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FISDAP EXAM RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION
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ALL 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
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BEST GRADED A+
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Of the following, which item is acceptable and productive to ask a 14 year old
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female in the presence of her parents - ANSWER: History of childhood illness
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What condition is most likely
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causing her symptoms - ANSWER: Pneumonia
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What will be your treatment?
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- ANSWER: High flow oxygen, IV fluid bolus, & transport
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. After your initial treatment of the
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patient she becomes unconscious. She is using accessory muscles to breath.
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How would you treat her next? - ANSWER: Attempt insertion of an oral airway
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Which of the following is least likely to cause crackles - ANSWER: Asthma
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Which of the following medications is least likely to be a part of standard therapy for a
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patient suffering from exacerbated emphysema - ANSWER: Nitrates
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Which of the following is true about respiratory physiology? - ANSWER:
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Changes in PO2, PCO2, or pH stimulate chemoreceptorsc c c c c c c
What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan laws - ANSWER: Offer legal protection
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yo people who stop at an emergency scene
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You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
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stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
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generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP-
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105/60. Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the
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bases, with slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung).
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the patient has pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short
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sentences. His medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable
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to give you a complete history. What condition would you suspect? - ANSWER:
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Exacerbated emphysema
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You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
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stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
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generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP-
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105/60. Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the
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bases, with slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung).
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the patient has pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short
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sentences. His medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable
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to give you a complete history. What should you do? - ANSWER: Switch him over
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to high flow oxygen
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You are called to a junior high soccer game to evaluate a student who became
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acutely SOB during the game. on exam, you note inspiratory & expiratory wheezes
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throughout the lungs. BP- 130/80, pulse 120 & Regular, RR- 30. Which c c c c c c c c c c c
medication will you consider using? - ANSWER: Oxygen, albuterol, and epi
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the anatomical structure between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis into
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which the tip of a curved blade is placed during orotracheal intubation is the -
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ANSWER: Vallecula
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What is the name for the small, hairlike process o. the outer surface of some cells?
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These cells aid in metabolism by producing motion or current in a fluid -
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ANSWER: Cilia
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What is percutaneous transtracheal ventilation - ANSWER: Needle cricothyrotomy
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You have orally intubated a patient. While your partner ventilates the patient with a
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BVM you evaluate tube placement. Auscultation reveals sounds heard over
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epigastrium and an absence of breath sounds over the right and left chest. What is
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your best course of action? - ANSWER: Deflate the ET tube cuff, remove the ET
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tube, pre oxygenate the pt with a BVM
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A 67 year old man is complaining of sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Exam
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reveals pt is laboring to breathe and his jugular veins are distended. His BP is
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140/84, p 118, RR- 32, breath sounds clear and equal bilaterally. Pts wife states he is
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recovering from hip surgery. What condition do you suspect? - ANSWER:
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Pulmonary Embolism
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What is the name of the syndrome marked by increased capillary permeability &
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respiratory distress usually due to trauma, inhaled toxins, or gastric aspiration? -
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ANSWER: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ADRS)
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FISDAP EXAM RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION
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ALL 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
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BEST GRADED A+
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Of the following, which item is acceptable and productive to ask a 14 year old
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female in the presence of her parents - ANSWER: History of childhood illness
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What condition is most likely
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causing her symptoms - ANSWER: Pneumonia
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What will be your treatment?
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- ANSWER: High flow oxygen, IV fluid bolus, & transport
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You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
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nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
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listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80
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Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is
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no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. After your initial treatment of the
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patient she becomes unconscious. She is using accessory muscles to breath.
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How would you treat her next? - ANSWER: Attempt insertion of an oral airway
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Which of the following is least likely to cause crackles - ANSWER: Asthma
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Which of the following medications is least likely to be a part of standard therapy for a
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patient suffering from exacerbated emphysema - ANSWER: Nitrates
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Which of the following is true about respiratory physiology? - ANSWER:
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Changes in PO2, PCO2, or pH stimulate chemoreceptorsc c c c c c c
What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan laws - ANSWER: Offer legal protection
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yo people who stop at an emergency scene
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You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
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stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
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generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP-
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105/60. Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the
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bases, with slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung).
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the patient has pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short
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sentences. His medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable
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to give you a complete history. What condition would you suspect? - ANSWER:
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Exacerbated emphysema
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You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
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stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
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generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP-
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105/60. Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the
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bases, with slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung).
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the patient has pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short
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sentences. His medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable
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to give you a complete history. What should you do? - ANSWER: Switch him over
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to high flow oxygen
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You are called to a junior high soccer game to evaluate a student who became
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acutely SOB during the game. on exam, you note inspiratory & expiratory wheezes
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throughout the lungs. BP- 130/80, pulse 120 & Regular, RR- 30. Which c c c c c c c c c c c
medication will you consider using? - ANSWER: Oxygen, albuterol, and epi
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the anatomical structure between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis into
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which the tip of a curved blade is placed during orotracheal intubation is the -
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ANSWER: Vallecula
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What is the name for the small, hairlike process o. the outer surface of some cells?
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These cells aid in metabolism by producing motion or current in a fluid -
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ANSWER: Cilia
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What is percutaneous transtracheal ventilation - ANSWER: Needle cricothyrotomy
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You have orally intubated a patient. While your partner ventilates the patient with a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
BVM you evaluate tube placement. Auscultation reveals sounds heard over
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epigastrium and an absence of breath sounds over the right and left chest. What is
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your best course of action? - ANSWER: Deflate the ET tube cuff, remove the ET
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tube, pre oxygenate the pt with a BVM
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A 67 year old man is complaining of sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Exam
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reveals pt is laboring to breathe and his jugular veins are distended. His BP is
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140/84, p 118, RR- 32, breath sounds clear and equal bilaterally. Pts wife states he is
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recovering from hip surgery. What condition do you suspect? - ANSWER:
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Pulmonary Embolism
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What is the name of the syndrome marked by increased capillary permeability &
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respiratory distress usually due to trauma, inhaled toxins, or gastric aspiration? -
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ANSWER: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ADRS)
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