Paramedic Module 2 Part 2
Chapter 8 workbook
- 1.All of the following conditions may cause reduced inspiratory volumes EXCEPT
- A.
Pneumothorax
- B.
Asthma
- C.
High inspired oxygen concentrations
- D.
Repiratory muscle paralysis
- E.
Emphysema
- 2.The normal respiratory rate for an adult at rest is
- A.
8 to 12
- B.
12 to 20
- C.
18 to 24
- D.
24 to 32
- E.
40 to 60
- 3.Which of the following is a breathing pattern associated with flail chest
- A.
Abdominal breathing
- B.
Paradoxical breathing
- C.
Diaphragmatic brething
- D.
Intercostal retration
- E.
Box a and c
- 4.Which modified form of respiration is designed to expand alveoli that may have collapsed during periods of inactivity or rest?
- A.
Coughing
- B.
Sneezing
- C.
Hiccoughing
- D.
Gruting
- E.
Sighing
- 5.The respiratory pattern that presents with deep and rapid respirations is
- A.
Apneustic respirations
- B.
Cheyne-stokes respirations
- C.
Biots's repirations
- D.
Central neurogenic hyperventilation
- E.
Agonal repirations
- 6.Stridor is most commonly associated with:
- A.
Laryngeal constriction or edema
- B.
Cheyne-stokes respirations
- C.
Biot's respirations
- D.
Central neurogenic hyperventilation
- E.
Agonal respirations
- 7.Stridor is most commonly associated with
- A.
Laryngeal constriction or edema
- B.
The tongue blocking the airway
- C.
Narrowing of the bronchioles
- D.
Fluids within the airway
- E.
Foreign bodies in the lower airway
- 8.The feeling of flexibility or stiffness associated with the lungs andventilation is
- A.
Back pressure
- B.
Resiliency
- C.
Compliance
- D.
Effusion
- E.
Hering-Breuer reflex
- 9.The absense of CO2 in exhaled air, as identified by the end expiratory CO2 detector, suggests:
- A.
Ventilation is not deep enough
- B.
Ventilations are not occurring fast enough
- C.
The endo tube may be in the esophagus
- D.
The oxygen percentage of inspired air is insufficent
- E.
All the above
- 10.The normal partial pressure of Co2 in exhaled air is
- A.
5 mmHG
- B.
25 mmHG
- C.
38 mmHG
- D.
45 mmHG
- E.
86 mmHG
- 11.The disposable device that records the level of exhaled CO2 using PH sensitive chemically impregnated paper is a
- A.
Capnometer
- B.
Capnograph
- C.
Capnogram
- D.
Colormetric device
- E.
Nonwaveform ETCO2 device
- 12.The value of capnography is that it can assess which of the following
- A.
The effectiveness of CPR
- B.
Proper initial endotracheal tube placement
- C.
Continuing proper endotracheal tube placement
- D.
Patient responses to medications
- E.
All of the above
- 13.Which of the following is an advantage of the nasopharyngeal airway over the oropharyngeal airway
- A.
It has a larger diameter
- B.
It is easier to insert
- C.
It is blocked less frequently by vomitus
- D.
It does not stimulate the gag reflex as strongly
- E.
It can be used with a BVM
- 14.Insertion of the nasopharyngeal airway directs the soft rubber tube
- A.
Directly up and into the nostril
- B.
Directly along the floor of the nasal cavity
- C.
Into the left nostril, most frequently
- D.
Laterally along the side of the nasal cavity
- 15.The airway adjunct that acts primarily by displacing the tongue forward is the
- A.
Oropharyngeal airway
- B.
PtL airway
- C.
Endotracheal tube
- D.
Nasopharyngeal airway
- 16.The airway technique preferred for use with the patient who is unconscious is
- A.
The oropharyngeal airway
- B.
The nasopharyngeal airway
- C.
Endotracheal intubation
- D.
Nasotracheal intubation
- 17.The laryngoscope blade considered to be best designed for intubation of the infant is
- A.
Mac
- B.
Curved
- C.
Straight
- 18.Which of the following is NOT an indication for endotracheal intubation
- A.
Repiratory arrest
- B.
Cardiac arrest
- C.
Inability to protect the airway
- D.
Obstruction due to foreign object, swelling or burns
- E.
Severe epiglottitis
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