Fisdap Airway Exam
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1. 1. A conscious 32 year old complains of difficulty A. Encourage him to keep
breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his throat. coughing.
What should you do?
A. Encourage him to keep coughing.
B. Administer abdominal thrusts.
C. Place him supine and begin CPR.
D. Give four strong blows to the back.
2. 2. An unresponsive 64 year old male has a stoma. He D. Place a pediatric sized
is supine and apneic. What should you do? BVM over the stoma and
ventilate.
A. Apply a cervical collar and perform a jaw thrust
maneuver. Feedback: Stoma is an ar-
B. Assist his ventilations with an adult bag-valve mask tificial opening used as
and cover the stoma. an airway. They can cre-
C. Obtain a set of vital signs and apply an AED. ate a unique challenge
D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and when ventilating a patient.
ventilate. You should place a smaller
size mask over the open-
ing and attempt to venti-
late. These airways often
become clogged with mu-
cus. Prepare to suction as
needed.
3. 3. An unresponsive 44 year old male has an oral air- D. Insert a nasal airway.
way and is being ventilated. He suddenly regains con- B. Remove the airway and
sciousness and starts to gag. What should you do? apply high-flow oxygen.
A. Request ALS to sedate the patient.
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B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
C. Suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place.
4. 4. A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard B. Tilt the backboard to the
when she starts vomiting. What should you do? side.
A. Provide her with an emesis bag.
B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
C. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
D. Suction using a soft tipped catheter.
5. 5. What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that pre- C. Epiglottis
vents food from entering the trachea?
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Epiglottis
D. Bronchi
6. 6. The air that we exhale contains approximately how D. 16%
much oxygen?
A. 35%
B. 21%
C. 6%
D. 16%
7. 7. What condition results when the alveoli collapse? C. Atelectasis
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pneumonia
C. Atelectasis
D. Effusion
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8. 8. A 54 year old female is in respiratory arrest and has D. Reposition the jaw
inadequate chest rise during ventilations. What should
you do?
A. Check for a FBAO
B. Asses end tidal CO2
C. Determine her SpO2
D. Reposition the jaw
9. 9. Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? A. Brainstem
A. Brainstem
B. Diaphragm
C. Heart
D. Spinal cord
10. 10. What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? D. 12 to 20 breaths per
minute.
A. 6 to 10 breaths per minute.
B. 28 to 36 breaths per minute.
C. 22 to 26 breaths per minute.
D. 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
11. 11. Why is it important to avoid touching the back of C. It can stimulate the gag
the throat when suctioning? reflex and cause vomiting.
A. It causes the upper airway to spasm uncontrollably.
B. Tachycardia can occur due to vagus nerve stimula-
tion.
C. It can stimulate the gag reflex and cause vomiting.
D. It will cause contamination of the catheter.
12. D. Jaw-thrust
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1. 1. A conscious 32 year old complains of difficulty A. Encourage him to keep
breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his throat. coughing.
What should you do?
A. Encourage him to keep coughing.
B. Administer abdominal thrusts.
C. Place him supine and begin CPR.
D. Give four strong blows to the back.
2. 2. An unresponsive 64 year old male has a stoma. He D. Place a pediatric sized
is supine and apneic. What should you do? BVM over the stoma and
ventilate.
A. Apply a cervical collar and perform a jaw thrust
maneuver. Feedback: Stoma is an ar-
B. Assist his ventilations with an adult bag-valve mask tificial opening used as
and cover the stoma. an airway. They can cre-
C. Obtain a set of vital signs and apply an AED. ate a unique challenge
D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and when ventilating a patient.
ventilate. You should place a smaller
size mask over the open-
ing and attempt to venti-
late. These airways often
become clogged with mu-
cus. Prepare to suction as
needed.
3. 3. An unresponsive 44 year old male has an oral air- D. Insert a nasal airway.
way and is being ventilated. He suddenly regains con- B. Remove the airway and
sciousness and starts to gag. What should you do? apply high-flow oxygen.
A. Request ALS to sedate the patient.
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B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
C. Suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place.
4. 4. A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard B. Tilt the backboard to the
when she starts vomiting. What should you do? side.
A. Provide her with an emesis bag.
B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
C. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
D. Suction using a soft tipped catheter.
5. 5. What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that pre- C. Epiglottis
vents food from entering the trachea?
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Epiglottis
D. Bronchi
6. 6. The air that we exhale contains approximately how D. 16%
much oxygen?
A. 35%
B. 21%
C. 6%
D. 16%
7. 7. What condition results when the alveoli collapse? C. Atelectasis
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pneumonia
C. Atelectasis
D. Effusion
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8. 8. A 54 year old female is in respiratory arrest and has D. Reposition the jaw
inadequate chest rise during ventilations. What should
you do?
A. Check for a FBAO
B. Asses end tidal CO2
C. Determine her SpO2
D. Reposition the jaw
9. 9. Where does the stimulus to breathe originate? A. Brainstem
A. Brainstem
B. Diaphragm
C. Heart
D. Spinal cord
10. 10. What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? D. 12 to 20 breaths per
minute.
A. 6 to 10 breaths per minute.
B. 28 to 36 breaths per minute.
C. 22 to 26 breaths per minute.
D. 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
11. 11. Why is it important to avoid touching the back of C. It can stimulate the gag
the throat when suctioning? reflex and cause vomiting.
A. It causes the upper airway to spasm uncontrollably.
B. Tachycardia can occur due to vagus nerve stimula-
tion.
C. It can stimulate the gag reflex and cause vomiting.
D. It will cause contamination of the catheter.
12. D. Jaw-thrust
