FISDAP AIRWAY Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EMT Airway Management FISDAP Test with Questions and Answers Pneumonia ANSWER - fluid in the alveoli - Lung sounds: crackles (rails), rhonci, wheezing; localized to one area of the lung - Sputum: rusty dark green/brown - Signs/symptoms: fever, productive cough Pulmonary Edema ANSWER - fluid in the lungs - lung sounds: bilateral rails and crackles - signs/symptoms: cough, chest pain, fatigue - sputum is sometimes frothy chronic bronchitis ANSWER - alveoli misfunction; can't remove...

FISDAP Airway Practice Quiz with Questions and Answers The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs of what type of breathing? - Shallow - Obstructed - Labored - Normal ANSWER Labored An 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing after lifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66, P 88, R 22. What is the most likely cause? - Pulmonary embolism - Acute myocardial infarction - Spontaneous pneumothorax - Tension pneumothorax ANSWE...

Airway Test with Questions and Answers Common causes of an obstructed airway ANSWER Aspiration of vomitus, foreign object or improper position of tongue Most common place for airway obstruction ANSWER Pharynx Contraindications for an Oropharyngeal airway ANSWER Conscious patients, Any patient (conscious or unconscious) with an intact gag reflex Vesicular breath sounds ANSWER Normal breath sounds made by air moving in and out of alveoli Stridor ANSWER High pitched noise heard prima...

EMT FISDAP Airway and Ventilation Exam with Questions and Answers Aerobic metabolism ANSWER metabolism that can only proceed in the presence of oxygen Agonal Gasps ANSWER occasional, gasping breaths that occur after the heart has stopped Airway ANSWER The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat. Alveolar minute volume ANSWER The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space; calculated by multiplying tida...

FISDAP Unit Exam: Airway and Respiratory Management with Questions and Answers Signs of normal breathing ANSWER adult: 12 to 20 breaths/minute; infant: 25 to 50 breaths/minute; child: 15 to 30 breaths/minute Signs of inadequate breathing ANSWER dyspnea, altered mental status, anxiety or restlessness, sleepy or listless, adventitious breath sounds, pursed lips/nasal flaring, use of accessory muscles, retractions Asthma ANSWER An acute spasm of the smaller air passages, called bronchioles...

Fisdap Practice Quiz Airway Management Exam with Questions and Answers An 18 year old female had been on a carnival ride and became panic stricken when the ride stalled for 15 minutes at a high altitude. Now she complains about muscle pain in her fingers and toes. Vitals are BP 140/90, P 108, R 38. What should you suspect; ANSWER Hypocarbia A 56 year old male is supine in bed and is responsive only to painful stimulus. Vitals signs are BP 108/64, P 52, R 6, SPO2% 78%. What should you do; A...

Paramedic Airway FISDAP Review Exam with Questions and Answers Appropriate airway management ANSWER *Steps must be performed in order. Bypass steps that do not apply.* a. Open and maintain a patent airway. b. Recognize and treat airway obstructions. c. Assess ventilation and oxygenation status. d. Administer supplemental oxygen. e.Provide ventilatory assistance. Upper airway ANSWER Consists of all anatomic airway structures above the glottic opening. *1. Tongue* a. Must be manipulat...

Fisdap Airway Exam mid-East with Questions and Answers Significance of stomach distension, and rapidly decreased ETCO2 after successful intubation ANSWER Tube was placed into esophagus Method to RAPIDLY confirm that a stoma is clear (direct laryngoscopy, suction, removing inner cannula) * ANSWER remove inner catheter to see that its clear Methods to clear tracheostomy tubes ANSWER 3 ml of saline and suction. "Maximum allowable time" for intubation attempts. ANSWER 30 seconds with ...

FISDAP Airway Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2024

FISDAP Airway EXAM 2023 With Correct Answers