiazepine antagonist
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Indications for Nasotracheal Intubation - Answer-Responsive PTs with AMS, gag reflex,
respiratory failure due to COPD, asthma, pulmonary edema
Indications for Suctioning lower airway - Answer-PTs mouth becomes filled with
secretions; to be able to ventilate properly without pushing material into the airway
obstructing it
Signs and Symptoms of Lower airway injury - Answer-Tachypnea, dyspnea, cough,
wheezing, rales, rhonchi, retractions, hypoxia, stridor
Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax - Answer-hypotension, hypoxia, absent
breath sounds to affected side, trachea deviation, JVD, tachycardia, LOC, AMS
Physiological Effects of COPD - Answer-slows the process of dilation and disruption of
the airways and alveoli caused by chronic bronchial obstruction
Signs and Symptoms of Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Answer-dyspnea, pleuritic chest
pain, sharp, stabbing pain to one side that worsens during expiration or inspiration or
certain chest movement; sudden dyspnea
Signs and Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis - Answer-Sinus congestion, wheezing, asthma
like, chronic cough, thick heavy discolored mucus, dyspnea
Signs and Symptoms of Emphysema - Answer-Barrel chest, pursed lip breathing,
dyspnea on exertion, cyanosis, wheezing and decreased breath sounds
Signs and symptoms of Pulmonary edema - Answer-Crackles at lung base, crackles get
higher as it worsens, pink foamy sputum
Treating PT with Asthma - Answer-Bronchodilators, nebulizer albuterol, Beta 2 agonists
Treating PT with Emphysema - Answer-low levels of CPAP
Signs and Symptoms of CHF - Answer-Pulmonary edema, dependent edema,
orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Treating PT with Pulmonary embolism - Answer-Anticoaglants, O2
Treating PT with Benzodiazepine OD - Answer-Flumzaenil (Romazicon) ;
benzodiazepine antagonist
