UCLA EMT AIRWAY STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are the primary muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles
What are the accessory muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔sternocleidomastoid, pectorals,
trapezius and abdominal
What is ventilation? - ✔✔The movement of air between the lungs and environment
What is respiration? - ✔✔The gas exchange and cellular diffusion in the lungs
What is tidal volume? - ✔✔The amount of air in each breath usually 500mL
What is minute volume? - ✔✔The Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume
What is Tachypnea? - ✔✔It is rapid breathing
What is Bradypnea? - ✔✔It is slow breathing
What is dead space? - ✔✔The area not affected by gas exchange
What is Vital Capacity? - ✔✔The Maximum amount of gas that can be expired after a
maximum inspiration
What is residual volume? - ✔✔The amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced
expiration
What are we looking for in a respiratory assessment? - ✔✔The Rate, The Rhythm, The
Quality and the Lung Sounds
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, Rate: 10-12 breaths per minute
Rhythym- Consistent Rise and Fall of the chest
Quality- The Depth of breathing
Lung Sounds- Clear and equal bilaterally
What is the difference between respiratory failure and distress? - ✔✔Failure:
Altered mental status/Unconscious
Increased/Decreased breathing and pulse rate
Shallow/rapid brwathing
Cyanosis
Distress:
Normal Mental Status
Increased breathing and pulse rate
In an upright position
2-3 word dyspnea
Restlessness Noisy breathing
Retractions
What is dsypnea? - ✔✔It is labored breathing or shortness of breath?
What is tachypnea? - ✔✔It is rapid breathing.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are the primary muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles
What are the accessory muscles of ventilation? - ✔✔sternocleidomastoid, pectorals,
trapezius and abdominal
What is ventilation? - ✔✔The movement of air between the lungs and environment
What is respiration? - ✔✔The gas exchange and cellular diffusion in the lungs
What is tidal volume? - ✔✔The amount of air in each breath usually 500mL
What is minute volume? - ✔✔The Respiratory Rate x Tidal Volume
What is Tachypnea? - ✔✔It is rapid breathing
What is Bradypnea? - ✔✔It is slow breathing
What is dead space? - ✔✔The area not affected by gas exchange
What is Vital Capacity? - ✔✔The Maximum amount of gas that can be expired after a
maximum inspiration
What is residual volume? - ✔✔The amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced
expiration
What are we looking for in a respiratory assessment? - ✔✔The Rate, The Rhythm, The
Quality and the Lung Sounds
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, Rate: 10-12 breaths per minute
Rhythym- Consistent Rise and Fall of the chest
Quality- The Depth of breathing
Lung Sounds- Clear and equal bilaterally
What is the difference between respiratory failure and distress? - ✔✔Failure:
Altered mental status/Unconscious
Increased/Decreased breathing and pulse rate
Shallow/rapid brwathing
Cyanosis
Distress:
Normal Mental Status
Increased breathing and pulse rate
In an upright position
2-3 word dyspnea
Restlessness Noisy breathing
Retractions
What is dsypnea? - ✔✔It is labored breathing or shortness of breath?
What is tachypnea? - ✔✔It is rapid breathing.
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