833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient
gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen
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833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient
gags, You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
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 responsiveD. The pt's lungs have collapsed
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