FISDAP/ NREMT Respiratory Practice Questions
FISDAP/ NREMT Respiratory Practice
Questions (133 terms) with Certified
Solutions 2024-2025.
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate?
A) spinal cord
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B) diaphragm
C) heart
D) brainstem - Answer: D) brainstem
What is the proper way to measure an oropharyngeal airway?
A) the nose to the xiphoid process
B) from the center of the mouth to the angle of the jaw
C) from the tip of the nose to the lobe of the ear
D) by the size of the patient's thumb - Answer: B) from the center of the mouth to
the angle of the jaw
During respiration, where does the process of gas exchange occur?
A) trachea
B) alveoli
C) epiglottis
D) bronchioles - Answer: B) alveoli
A conscious 32 y/o patient complains of difficulty breathing. He is coughing while
pointing to his throat. What should you do?
A) give four strong blows to the back
B) place him supine and begin CPR
C) encourage him to keep coughing
D) administer abdominal thrusts - Answer: C) encourage him to keep coughing
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A 34 y/o female has fallen from a height of 10 feet. She is unresponsive with
snoring respirations. What should you do?
A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
B) support her head and neck with a rolled towel
C) attempt the chin lift maneuver
D) apply a certerm-5vical collar - Answer: A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
How much oxygen will a pocket mask on room air deliver?
A) 92%
B) 17%
C) 10%
D) 23% - Answer: B) 17%
An unresponsive 44 y/o male has an oral airway and is being ventilated. He
suddenly regains consciousness and starts to gag. What should you do?
A) insert a nasal airway
B) request ALS to sedate the patient
C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygterm-5en
D) suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place - Answer: C) remove the
airway and apply high-flow oxygen
Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard on
inspiration and expiration while auscultatingterm-67 lung fields?
A) gurgling
B) snoring
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C) stridor
D) wheezing - Answer: D) wheezing
A 29 y/o male crashed his motorcycle. He is unconscious and the lower portion of
his jaw is torn from his face. He has gurgling respirations with bleeding into the
throat. What should you do?
A) insert an OPA
B) perform a head tilt-chin lift and apply a nonrebreather mask
C) apply a nasal cannula and suction as needed
D) apply a c-collar and administer blow-by oxygen - Answer: C) apply NC and
suction as needed
An OPA is used to lift the tongue and requires supporting structures of the jaw, so
an OPA would be ineffective for this patient. Oxygen should be administered,
however, and the NC will provide greater concentration than any of the other
listed methods.
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect?
A) a cardiac emergency
B) GI distress
C) respiratory distress
D) a TIA - Answer: C) respiratory distress
A 54 y/o female is unresponsive and lying supine on the floor. What should you
do?
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FISDAP/ NREMT Respiratory Practice
Questions (133 terms) with Certified
Solutions 2024-2025.
Where does the stimulus to breathe originate?
A) spinal cord
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B) diaphragm
C) heart
D) brainstem - Answer: D) brainstem
What is the proper way to measure an oropharyngeal airway?
A) the nose to the xiphoid process
B) from the center of the mouth to the angle of the jaw
C) from the tip of the nose to the lobe of the ear
D) by the size of the patient's thumb - Answer: B) from the center of the mouth to
the angle of the jaw
During respiration, where does the process of gas exchange occur?
A) trachea
B) alveoli
C) epiglottis
D) bronchioles - Answer: B) alveoli
A conscious 32 y/o patient complains of difficulty breathing. He is coughing while
pointing to his throat. What should you do?
A) give four strong blows to the back
B) place him supine and begin CPR
C) encourage him to keep coughing
D) administer abdominal thrusts - Answer: C) encourage him to keep coughing
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A 34 y/o female has fallen from a height of 10 feet. She is unresponsive with
snoring respirations. What should you do?
A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
B) support her head and neck with a rolled towel
C) attempt the chin lift maneuver
D) apply a certerm-5vical collar - Answer: A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
How much oxygen will a pocket mask on room air deliver?
A) 92%
B) 17%
C) 10%
D) 23% - Answer: B) 17%
An unresponsive 44 y/o male has an oral airway and is being ventilated. He
suddenly regains consciousness and starts to gag. What should you do?
A) insert a nasal airway
B) request ALS to sedate the patient
C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygterm-5en
D) suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place - Answer: C) remove the
airway and apply high-flow oxygen
Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard on
inspiration and expiration while auscultatingterm-67 lung fields?
A) gurgling
B) snoring
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C) stridor
D) wheezing - Answer: D) wheezing
A 29 y/o male crashed his motorcycle. He is unconscious and the lower portion of
his jaw is torn from his face. He has gurgling respirations with bleeding into the
throat. What should you do?
A) insert an OPA
B) perform a head tilt-chin lift and apply a nonrebreather mask
C) apply a nasal cannula and suction as needed
D) apply a c-collar and administer blow-by oxygen - Answer: C) apply NC and
suction as needed
An OPA is used to lift the tongue and requires supporting structures of the jaw, so
an OPA would be ineffective for this patient. Oxygen should be administered,
however, and the NC will provide greater concentration than any of the other
listed methods.
You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you suspect?
A) a cardiac emergency
B) GI distress
C) respiratory distress
D) a TIA - Answer: C) respiratory distress
A 54 y/o female is unresponsive and lying supine on the floor. What should you
do?
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