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 lume
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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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 Ans- 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 NR
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