FLIGHT PARAMEDIC VENTILATOR PATIENT
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
What is the abbreviation for tidal volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS Vt
What is the abbreviation for inspiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS IRV
What is the abbreviation for expiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS ERV
What is the abbreviations for vital capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS VC
What is the abbreviation for residual volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS RV
What is the abbreviation for total lung capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS TLC
What is tidal volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air inhaled and exhaled during a
normal breathing cycle.
What is inspiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of air that can be
forcefully inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation
What is expiratory reserve volume (ERV)? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air that can
be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume expiration
What is vital capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS the volume of air that the patient can
exhale after a maximal inhalation. Vt+IRV+ERV+RV
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC VENTILATOR PATIENT
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
What is residual volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air remaining in the lungs
after a forced expiration.
What is dead space? - CORRECT ANSWERS The surfaces of the airway that are not
involved in gaseous exchange.
Gas exchange can ONLY occur in the __________________ . - CORRECT ANSWERS
alveoli
How many different sets of chemoreceptors do we have? - CORRECT ANSWERS 2
Your ______________ chemoreceptors are located in your pons / medulla. - CORRECT
ANSWERS central
Your ___________________ chemoreceptors are located within your aortic arch and carotid
bodies. - CORRECT ANSWERS peripheral.
What are your central receptors driven by? - CORRECT ANSWERS CO2 AND H+
What are your peripheral receptors driven by? - CORRECT ANSWERS O2, CO2, H+
What is V/Q Scanning? - CORRECT ANSWERS A nuclear medicine study used to
evaluate the circulation of air and blood within a patient's lungs in order to determine the
ventilation/perfusion ratio.
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
What is the abbreviation for tidal volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS Vt
What is the abbreviation for inspiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS IRV
What is the abbreviation for expiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS ERV
What is the abbreviations for vital capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS VC
What is the abbreviation for residual volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS RV
What is the abbreviation for total lung capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS TLC
What is tidal volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air inhaled and exhaled during a
normal breathing cycle.
What is inspiratory reserve volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of air that can be
forcefully inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation
What is expiratory reserve volume (ERV)? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air that can
be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume expiration
What is vital capacity? - CORRECT ANSWERS the volume of air that the patient can
exhale after a maximal inhalation. Vt+IRV+ERV+RV
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC VENTILATOR PATIENT
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
What is residual volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS amount of air remaining in the lungs
after a forced expiration.
What is dead space? - CORRECT ANSWERS The surfaces of the airway that are not
involved in gaseous exchange.
Gas exchange can ONLY occur in the __________________ . - CORRECT ANSWERS
alveoli
How many different sets of chemoreceptors do we have? - CORRECT ANSWERS 2
Your ______________ chemoreceptors are located in your pons / medulla. - CORRECT
ANSWERS central
Your ___________________ chemoreceptors are located within your aortic arch and carotid
bodies. - CORRECT ANSWERS peripheral.
What are your central receptors driven by? - CORRECT ANSWERS CO2 AND H+
What are your peripheral receptors driven by? - CORRECT ANSWERS O2, CO2, H+
What is V/Q Scanning? - CORRECT ANSWERS A nuclear medicine study used to
evaluate the circulation of air and blood within a patient's lungs in order to determine the
ventilation/perfusion ratio.
