MODULE 4A: CHAPTER 13 QUIZ JBL WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Acute pulmonary edema would MOST likely to develop as the result of:
A. right-sided heart failure.
B. severe hyperventilation.
C. toxic chemical inhalation.
D. an upper airway infection. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. toxic chemical inhalation.
Which of the following must be assessed in every respiratory patient?
A. lung sounds
B. blood glucose levels
C. distal pulse, motor, sensation
D. orthostatic vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER -A. lung sounds
"PASTE" is an alternative assessment tool for _______.
A. respiratory patients
B. cardiac patients
C. stoke patients
D. seizure patients - CORRECT ANSWER -A. respiratory patients
You are dispatched to an apartment complex where a 21-year-old woman has apparently
overdosed on several narcotic medications. She is semiconscious and has slow, shallow
respirations. You should:
, A. insert an oropharngeal airway and perform oral suctioning.
B. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport at once.
C. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilations.
D. place her in the recovery position and monitor for vomiting. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. insert a
nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilations.
A 60-year-old man presents with acute respiratory distress. He is conscious and alert, has pink,
dry skin, and has respirations of 24 breaths/min with adequate depth. Which of the following
treatment modalities is MOST appropriate for this patient?
A. assisted ventilation with a bag-mask device and a head-to-toe exam
B. oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
C. positive-pressure ventilations and immediate transport to the closest hospital
D. oxygen via a nasal cannula, vital signs, and prompt transport to the hospita - CORRECT
ANSWER -B. oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you head adventitious
sounds. This means that the patient has:
A. normal breathing sounds.
B. abnormal breath sounds.
C. diminished breath sounds.
D. an absence of breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER -B. abnormal breath sounds
Which of the following is a genetic disorder that predisposes the patient to repeated lung
infections?
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Acute pulmonary edema would MOST likely to develop as the result of:
A. right-sided heart failure.
B. severe hyperventilation.
C. toxic chemical inhalation.
D. an upper airway infection. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. toxic chemical inhalation.
Which of the following must be assessed in every respiratory patient?
A. lung sounds
B. blood glucose levels
C. distal pulse, motor, sensation
D. orthostatic vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER -A. lung sounds
"PASTE" is an alternative assessment tool for _______.
A. respiratory patients
B. cardiac patients
C. stoke patients
D. seizure patients - CORRECT ANSWER -A. respiratory patients
You are dispatched to an apartment complex where a 21-year-old woman has apparently
overdosed on several narcotic medications. She is semiconscious and has slow, shallow
respirations. You should:
, A. insert an oropharngeal airway and perform oral suctioning.
B. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport at once.
C. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilations.
D. place her in the recovery position and monitor for vomiting. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. insert a
nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilations.
A 60-year-old man presents with acute respiratory distress. He is conscious and alert, has pink,
dry skin, and has respirations of 24 breaths/min with adequate depth. Which of the following
treatment modalities is MOST appropriate for this patient?
A. assisted ventilation with a bag-mask device and a head-to-toe exam
B. oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
C. positive-pressure ventilations and immediate transport to the closest hospital
D. oxygen via a nasal cannula, vital signs, and prompt transport to the hospita - CORRECT
ANSWER -B. oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you head adventitious
sounds. This means that the patient has:
A. normal breathing sounds.
B. abnormal breath sounds.
C. diminished breath sounds.
D. an absence of breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER -B. abnormal breath sounds
Which of the following is a genetic disorder that predisposes the patient to repeated lung
infections?
