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Airway Final Exam (99 Questions with Answers)

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1. Parts of a BVM- which part could be missing and the device would still function - Correct answer The O2 reservoir
2. What is a laryngectomy - Correct answer surgical separation of pharynx from trachea (removal of vocal cords?)
3. What disease would cause a disruption in perfusion while diffusion is normal - Correct answer pulmonary embolism?
4. Airway device that would be contraindicated in a patient who has recently eaten - Correct answer LMA, doesn't protect airway just covers
5. Guidelines for suctioning the oropharynx - Correct answer insert the catheter as far as you can see the tip
6. Guidelines for the use of a double lumen airway device - Correct answer insert blindly
7. Why do patients with spinal cord injury at C7 hypo ventilate - Correct answer Intercostal muscles
8. Be able to determine which patient would need ventilator assistance given the tidal volume and RR - Correct answer RR- 14, TV- 300
9. Why don't we do the Heimlich maneuver on a partial airway obstruction - Correct answer Complete airway obstruction could occur
10. Locations for a laryngoscope blade (curved and straight) - Correct answer Curved- Vincula
11. Straight- Epiglottis
12. King LT - Correct answer Two cuffs around tube
13. Signs of poor BVM ventilations - Correct answer absent lung sounds
14. What would cause adventitious lung sounds secondary to a spinal cord injury at C7 - Correct answer Hypoventilation is common (secondary to spinal cord injury)
15. Best way to determine adequate breathing after opening the airway (BLS) - Correct answer Look, listen, feel
16. Best way to correct snoring respirations after manually opening the airway (BLS) - Correct answer Placement of a NPA

17. Most expected medication to be administered to a patient with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) - Correct answer Steroid (dilated bronchioles)
18. Guidelines for suctioning through an ET tube - Correct answer Suction down to the carina
19. Best reason to perform an advanced airway procedure - Correct answer Protects from aspiration
20. Best reason to prepare suctioning prior to intubation - Correct answer Patient may aspirate
21. Treatment for a patient experiencing dyspnea at a high altitude - Correct answer Administer oxygen and take back down to base
22. Who would need assistance with BVM - Correct answer Multiple Sclerosis?
23. Cause of stridor - Correct answer narrowing of upper airway
24. Normal adult RR and tidal volume - Correct answer RR- 10
25. Tidal volume- 600
26. Principle reason to suction an ET tube - Correct answer reduce integer exudation
27. Cause of alveolar collapse in a patient after drowning - Correct answer Surfactant
28. Best way to secure ET tube - Correct answer Apply manufactured securing device
29. Best technique for ventilating a non-breathing stoma patient - Correct answer Adult BVM attached to pads NRB
30. Causes of a decrease in carbon dioxide within the bloodstream - Correct answer Hyperventilation
31. Guidelines for performing an open cricothyrotomy - Correct answer 1-2 cm vertical incision over membrane
32. Guidelines for inserting a NPA - Correct answer Lube water base
33. O2 setting to keep the reservoir bag inflated on a BVM - Correct answer enough to keep the reservoir inflated
34. Primary reason to use cricoid pressure during an intubated attempt - Correct answer Minimize risk of aspiration
35. Scenarios where you have to determine which oxygen delivery device to use - Correct answer Supplemental oxygen

36. What to do if a Beta 2 agonist fails to reverse bronchoconstriction - Correct answer Intubate with bag valve mask
37. Why is an ET tube the preferred method of intubation - Correct answer some medications can be delivered by ET TUBE?
38. What is pulses paradoxes - Correct answer Drop in pressure 10mgHg
39. What is the purpose of PEEP - Correct answer Bronchioles open in alveoli?
40. What device measures CO2 as a waveform - Correct answer Scenography?
41. Spontaneous pneumonia - Correct answer Sudden
42. Proper technique for preparing style - Correct answer do not go beyond the Murphy’s eye of the tube
43. Which adventitious lung sound would most likely result in bronchospasm - Correct answer wheezing?
44. S/S of lower airway construction - Correct answer Crackles
45. S/S of pneumonia - Correct answer Productive cough and fever
46. What to do if CPR fails to dislodged an FBO on an unresponsive chocking victim - Correct answer laryngoscopy removal with forceps
47. Most dangerous consequence of incorrect placement of an ET tube other than hypoxia - Correct answer Aspiration
48. What is being checked when assessing the upper airway during the primary assessment - Correct answer Sound of snoring?
49. Negatively affect carbon dioxide alveoli diffusion - Correct answer pulmonary edema
50. NPA tube placement - Correct answer Bevel toward the septum
51. Vomiting patient - Correct answer Left lateral recumbent
52. Curved blade - Correct answer Move the tongue
53. Preferred method for gastric decompression in the unresponsive patient - Correct answer NG tube
54. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Correct answer Remove all from the residence
55. Flow rate for O2 devices - Correct answer 1-6 nasal cannula

56. What action will increase the O2 concentration in the bloodstream - Correct answer allow more oxygen to transfer to hemoglobin
57. What other respiratory pattern could Kussmaul respirations be confused with - Correct answer Hyperventilation’s
58. Which patient would most likely benefit from an advanced airway - Correct answer Unresponsive with no gag reflex?
59. Know which airway device would have a negative impact on PEEP - Correct answer ET tube
60. Why would the HR decrease after an advanced airway has been placed - Correct answer Decreased HR is an expected complication
61. Guidelines for confirming placement of a comb tube - Correct answer Ventilate tube 2
62. Technique that would assist in ventilating a patient with a severe allergic reaction - Correct answer Switch ventilation to pocket mask
63. Consequence of inserting an ET tube too far - Correct answer Right main stem bronchi
64. Most critical sign in a patient sitting in the tripod position - Correct answer pulmonary edema
65. Steps in clearing a FBO - Correct answer Begin chest compressions
66. Contraindications for applying an ATV (automatic transport ventilator) - Correct answer Pneumonia thorax
67. Complications in intubating a patient - Correct answer Laryngospasms
68. Principle problem for the body in a patient who has severe pneumonia - Correct answer Oxygen cannot upload
69. Most important piece of equipment to have for an unconscious patient - Correct answer Hand suctioning
70. Preferred method of assisting ventilation for a single rescuer - Correct answer Pocket mask
71. Highest priority during transport of a patient with emphysema - Correct answer Peripheral IV
72. Treatment for a patient who is hyperventilating - Correct answer Calm the patient

73. What would lead you to suspect a patient with chronic bronchitis is experiencing a spontaneous pneumonia vs. exacerbation of COPD - Correct answer unilateral hyerresidence
74. Procedures for opening the airway - Correct answer Head tilt jaw thrust
75. Which disease process would most likely lead to Car Pulmonale - Correct answer Emphazema?
76. Dual lumen - Correct answer Infant cuffs
77. OPA measures - Correct answer ear lobe to corner of mouth
78. 4 mL a min nasal cannula - Correct answer switch to BVM
79. Upper airway sound - Correct answer Gurgling
80. Reasons to apply nasal cannula instead of face mask - Correct answer Claustrophobic
81. Guidelines for suctioning an apneic patient - Correct answer sterile water
82. When is the glottis opening the largest - Correct answer upon inspiration?
83. Be able to identify which patient will most likely require intubation - Correct answer cardiac arrest
84. Which procedure would be contraindicated in a patient with significant facial injuries - Correct answer Nasal trachea intubation?
85. Greatest complication associated with RSI - Correct answer Aspiration
86. Common complication of needle cricothyrotomy - Correct answer Barrow trauma
87. Medical term used to refer to lung sounds auscultated in the mid axillary region - Correct answer Vesicular
88. Best reason to suction a patient who has just vomited dark red blood - Correct answer Aspiration causing pneumonia
89. Highest priority when assessing a patient complaining of difficulty breathing with JVD - Correct answer Lung sounds
90. Calculate minute volume given the RR and TV - Correct answer 4,
91. S/S of a patient with a HX of R sided MI with severe dyspnea - Correct answer Diminished lung sounds

92. Expected peak flow and forced expiratory volume in an asthmatic patient in the middle of an attack - Correct answer Decreased peak flow decreased forced expiratory volume
93. How would a rescuer improve the FiO2 level on a non-breathing ventilated patient - Correct answer Increase flow rate?
94. Best sedative to administer for a hypotensive patient prior to intubation - Correct answer Intimidate
95. ET tube size for an obese female patient - Correct answer 7.
96. Expected finding on an unresponsive asthma patient given the vital signs in a scenario - Correct answer Blood glucose
97. What is atonal breathing - Correct answer Shallow and slow
98. Equipment required for digital intubation - Correct answer bite block
99. Best definition of hypoventilation from an injury or disease (has to do with RR and TV) - Correct answer A minute volume insufficient to meet demand
100. Common complication of sedation - Correct answer Hypotension 101.Medication of Metoprotronol and Betamethonozal - Correct answer Asthma