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FISDAP Airway Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
airway
Ans: The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx,
which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.
alveolar minute volume
Ans: The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute
minus the dead space; calculated by multiplying tidal volume
(minus dead space) and respiratory rate.
alveolar ventilation
Ans: The volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is
determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from
the tidal volume.
American Standard Safety System
Ans: A safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to
prevent the accidental attachment of a regulator to a cylinder
containing the wrong type of gas.
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apnea
Ans: absence of spontaneous breathing
aspiration
Ans: In the context of airway, the introduction of vomitus or
other foreign material into the lungs.
ataxic respirations
Ans: Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not
have an identifiable pattern.
automatic transport ventilator (ATV)
Ans: A ventilation device attached to a control box that allows
the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to
perform other tasks while the patient is being ventilated.
bag-valve mask (BVM)
Ans: A device with a one-way valve and a face mask attached
to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
FISDAP Airway Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
airway
Ans: The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx,
which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.
alveolar minute volume
Ans: The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute
minus the dead space; calculated by multiplying tidal volume
(minus dead space) and respiratory rate.
alveolar ventilation
Ans: The volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is
determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from
the tidal volume.
American Standard Safety System
Ans: A safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to
prevent the accidental attachment of a regulator to a cylinder
containing the wrong type of gas.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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apnea
Ans: absence of spontaneous breathing
aspiration
Ans: In the context of airway, the introduction of vomitus or
other foreign material into the lungs.
ataxic respirations
Ans: Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not
have an identifiable pattern.
automatic transport ventilator (ATV)
Ans: A ventilation device attached to a control box that allows
the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to
perform other tasks while the patient is being ventilated.
bag-valve mask (BVM)
Ans: A device with a one-way valve and a face mask attached
to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
