Emergency &Triage- Chief Complaint-
Airway and Breathing Questions -Solved
A patient presents to the emergency department with gagging, coughing, and wheezing.
What should the triage nurse suspect as the most likely cause?
A. Foreign body airway obstruction
B. Laryngitis
C. Diphtheria
D. Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococcus - ANSWER-Foreign body airway obstruction
A primary spontaneous pneumothorax is more commonly seen in which patient
population?
A. Women between the ages of 60 and 80 years old
B. Patients who have had invasive chest interventions
C. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Men between the ages of 20 and 40 years who smoke - ANSWER-Men between the
ages of 20 and 40 years who smoke
The triage nurse should consider the possibility of complications when a patient has
pharyngitis caused by which factor?
A. Coxsackie virus
B. Candida albicans
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus - ANSWER-Group A beta-hemolytic
streptococcus
What is one of the most common respiratory complaints in patients who present to the
emergency department?
A. Bronchitis
B. Pneumothorax
C. Dyspnea
D. Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-Dyspnea
Which characteristic is unique to the pediatric respiratory system?
A. Small tongue
B. Flat diaphragm
C. Posterior larynx
D. Thickened diaphragm - ANSWER-Flat diaphragm
Which finding indicates a high probability that a patient is hypoxic?
A. Nasal flaring
B. Decreased systolic blood pressure
C. Auscultation of rhonchi
Airway and Breathing Questions -Solved
A patient presents to the emergency department with gagging, coughing, and wheezing.
What should the triage nurse suspect as the most likely cause?
A. Foreign body airway obstruction
B. Laryngitis
C. Diphtheria
D. Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococcus - ANSWER-Foreign body airway obstruction
A primary spontaneous pneumothorax is more commonly seen in which patient
population?
A. Women between the ages of 60 and 80 years old
B. Patients who have had invasive chest interventions
C. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Men between the ages of 20 and 40 years who smoke - ANSWER-Men between the
ages of 20 and 40 years who smoke
The triage nurse should consider the possibility of complications when a patient has
pharyngitis caused by which factor?
A. Coxsackie virus
B. Candida albicans
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus - ANSWER-Group A beta-hemolytic
streptococcus
What is one of the most common respiratory complaints in patients who present to the
emergency department?
A. Bronchitis
B. Pneumothorax
C. Dyspnea
D. Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-Dyspnea
Which characteristic is unique to the pediatric respiratory system?
A. Small tongue
B. Flat diaphragm
C. Posterior larynx
D. Thickened diaphragm - ANSWER-Flat diaphragm
Which finding indicates a high probability that a patient is hypoxic?
A. Nasal flaring
B. Decreased systolic blood pressure
C. Auscultation of rhonchi
