FISDAP Airway Exam Questions with Answers 2023

FISDAP Airway Exam Questions with Answers 2023

• An unresponsive 64-year-old male has a stoma. He is supine and apneic. What should you do?
• Assist his ventilations with an adult bag-valve mask and cover the stoma.
• Obtain a set of vital signs and apply an AED.
• Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and ventilate.
• Apply a cervical collar and perform a jaw thrust maneuver.

• A 34 year old female has fallen from a height of 10 feet. She is unresponsive with snoring

respirations. What should you do?

• Use the jaw-thrust maneuver.
• Support her head and neck with a rolled towel.
• Attempt the chin-lift maneuver.
• Apply a cervical collar.

• A 56 year old male complains of pinpoint pain to the left side of his chest along with

difficulty breathing. He states that he recently went off his blood thinners before a hernia surgery. What should you suspect?

• Pulmonary embolism
• Tension pneumothorax
• Pulmonary edema
• Acute myocardial infarction

• What is the expected breathing rate for a child under the age of eight?
• 40-60 breaths per min.
• 10-20 breaths per min.
• 20-40 breaths per min.
• 5-10 breaths per min.

• During respiration, where does the process of the gas exchange occur?
• Aveoli
• Epiglottis
• Trachea
• Bronchioles

• A 7 year old boy is found supine at the base of 15 foot high jungle gym. His teacher is unsure

if he fell from the equipment. Vital signs are BP 100/90, R 0, P 42, SaO2 93%. What should you do?

• Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
• Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver.
• Open his airway with a head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
• Start CPR.

• A 56 year old male is sitting at the kitchen table in the tripod position. What should you do?
• Perform an orotracheal intubation.
• Not intervene as long as the patient is speaking.
• Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask at 10-15 lpm.
• Give oxygen via nasal cannula at 4-6 lpm.

• A lethargic 22 month old male presents with hoarseness and coughing. He has sternal retractions

and his belly and chest move in opposite directions with each breath. He is breathing at a rate of

• What should you suspect?
• Cardiopulmonary failure.
• Respiratory distress.
• Cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Respiratory failure.

• Which of the following is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction?
• Trauma
• Laryngeal spasm
• The tongue
• Foreign bodies

• A 22 year old intoxicated male responds to voice by moaning. You note vomit in his airway, 1 / 2

what should you do?

• Manually stabilize c-spine.
• Insert a nasal airway.
• Turn the patient on his side.
• Suction the mouth.

• Which of the following structures serves as a passageway for both the respiratory and digestive

system?

• Pharynx
• Trachea
• Cricoid cartilage
• Esophagus

• What is a common reaction that you should expect from a drowning patient who is receiving

rescue breathing?

• Tonic-clonic seizures
• Vomiting
• Resistance
• Increased intracranial pressure

• Which of the following is a sign of pneumonia?
• Productive cough
• Jugular vein distension
• Distant lung sounds
• Crackles

• What is the most appropriate method for opening the airway of a patient with a suspected

cervical spine injury?

• Head-tilt, jaw-thrust
• Head-tilt, chin-lift
• Jaw-thrust
• Neck lift

• A 36 year old male complains of a sore throat with drooling. He is having difficulty breathing

with stridor. His skin is pink and hot to the touch. What should you suspect?

• Bronchitis
• Epiglottitis
• Pneumonia
• Tonsillitis

• An unresponsive 44 year old male has an oral airway and is being ventilated. He suddenly

regains consciousness and starts to gag. What should you do?

• Suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place.
• Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
• Insert a nasal airway.
• Request ALS to sedate the patient.

• What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on inspiration called?
• Rhonchi
• Snoring
• Gurgling
• Crackles

• A conscious 32 year old complains of difficulty breathing. He is coughing while pointing to

his throat. What should you do?

• Place him supine and begin CPR.
• Administer abdominal thrusts.
• Encourage him to keep coughing.
• Give four strong blows to the back.

• A 56 year old male has intercostal retractions and is in the tripod position. Vital signs are

BP 116/78, P 90, R 32. What should you do?

• Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm.
• Administer albuterol.
• Assist his ventilations.
• Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
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