140 Final Flashcards
How many lobes are in the lungs?
5
What is the name of the passageway shared by the digestive and respiratory systems for air and food?
Pharynx
What leaf-shaped structure closes during swallowing to prevent foods and foreign objects from entering the trachea?
Epiglottis
What part of the respiratory system contains the vocal cords?
Larynx
What is the most common location for an airway obstruction?
Pharynx
wWhat is the name of the hollow, semi flexible tube that carries inhaled air front the larynx to the lungs?
Trachea
What happens to your diaphragm durning inhalation?
Contracts
Where is Sellick’s maneuver applied?
Cricoid cartilage
What is the name of the muscular structure that divides the chest cavity front the abdominal cavity?
diaphragm
What is directly posterior to the nose?
Nasopharynx
What are the small sacs in the lungs that are responsible for gas exchange?
alveoli
What area is directly posterior to the mouth?
Oropharynx
What is the name of the cartilaginous ridge in the trachea at which the right and left lungs split ?
Carina
What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
12-20
What ring shaped structure forms the lower portion of the larynx?
Cricoid cartilage
A 33 year old male is lying spine on the floor after falling off a ladder. He has an obvious head injury and bleeding. What should you do ?
Assess his level of consciousness
A 35 year old female’s husband meets you t their front door for an ‘unknown emergency”. He tells you that his wife is depressed, and she has locked herself in the bedroom where is keeps his handgun. What should you do ?
Move to a safe place and request law enforcement
What should you do to determine if your patient is breathing?
Put your eat to his mouth
In which position should you hold the patient while applying manual stabilization?
Neutral position
A 78 year old male is unresponsive and lying supine on his bed. What should you do?
Assess him for respiratory efforts
During your primary assessment you palpate the chest and note crepitus to the left lateral ribs. What should you do?
Listen to lung sounds
A 38 year old female was in a car crash and is unresponsive. Her head is slumped forward against the steering wheel and she has snoring respiration. What should you do?
Open her airway
An 18 year old male has a deep laceration to his wrist that is squirting bright red blood. What should you do ?
Place a gloved hand over the wound
What should you do after completing the scene size-up and primary survey for a trauma patient?
Reconsider the mechanism of injury
A 39 year old female is lying supine in her yard next to a 25 foot ladder. She has an obvious leg fracture. What should you do ?
Manually stabilize the c-spine
A car is flipped over on to its roof, and 2 people are trapped inside the car. They are suspended upside down because they were strapped in with seat belts. Several different fluids are leaking front the vehicle . What should you do ?
Ensure scene safety
A 20 year old male has a strong odor of alcohol on his breathe. He is cutting his arm with a knife and the bleeding is severe. You should?
Call law enforcement
You are the first to arrive at the scene of a multiple vehicle collision. What should you do?
Perform a scene size up
You have approached your patient and formed a general impression. What should you do?
Assess the level of consciousness
A 14 year old male is lying supine at a high school football game. He is unresponsive, cyanotic, and has snoring respirations. What should you do ?
Open the airway with a manual maneuver
What is the intention of the primary survey?
Find and treat life threats
Which mental status is the most life-threatening ?
Unresponsive
How should a properly sized cervical collar fit?
The collar rests on the clavicles
An unresponsive 43 year old male was hit by a car and is lying supine in the street. You can hear loud snoring respirations. What should you suspect?
Airway obstructions
A 64 year old male is not breathing. What should you do after initiating ventilations with a bag valve mask?
Look for the rise and fall of his chest
A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with superheated steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest. Vital signs are BP 112/ 66, P124, R28 shallow and labored. What should you do ?
Assist his ventilations
A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest sounds revel bilateral rhonchi. What should you suspect?
Chronic Bronchitis
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?
350 mL
What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult?
12-20
A 56 year old female has a complete airway obstruction from a piece of food. She becomes unconscious while you assess her. What should you do ?
Begin chest compressions
How should you insert a nasopharyngeal airway?
Face the bevel towards the septum
An 18 year old male is cyanotic and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing after lifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66, P88, R22. What is the most likely cause?
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
What is the term for high pitches whistling sounds heard during expiration?
Wheezing
What are the structures that branch off the trachea into the lower airway?
Bronchi
A 75 year old female complains of a sudden onset of right - sided chest pain and dyspnea. She is recovering from a recent hip surgery. What should you suspect?
Pulmonary embolism
A 53 year old male is sleepy, diaphoretic, difficult to arouse and breathing 8 times a unite. What should you suspect?
Respiratory failure
A 77 year old female has dyspnea, speaks in short words bursts, and breathes with pursed lips. Lung sounds are diminished, distant, and clear. Vital signs are BP 152/ 86 and irregular, R 23. What should you suspect?
Emphysema
An 82 year old female complains of difficulty breathing. Before you assist her with her prescribed inhaler, who will you need permission from?
online medical control
The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs of what ape of breathing?
labored
What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result form an obstructed airway?
Stridor
An alert 32 year old female complains of difficulty breathing. She can only speak in 2 to 3 word sentences. What should you do ?
Administer high- flow oxygen
A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull chest pain. He has been coughing up “rusty” septum for the last 3 days . What is the most likely cause?
Pneumonia
An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool , pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6 times a minute. Which device should you use to administer oxygen ?
Bag- valve mask
A 45 year old female complains of weakness, shortness of breathe, back pain and pressure in her chest. What should you suspect?
Myocardial infarction