UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

UCLA EMT-(9) AIRWAY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS AEROBIC METABOLISM - METABOLISM THAT CAN PROCEED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCTS ARE WATER AND CARBON DIXOIDE) AGONAL RESPIRATIONS - OCCASIONAL, GASPING BREATHS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE HEART HAS STOPPED. AIRWAY - THE UPPER AIRWAY TRACT OR THE PASSAGE ABOVE THE LARYNX WHICH INCLUDES THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT. ALVEOLAR VENTILATION - 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 SYSTEM - 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 ANAEROBIC METABOLISM - THE METABOLISM THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN. (BI-PRODUCT IS LACTIC ACID) APNEA - ABSCENCE OF SPONTANEOUS BREATHING. 2COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY BRITTIE DONALD, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ASPIRATION - THE INTRODUCTION OF VOMITUS OR OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS. ATAXIC RESPIRATIONS - IRREGULAR, INEFFECTIVE RESPIRATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE PATTERN. AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT VENTILATOR (ATV) - A VENTILATION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A CONTROL BOX THAT ALLOWS THE VARIABLES OF VENTILATION TO BE SET. IT FRES THE EMT TO PERFORM OTHER TASKS WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING VENTILATED. BAG-MASK DEVICE - A DEVICE WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE AND A FACE MASK ATTACHED TO A VENTILATION BAG; WHEN ATTACHED TO A RESERVOIR AND CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, DELIVERS MORE THAN 90% SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. BARRIER DEVICE - A PROTECTIVE ITEM, SUCH AS A POCKET MASK WITH A VALVE, THAT LIMITES EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY FLUIDS. BILATERAL - A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT APPEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MIDLINE. BRONCHIOLES - SUBDIVISION OF THE SMALLER BRONCHI IN THE LUNGS; MADE SMOOTH MUSCLE AND DILATE OR CONSTRICT IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS STIMULI. CARINA - POINT AT WHICH THE TRACHEA BIFURCATES (DIVIDES) INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAINSTEM BRONCHI. CHEMORECEPTORS - MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 02, C02 AND THE pH OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND THEN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE RESPIRATORY 3COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY BRITTIE DONALD, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CENTERS TO MODIFY THE RATE AND DEPTH OF BREATHING BASED ON THE BODY'S NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. COMPLIANCE - THE ABILITY OF THE ALVEOLI TO EXPAND WHEN AIR IS DRAWN IN DURING INHALATION. CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) - A METHOD OF VENTILATION USED PRIMARILY IN THE TREATMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; CAN PREVENT THE NEED FOR ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION. CRICOID PRESSURE - PRESSURE ON THE CRICOID CARTILAGE; APPLIED TO OCCLUDE THE ESOPHAGUS TO INHIBIT GASTRIC DESTENTION AND REGURGITATION OF VOMITUS IN THE UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT