UCLA EMT CH.15 (Respiratory
Emergencies) Exam Questions and
Answers
Respiratory Distress (signs and symptoms) - Answers --Shortness of breath
-Restlessness
-Increased pulse rate (Tachycardia)
-Increased breathing rate (Tachypnea)
-Upright and/or tripod position
-Skin color changes
-Noisy breathing
-Inability to speak due to breathing efforts
Wheezing - Answers --A high pitched, whistling breath sound, characteristically heard
on expiration in patients with asthma or COPD
Crackles - Answers --Crackling, rattling breath sounds signaling fluid in the air spaces of
the lungs
-Also called "rales"
Dyspnea - Answers --Feeling shortness of breath
Tachypnea - Answers --Fast breathing
Bradypnea - Answers --Slow breathing
Hypoxia - Answers --Dangerous condition in which the body tissues and cells do not
have enough O2
Respiratory Distress (treatment) - Answers -1. Airway
2. Oxygen
3. Positioning
4. Coaching
5. Prescribed inhaler
6. Pulse Oximetry (94% and above, titrate oxygen)
Croup - Answers --Viral infection, inflammation of the larynx and trachea
, -Common in kids 6 months to 3 years
-Seal bark cough and a low grade fever
(Treatment)
-responds well to administration of humidified O2
- DO NOT apply a bronchodilator, may worsen patients symptoms
Epiglottitis - Answers --Bacterial infection, inflammation of the epiglottis
-stridor (late sign)
-sore throat
-high fever
-tripod postion
-drooling
(Treatment)
-keep them in a position of comfort
-give them high-flow O2 -
Asthma - Answers --Immune system response
-Combination of smooth muscle spasm in the bronchioles, mucous acumination, and
edema
-Reactive airway disease 4-5 % U.S. population
-Expiratory wheezes and cyanosis
-Patients know their condition
-May take albuterol (bronchodilator)
-Status Asthmaticus- prolonged exacerbation which does not respond to therapy
Asthma (signs and symptoms) - Answers --Wheezing*
-Prolonged Expiratory Phase
-Dyspnea / Labored Breathing
-Anxiety
Anaphylaxis - Answers --A severe allergic reaction characterized by airway swelling and
dilation of blood vessels all over the body, which lowers BP
1. (Signs and Symptoms)
Emergencies) Exam Questions and
Answers
Respiratory Distress (signs and symptoms) - Answers --Shortness of breath
-Restlessness
-Increased pulse rate (Tachycardia)
-Increased breathing rate (Tachypnea)
-Upright and/or tripod position
-Skin color changes
-Noisy breathing
-Inability to speak due to breathing efforts
Wheezing - Answers --A high pitched, whistling breath sound, characteristically heard
on expiration in patients with asthma or COPD
Crackles - Answers --Crackling, rattling breath sounds signaling fluid in the air spaces of
the lungs
-Also called "rales"
Dyspnea - Answers --Feeling shortness of breath
Tachypnea - Answers --Fast breathing
Bradypnea - Answers --Slow breathing
Hypoxia - Answers --Dangerous condition in which the body tissues and cells do not
have enough O2
Respiratory Distress (treatment) - Answers -1. Airway
2. Oxygen
3. Positioning
4. Coaching
5. Prescribed inhaler
6. Pulse Oximetry (94% and above, titrate oxygen)
Croup - Answers --Viral infection, inflammation of the larynx and trachea
, -Common in kids 6 months to 3 years
-Seal bark cough and a low grade fever
(Treatment)
-responds well to administration of humidified O2
- DO NOT apply a bronchodilator, may worsen patients symptoms
Epiglottitis - Answers --Bacterial infection, inflammation of the epiglottis
-stridor (late sign)
-sore throat
-high fever
-tripod postion
-drooling
(Treatment)
-keep them in a position of comfort
-give them high-flow O2 -
Asthma - Answers --Immune system response
-Combination of smooth muscle spasm in the bronchioles, mucous acumination, and
edema
-Reactive airway disease 4-5 % U.S. population
-Expiratory wheezes and cyanosis
-Patients know their condition
-May take albuterol (bronchodilator)
-Status Asthmaticus- prolonged exacerbation which does not respond to therapy
Asthma (signs and symptoms) - Answers --Wheezing*
-Prolonged Expiratory Phase
-Dyspnea / Labored Breathing
-Anxiety
Anaphylaxis - Answers --A severe allergic reaction characterized by airway swelling and
dilation of blood vessels all over the body, which lowers BP
1. (Signs and Symptoms)
