FISDAP Airway Exam Questions and answers
833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags, You
should
A. Insert
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B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway
A. Insert a nasal airway
903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it reach
next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus
A. Trachea
906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The patient has inadequate chest
rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device
C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations
D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min
A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
*909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a MVC, she has an open
jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head-tilt chin lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust
C. Insert a NPA
*910 - A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The opening
is partially obstructed with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
908 - You are using a BVM and an OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly it becomes difficult to
ventilate. You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
C. The Pt is becoming more responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
946 - A 60-year-old pt with stoma is apneic. You have been suctioning pink frothy sputum for 10
seconds and you continue to get more material. You should
A. continue suctioning and have a partner ventilate through the pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to moisten secretions and continue suctioning
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He does not like the smell of
the mask you are using to deliver O2. You should
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask
C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is lying supine. Their airway is most likely to be obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis
C. The tongue
949 - You are inserting an OPA into a 4 y/o pt you should
A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
B. Use a head tilt chin lift
C. Insert the tip pointing toward the roof of the mouth
D. Use an airway that measures one size too small and rotate
A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
951 - Initial assessment reveals an alert adult pt who is SOB. He is seated in a tripod position
using accessory muscles to breathe. Vital signs are BP 140/80 P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2
95%. You should
A. Administer O2 via NRB
B. Ventilate the pt with a BVM to slow respirations
C. Administer O2 via NC
D. Monitor pulse oximetry
A. Administer O2 via NRB
952 When suctioning a patient, you should
A. Suction on the way in for no more than 5 seconds
B. Suction on the way out for no more than 15 seconds
C. Suction on the way in for no more than 15 seconds
D. Suction on the way out for no more than 5 seconds
B. Suction on the way out for no more than 15 seconds
1139 - Which of the following is the most appropriate way to measure for an OPA?
A. From the patient's earlobe to angle of the jaw
B. From the center of pt's mouth to earlobe
C. From the corner of the pt's mouth to the earlobe
D. From the tip of pt's nose to earlobe
C. From the corner of the pt's mouth to the earlobe
1141 - How should you ventilate an apneic adult pt?
A. Perform mouth to mask ventilation 12 breath per minute
B. Ventilate with a flow restricted PPV at 12-20 breaths per minute
C. Ventilate once every 5-6 seconds with a bag valve mask
D. Ventilate once every 3 seconds with a BVM
C. Ventilate once every 5-6 seconds with a bag valve mask
1142 - Your pt was involved in a MVC he is unresponsive and you hear snoring respirations
when he breathes. You should perform a
A. Head tilt neck lift with c-spine stabilization
B. Jaw thrust with c-spine stabilization
C. Tongue jaw lift with c-spine stabilization
D. Head tilt lift with c-spine stabilization
B. Jaw thrust with c-spine stabilization
1145 - A 67-year-old female is short of breath and sitting in a tripod position. She is on home
oxygen and has had a productive cough over the last few days. During your exam, you note that
she is wheezing and breathing with pursed lips. SPO2 is 93%. You should suspect
A. Anaphylactic reaction
B. Obstructive pulmonary disease
C. AMI
D. Pulmonary embolism
B. Obstructive pulmonary disease
1338 - Which of the following indicates the correct flow range and delivery percentage for NC?
A. 1-6 LPM / 40%
B. 10-15 LPM / 95%
C. 2-8 LPM / 28%
D. 2-4 LPM / 35%
A. 1-6 LPM / 40%
1348 - Allowing for appropriate exhalation when assisting ventilations can reduce/alleviate
A. The amount of air required to ventilate
B. Secretions when suctioning the pt's airway
C. Airway obstructions
D. Gastric distention
D. Gastric distention
1351 - Which of the following statements regarding suctioning of an adult is TRUE?
A. You should start ventilations if suction cannot clear the airway
B. You should only suction for a max of 30 seconds
C. You should insert the suction catheter only as far as you can visualize
D. You should remove the suction catheter with the suction machine turned off
C. You should insert the suction catheter only as far as you can visualize
1352. You are called to an elderly male who is having trouble breathing. Respirations are at a
rate of 24 and labored and the pt is cyanotic. Your pt is conscious but unable to speak in full
sentences. Enroute to the hospital your pt goes into respiratory arrest. You should.
A. use a pocket mask and begin chest compressions
B. Assist ventilations with BVM and room air.
C. Assist ventilations with BVM and 100% O2
D. Start oxygen at 15 LPM via NRB
C. Assist ventilations with BVM and 100% O2
1353 - What are two manual methods of opening a patient's airway?
A. Head tilt-chin lift and NPA
B. Head tilt chin lift and OPA
C. Jaw thrust and finger sweep
D. Head tilt and jaw thrust
D. Head tilt and jaw thrust
1358 - What is the amount of air moved with one normal breath called?
A. Dead air space
B. Minute volume
C. Alveolar air
D. Tidal volume
D. Tidal volume
1360 - What does pulse oximetry measure?
A. Percent of carbon dioxide in the cells
B. Percent of tissue that is saturated with oxygen
C. The amount of plasma that is saturated
D. The amount of hemoglobin that is saturated usually with oxygen.
D. The amount of hemoglobin that is saturated usually with oxygen.
1804 - When opening the airway of an unconscious pt found lying in bed you should
A. Place one hand on the forehead with fingertips of the other hand pinching the nose
B. Place one hand on the forehead with the other hand on the angle of the jaw
C. Place the right hand on the base of the neck and left hand under the angle of the jaw and tip
head backward
D. Place both hands at base of neck and tip head backward to fully extend the neck.
B. Place one hand on the forehead with the other hand on the angle of the jaw
1807 - Your pt is pale and seems anxious but is speaking in full sentences. You should
administer O2 using a
A. flow restricted O2 powered ventilation device
B. NRB @ 15 LPM
C. NC @ 4 LPM
D. BVM @ 15 LPM
B. NRB @ 15 LPM
1819 - Your 92 y/o pt is SOB, unable to speak, and cyanotic. You should first
A. Assure the patient has an open airway
B. Ventilate the pt with BVM
C. Administer O2 via NRB
D. Administer the prescribed bronchodilator
A. Assure the patient has an open airway
1820 - Your 73 y/o pt is sitting in the tripod position. As you approach they motion for assistance
in using their inhaler. You should immediately
A. Administer their prescribed inhaler
B. Administer O2 via NRB
C. Assess the pt's airway status
D. Ventilate with a BVM
C. Assess the pt's airway status
1934 - While ventilating a near drowning pt, you suddenly feel increased resistance in the
airway. You should
A. Perform abdominal thrust
B. Place pt in lateral recovery position
C. Attempt to reposition the head
D. Apply firm pressure to the abdomen
C. Attempt to reposition the head
8050 - For which of the following patients would an OPA be most appropriate?
A. A 19 y/o with a mandible fracture who is only responsive to pain
B. Unresponsive 25 y/o with a suspected spinal injury
C. Unresponsive five-year-old with a suspected airway obstruction
D. Semiconscious 76 y.o old who is gasping for air
B. Unresponsive 25 y/o with a suspected spinal injury
16349 - A 24 y/o male with a history of asthma has stopped breathing. Which ventilation rate
would be most appropriate?
A. 30 breaths per minute
B. 20 breaths per minute
C. 10 breaths per minute
D. 24 breaths per minute
C. 10 breaths per minute
16350 - A 75 y/o pt is complaining of SOB vital signs are 160/88, P 130, R 22 with crackles in
the bases of the lungs. You should
A. Administer O2 via mask
B. Perform detailed chest assessment
C. Assist the pt with prescribed inhaler
D. Obtain a complete SAMPLE history
A. Administer O2 via mask
16361 - A 62 y/o female pt is clutching her chest inside a local restaurant. She is unable to
breathe. You should
A. Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation
B. Perform a blind finger sweep
C. Perform a series of abdominal thrust
D. Apply O2 and assess her pulse
C. Perform a series of abdominal thrust
16364 - When ventilating with a mouth to mask you notice the presence of increasing gastric
distention. You should
A. Manually reposition the airway
B. Immediately suction oropharynx
C. Increase the depth of ventilations
D. Decompress the stomach manually
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