Airway Management

Question 1

Methods of airway management

Answer 1

Head Tilt Chin Lift
Neutral Sniffing Position
Suction
OPA/NPA

Question 2

Patient is choking and cannot cough

Answer 2

Abdominal Thrust

Question 3

Modified CPR

Answer 3

Visualize before you ventilate

Question 4

Alveoli

Answer 4

Diffuse O2 and CO2

Question 5

Pulmonary Edema Causes (5)

Answer 5

Left Heart Problems
Super Heated Gas
Chemical Inhalation
COPD
Pneumonia

Question 6

What muscle is upper airway

Answer 6

Smooth

Question 7

What center is smooth muscle controlled by?

Answer 7

Vasomotor

Question 8

Wheezing is caused by

Answer 8

Asthma, Anaphylaxis, COPD (AAC)

Question 9

Hives are also called

Answer 9

Uticaria

Question 10

Anaphylaxis Tx

Answer 10

Epipen

Question 11

What does Epipen do?

Answer 11

Dilates Bronchials, Constricts vessels in the body. Triggers sympathetic Response

Question 12

Anaphylaxis pathophysiology

Answer 12

vasodilation, bronchial constriction

Question 13

Mediasternum organs

Answer 13

Heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, major, bronchi

Question 14

Wheezing Lung Sounds

Answer 14

“AAC” Asthma, anaphylaxis, COPD

Question 15

Hemothorax

Answer 15

Just blood in pleura

Question 15

Hemopneumothorax

Answer 15

Blood and air in pleura

Question 16

Another name for hives

Answer 16

Urticaria

Question 17

Frenic Nerve

Answer 17

Controls Diaphram

Question 18

What controls respiratory rate and how is it measured?

Answer 18

Respiratory Control Center in the brain stem, measured acid in the blood, chemo receptors

Question 19

Hypoxic Drive

Answer 19

Body using oxygen levels to control respiratory rate

Question 20

How much oxygen do we retain?

Answer 20

5%

Question 21

What is modified OPQRST?

Answer 21

Used for respiratory distress. QRS is different.
Quality - is it harder to breath in or out?
R- Rate, Rhythm, Quality
Scale - Mild, Moderate, Severe

Question 22

Terms for Poor Tidal Volume

Answer 22

Shallow Respiration, Ineffective Respirations, Gasping Respirations

Question 23

What are the indications for an Orapharyngeal Adjunct (OPA)?

Answer 23

Need to create/maintain airway in unconscious patient with no gag reflex

Question 24

What are the indications for a Nasopharyngeal Adjunct (NPA)?

Answer 24

Need to create/maintain airway in unconscious or semi-unconscious patient with gag reflex

Question 25

Rules of Suctioning

Answer 25

Always suction coming out Adult 15 seconds, Children 10 seconds, Pets 5 seconds Wait 2 minutes in between (give oxygen)

Question 26

Patient has decent rate (>8) and tidal volume, what mask would you use?

Answer 26

Non-Rebreather

Question 27

What flow rate do we use for O2?

Answer 27

10-15 L/min

Question 28

Patient is in a stable state and has COPD, what mask would we use?

Answer 28

Nasal Canula

Question 29

Patient is not breathing or has inadequate tidal volume (<8). What mask do you use?

Answer 29

BMV, less than <8 ventilate

Question 30

Treatment for Hyperventilating

Answer 30

Coach breathing, Begin BMV (Explain procedure to patient), Synch ventilations with patients breath and eventually control breath

Question 31

What are the two most preferred methods of ventilation by DOT?

Answer 31

Pocket mask (1) rescuer, Two person BMV

Question 32

What is the least preferred vent method by DOT?

Answer 32

1 person BMV

Question 33

What can treat pulmonary edema and severe broncho spasm?

Answer 33

CPAP, ALS only

Question 34

Ataxic Breathing

Answer 34

Totally irregular, no rate or tidal volume that is consistent. Usually brain stem laceration

Question 35

Cheyenne Stokes Respirations

Answer 35

Regularly irregular. Tidal volume and rate increase and decrease together. Indication is brain injury

Question 36

Kussmal Respirations

Answer 36

Deep rapid breaths. To correct acidosis

Question 37

A 3 y/o kid has stridor, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and drooling. What can you suspect?

Answer 37

Epiglottitis

Question 38

A 6 month old has Stridor, Barking seal cough, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting. What can you suspect?

Answer 38

Croup

Question 39

What is the treatment for epiglottis?

Answer 39

Avoid anything that can trigger the epiglottis, carefully transport to the hospital.

Question 40

What is the treatment for Croup?

Answer 40

Airway - Suctioning, High flow O2, transport

Question 41

Respiratory Syncytial Virus is what type of illness?

Answer 41

Pneumonia, because this means lung infection

Question 42

How to treatment pneumonia?

Answer 42

Support Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. High Flow O2 (could be BMV or NRB), Fowlers, Monitor SPO2, Suction PRN

Question 43

3 types of COPD

Answer 43

Emphysema, Bronchitis, Asthma

Question 44

What do we call COPD Emphysema Patients?

Answer 44

Pink Puffers, due to flush color and puffed out chest, pursed lip breathing

Question 45

What do we call COPD Bronchitis patients?

Answer 45

Blue Bloaters, due to cyanosis and overweight. Lung sounds will include wheezing and rhonchi

Question 46

A patient has gurgling sounds in their lungs, what is this called?

Answer 46

Rhonchi

Question 47

Your asthma patient is wheezing and in respiratory distress, but when asked to provide their inhaler, cannot do so. Can you administer the medication?

Answer 47

No

Question 48

You have just administered albuterol to your patient. What do you need to assess for?

Answer 48

Lung sounds after 3 mins

Question 49

You're patient has just had a spontaneous pneumothorax, what is the treatment?

Answer 49

Airway, O2, BMV PRN

Question 50

Your patient is experiencing sharp pinpoint chest pain and dyspnea. Has good tidal volume but low 02. What can you suspect?

Answer 50

Pulmonary embolism

Question 51

BADPRLS

Answer 51

Pneumonic for potential pulmonary embolism causes. Birth Control, Atrial Fib, Deep Vein Thrombosis, prolonged immobilization, Recent Surgery, Long Bone Fracture, Sickle Cell Anemia

Question 52

You have identified your patient likely has a pulmonary embolism. What is the treatment?

Answer 52

Fowlers, High flow O2, Ventilate, Transport

Question 53

Nitroglycerin, Albuterol, and Epi-pen are all medications we can...

Answer 53

Assist with but do not carry (administer)

Question 54

Intraosseous

Answer 54

Injection into bone marrow

Question 55

Acute in medical means...

Answer 55

Non traumatic

Question 56

Before administering meds we verify using DICCE. What does this mean

Answer 56

Drug/Doctor/Dose, integrity, Clarity, Color, Expiration.