Flight Paramedic Ventilator Patient
Management Questions And Answers
What is expiratory reserve volume (ERV)? amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled
after a normal tidal volume expiration
What is vital capacity? the volume of air that the patient can exhale after a maximal
inhalation. Vt+IRV+ERV+RV
What is residual volume? amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration.
What is dead space? The surfaces of the airway that are not involved in gaseous exchange.
Gas exchange can ONLY occur in the __________________ . alveoli
How many different sets of chemoreceptors do we have? 2
Your ______________ chemoreceptors are located in your pons / medulla. central
, Flight Paramedic Ventilator Patient
Management Questions And Answers
Your ___________________ chemoreceptors are located within your aortic arch and carotid
bodies. peripheral.
What are your central receptors driven by? CO2 AND H+
What are your peripheral receptors driven by? O2, CO2, H+
What is V/Q Scanning? A nuclear medicine study used to evaluate the circulation of air
and blood within a patient's lungs in order to determine the ventilation/perfusion ratio.
Which part of the V/Q looks at the ability of air to reach all parts of the lungs? The
ventilation portion.
What part of the V/Q test looks at how well the blood circulates in the lungs? The
perfusion part?
What medical emergency can a V/Q scanning screen for? A pulmonary embolus (PE)
Management Questions And Answers
What is expiratory reserve volume (ERV)? amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled
after a normal tidal volume expiration
What is vital capacity? the volume of air that the patient can exhale after a maximal
inhalation. Vt+IRV+ERV+RV
What is residual volume? amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration.
What is dead space? The surfaces of the airway that are not involved in gaseous exchange.
Gas exchange can ONLY occur in the __________________ . alveoli
How many different sets of chemoreceptors do we have? 2
Your ______________ chemoreceptors are located in your pons / medulla. central
, Flight Paramedic Ventilator Patient
Management Questions And Answers
Your ___________________ chemoreceptors are located within your aortic arch and carotid
bodies. peripheral.
What are your central receptors driven by? CO2 AND H+
What are your peripheral receptors driven by? O2, CO2, H+
What is V/Q Scanning? A nuclear medicine study used to evaluate the circulation of air
and blood within a patient's lungs in order to determine the ventilation/perfusion ratio.
Which part of the V/Q looks at the ability of air to reach all parts of the lungs? The
ventilation portion.
What part of the V/Q test looks at how well the blood circulates in the lungs? The
perfusion part?
What medical emergency can a V/Q scanning screen for? A pulmonary embolus (PE)
