SONOSIM AIRWAY ULTRASOUND
MASTERY TEST 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A difficult-intubation patient is found to have a lung pulse along his left anterior chest
and lung sliding along his right anterior chest. These findings indicate __________.
A. right mainstem intubation
B. left mainstem intubation
C. tracheal intubation
D. esophageal intubation
E. pneumothorax - ....ANSWER ...-A. right mainstem intubation
The visceral and parietal pleura within the thoracic cavity __________.
A. line the lungs and inner thoracic cavity, respectively
B. are adherent in a majority of locations
C. are both primarily found lining the lungs
D. are found exclusively along the heart
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, E. have an anechoic appearance on ultrasound - ....ANSWER ...-A. line the lungs
and inner thoracic cavity, respectively
Scanning the anterior neck for purposes of endotracheal tube localization is best
performed using a linear-array transducer.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-A. True
There are multiple echogenic tissue lines in the chest wall that can mimic the pleural
line and cause confusion if proper landmarks are not used.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-A. True
Studies that analyzed sonographic visualization of diaphragmatic motion as an
adjunctive method for determining tracheal tube positioning revealed that __________.
A. chest radiography was the only method to detect tracheal tube location
B. this method reliably identified endotracheal tube positioning
C. this method had a sensitivity of less than 10 percent
D. esophageal intubation was undetectable by this method
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-B. this method reliably identified
endotracheal tube positioning
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MASTERY TEST 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A difficult-intubation patient is found to have a lung pulse along his left anterior chest
and lung sliding along his right anterior chest. These findings indicate __________.
A. right mainstem intubation
B. left mainstem intubation
C. tracheal intubation
D. esophageal intubation
E. pneumothorax - ....ANSWER ...-A. right mainstem intubation
The visceral and parietal pleura within the thoracic cavity __________.
A. line the lungs and inner thoracic cavity, respectively
B. are adherent in a majority of locations
C. are both primarily found lining the lungs
D. are found exclusively along the heart
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, E. have an anechoic appearance on ultrasound - ....ANSWER ...-A. line the lungs
and inner thoracic cavity, respectively
Scanning the anterior neck for purposes of endotracheal tube localization is best
performed using a linear-array transducer.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-A. True
There are multiple echogenic tissue lines in the chest wall that can mimic the pleural
line and cause confusion if proper landmarks are not used.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-A. True
Studies that analyzed sonographic visualization of diaphragmatic motion as an
adjunctive method for determining tracheal tube positioning revealed that __________.
A. chest radiography was the only method to detect tracheal tube location
B. this method reliably identified endotracheal tube positioning
C. this method had a sensitivity of less than 10 percent
D. esophageal intubation was undetectable by this method
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-B. this method reliably identified
endotracheal tube positioning
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