FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM/ AIRWAY FISDAP
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION/ BEST
GRADED A+
1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?: -
350ml
2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?: 500ml
3. How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating?-
: 150ml
4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes
4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent
respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you
suspect?: Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles.
Excessive mucus and pus production leads to obstructed airways. the consistent
cough is the body's response to clear the airway obstruction
5. An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6
times a minute. which device should you use to administer oxygen?
: Bag-valve mask
, EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a "sick" patient
and assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention. You can increase his
respiratory rate with a bag-valve mask.
6. diaphoretic : Characterized by profuse sweating.
7. Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen : 20-44%
8. What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?-
: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The
bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the
alveoli are located.
9. What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult : 12-20
10. A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull
chest pain. he has been coughing up "rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. what
is the most likely cause?
: Pneumonia
EXPLANATION: Pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue and the "rusty" sputum
(spit) is a sign of a lower airway infection. He is febrile (has a fever) from an immune
response to the infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the
location of the infection.
11. A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed
with super-heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION/ BEST
GRADED A+
1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?: -
350ml
2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?: 500ml
3. How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating?-
: 150ml
4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes
4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent
respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you
suspect?: Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles.
Excessive mucus and pus production leads to obstructed airways. the consistent
cough is the body's response to clear the airway obstruction
5. An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6
times a minute. which device should you use to administer oxygen?
: Bag-valve mask
, EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a "sick" patient
and assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention. You can increase his
respiratory rate with a bag-valve mask.
6. diaphoretic : Characterized by profuse sweating.
7. Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen : 20-44%
8. What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?-
: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The
bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the
alveoli are located.
9. What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult : 12-20
10. A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull
chest pain. he has been coughing up "rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. what
is the most likely cause?
: Pneumonia
EXPLANATION: Pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue and the "rusty" sputum
(spit) is a sign of a lower airway infection. He is febrile (has a fever) from an immune
response to the infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the
location of the infection.
11. A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed
with super-heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest.
