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Airway Fisdap Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?
✓ -:- 350ml
How much air is in the average adult ventilation?
✓ -:- 500ml
How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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
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An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a minute.
which device should you use to administer oxygen?
✓ -:- 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
✓ -:- Characterized by profuse sweating.
Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen
✓ -:- 20-44%
What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?
✓ -:- Bronchi
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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.
What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult
✓ -:- 12-20
A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull chest pain. he has
been coughing up "rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. what is the most likely cause?
✓ -:- Pneumonia
EXPLANATION: Pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue and the "rusty" sputum (spit)
is a sign of a lower airway infection. He is febrile (has a fever) from an immune response to
the infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the location of the
infection.
A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with super-heated
steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest. Vitals signs are BP 112/66, P 124, R
26 shallow and labored. What should you do?
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Airway Fisdap Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?
✓ -:- 350ml
How much air is in the average adult ventilation?
✓ -:- 500ml
How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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
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An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a minute.
which device should you use to administer oxygen?
✓ -:- 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
✓ -:- Characterized by profuse sweating.
Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen
✓ -:- 20-44%
What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?
✓ -:- Bronchi
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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.
What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult
✓ -:- 12-20
A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull chest pain. he has
been coughing up "rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. what is the most likely cause?
✓ -:- Pneumonia
EXPLANATION: Pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue and the "rusty" sputum (spit)
is a sign of a lower airway infection. He is febrile (has a fever) from an immune response to
the infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the location of the
infection.
A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with super-heated
steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest. Vitals signs are BP 112/66, P 124, R
26 shallow and labored. What should you do?
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