FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM 3 VERSIONS (VERSION A, B & C)
LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUEST IONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )|
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VERSION A
A 32 year old female is 8 months pregnant. She complains of shortness of breath. Vital signs are BP 124/82, P 100 with normal breath sounds, R24. What do you suspect?
- Eclampsia
- Cardiac tamponade
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Pulmonary
embolism
A 20 year old female with multiple sclerosis is found in respiratory arrest. A healthcare provider is attempting to ventilate her with a BVM without success. What should you do?
- Take over ventilations
- Suction the upper airway
- Establish vascular access
- Start chest compressions - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Take over
ventilations
When does positive pressure ventilations occur?
- Air is drawn into the lungs 1 / 4
- The diaphragm contracts
- Air is forced into the lungs
- Intrathoracic pressure falls - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Air is forced
into the lungs
An 18 year old male has a hoarse voice and a forceful cough. He says, "I'm choking." What should you do?
- Preform abdominal thrusts
- Monitor his airway
- Visually inspect his airway
- Administer 5 back blows - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Preform
abdominal thrusts
While ventilating a patient you note poor compliance and minimal chest rise. You note the patient has upper dentures in place. What should you do?
- Reposition the mask and reattempt ventilations
- Remove the dentures and reattempt ventilation
- Apply more force to the mask seal and increase ventilations
- Continue ventilations and initiate immediate transport - CORRECT
ANSWER- B. Remove the dentures and reattempt ventilation
A 70 year old female complains of worsening dyspnea over the past day.Vital signs are BP 146/98, P 130, R24 with bilateral wheezing, SPO2 82%. What should you do? 2 / 4
- Provide oxygen therapy
- Establish vascular access
- Preform a 12 lead ECG
- Administer a beta agonist - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Administer a
beta agonist
What is the term for the amount of resistance felt curing ventilation with a BVM?
- Compliance
- Atmosphere diffusion
- Inspiratory pressure gradient
- Pulmonary pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Compliance
A 30 year old is found unresponsive with audible snoring after a tonic- clonic seizure. What should you do?
- Suction the airway
- Insert a supraglottic airway device
- Open the airway with a head tilt chin life
- Open the airway with a jaw thrust - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Open
the airway with a jaw thrust
A 70 year old female complains of sudden onset of sharp chest pain and dizziness. Her skin is cool and diaphoretic. Vital signs are BP 100/68, P110, R26, SPO2 95%. What should you do?
- Establish an IV 3 / 4
- Administer Nitroglycerin
- Administer aspirin
- Provide oxygen therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Administer
Nitroglycerin
A 26 year old male is dizzy and tachypneic. He complains of numbness around the mouth and cramping in his extremities. What would you expect his end tidal CO2 to be?
- 35 mmHg
- 25 mmHg
- 40 mmHg
- 50mmHg - CORRECT ANSWER - D. 50mmHg
A 72 year old female complains of shortness of breath that awoke her in the middle of the night. Vital signs are BP 182/102, P 92 and irregular, R 26 with crackles. What do you suspect?
- Tuberculosis
B. COPD
- Pulmonary edema
- Angina pectoris - CORRECT ANSWER - B. COPD
Why is important to avoid touching the back of the throat while suctioning?
- Possibility of laryngeal spasm
- The gag reflex can cause vomiting
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