FISDAP airway, ventilation, and respiratory Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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FISDAP airway, ventilation, and
respiratory Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes?

Ans: 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater
than 95%


What are the complications of hyperventilation?

Ans: Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes
vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain


What is dyspnea?

Ans: difficulty breathing


What is nocturnal dyspnea?

Ans: Difficulty breathing after sleep or while asleep


Lung sounds usually heard usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema,
and Chronic Bronchitis / high pitched

Ans: Wheezes


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Lung sounds caused by fluid in the alveoli / sounds like bubbles

Ans: Crackles


Lung sound due to a obstruction / high pitched on inspiration

Ans: Stridor


Lung sounds due to secretions in larger airways / Lower pitched

Ans: Rhonchi


Condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs and/or other organs
because of inadequate pumping of the heart

Ans: Congestive heart failure


Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, black lung, and respiratory illnesses
are classified as

Ans: COPD / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Air from the chest cavity is prevented from escaping, usually during
closed chest injuries and caused by rub on internal surfaces


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