AZ Paramedic Airway Respiratory Exam
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A 42-year old female is having trouble breathing. She has dysphagia and
stridor. You should suspect: - ✔✔Epiglottitis
Overinflating the distal cuff of an endotracheal tube can cause: -
✔✔Ischemia of the tracheal wall
A hospice patient has developed dyspnea. Raspy sounds are coming from
his tracheostomy tube. You should: - ✔✔Assess and suction if needed
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade: -
✔✔Fits into the vallecula
A 58-yo male has a newly placed stoma and is experiencing difficulty
breathing. Vital signs are P 104, R 22 and labored, SpO2 83%. How can
you rapidly confirm that his stoma is clear? - ✔✔Insert a soft catheter
completely through the stoma
A 48 yo patient is choking on a hot dog. He is unresponsive, apneic, and
has a strong pulse. Chest compressions are ineffective at relieving the
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, obstruction. You should: - ✔✔Use laryngoscopy and Magill forceps to
remove the object
A 19 yo female is unresponsive. Her pupils are nonreactive, she has dried
vomit on her oropharynx, and bilateral rhonchi in her lungs. Vital signs are
P 60, R 6. What should you suspect? - ✔✔Recent aspiration
A 28 yo male was driving his motorcycle at 45 mph when it hit a parked car.
He was not wearing a helmet. He is supine with an open fracture to his
maxilla. Vital signs are P 120, R 4. What should you do? - ✔✔Perform a
surgical cricothyrotomy
EM Responders are performing BVM ventilations on a pt in respiratory
arrest. The pt's abdomen is distended. After you intubate the pt. you notice
resistance when you squeeze the BVM. Lung sounds are diminished
bilaterally, neck veins are normal, and the trachea is midline. You should: -
✔✔Insert a nasogastric tube
When moving a pt that is endotrachially intubated, which is the most
common life-threatening hazard? - ✔✔Dislodging the tube
Which of the following is a complication caused by orotracheal intubation? -
✔✔The right mainstem bronchi is intubated
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
A 42-year old female is having trouble breathing. She has dysphagia and
stridor. You should suspect: - ✔✔Epiglottitis
Overinflating the distal cuff of an endotracheal tube can cause: -
✔✔Ischemia of the tracheal wall
A hospice patient has developed dyspnea. Raspy sounds are coming from
his tracheostomy tube. You should: - ✔✔Assess and suction if needed
When using the Macintosh blade for orotracheal intubation, the blade: -
✔✔Fits into the vallecula
A 58-yo male has a newly placed stoma and is experiencing difficulty
breathing. Vital signs are P 104, R 22 and labored, SpO2 83%. How can
you rapidly confirm that his stoma is clear? - ✔✔Insert a soft catheter
completely through the stoma
A 48 yo patient is choking on a hot dog. He is unresponsive, apneic, and
has a strong pulse. Chest compressions are ineffective at relieving the
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, obstruction. You should: - ✔✔Use laryngoscopy and Magill forceps to
remove the object
A 19 yo female is unresponsive. Her pupils are nonreactive, she has dried
vomit on her oropharynx, and bilateral rhonchi in her lungs. Vital signs are
P 60, R 6. What should you suspect? - ✔✔Recent aspiration
A 28 yo male was driving his motorcycle at 45 mph when it hit a parked car.
He was not wearing a helmet. He is supine with an open fracture to his
maxilla. Vital signs are P 120, R 4. What should you do? - ✔✔Perform a
surgical cricothyrotomy
EM Responders are performing BVM ventilations on a pt in respiratory
arrest. The pt's abdomen is distended. After you intubate the pt. you notice
resistance when you squeeze the BVM. Lung sounds are diminished
bilaterally, neck veins are normal, and the trachea is midline. You should: -
✔✔Insert a nasogastric tube
When moving a pt that is endotrachially intubated, which is the most
common life-threatening hazard? - ✔✔Dislodging the tube
Which of the following is a complication caused by orotracheal intubation? -
✔✔The right mainstem bronchi is intubated
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