EMT-B: Chapter 15 eBook Quiz

expiratory wheezing

At the onsets of an acute asthma attack, patients commonly experience difficulty breathing and:

Increased carbon dioxide levels

In a healthy individual, the brain stem stimulate breathing on the basis of:

Oxygen via nonbreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment.

A 60-year-old male presents with acute respiratory distress. He is conscious and alert, has pink and dry skin, and has respirations of 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. which of the following treatment is MOST appropriate for this patient?

determine if she has been prescribed a beta-agonist inhaler.

A conscious and alert 29-year-old female with a history of asthma complains of difficulty breathing that began after her morning jog. The temperature outside is 40F(5C). on exam, you hear bilateral expiratory wheezing. After providing supplemental oxygen, you should.

pertussis

A minute, during which he would turn blue. After the coughing attack, his parents reported that he seemed to be sucking the air back in. based on this information, your patient is most likely suffering from:

deep and rapid

A young female is unconscious after intentionally ingesting a large amount of aspirin. you will MOST likely find her respirations:

Ventolin.

Albuterol is a generic name for:

transport rapidly

During the primary assessment, you determine your patient has a life-threating emergency. You should now.

stridor

Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of:

secondary respiratory drive

The hypoxic drive is the body's__________.

chronic stretching of the alveolar walls.

The respiratory distress that accompanies emphysema is caused by:

inspiration and expiration.

The two processes that occur during respiration are:

upper airway

Which of the following filters, warms, and humidifies air during inhalations?

Alupent

Which of the following is a common MDI drug?

Pulse oximetry measures the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen, but dose not measure the actual hemoglobin content of the blood.

Which of the following statements regarding pulse oximetry is correct?

jugular vein distention

You are assessing a patient with respiratory distress and are unsure if the cause is congestive heart failure (CHF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). which of the following clinical signs would be the MOST helpful in determining whether the patient has CHF or COPD?

Epiglottitis

You are attending to a 28-year-old female patient in severe respiratory distress. the patient has had a high fever all day, and the respiratory distress came on very quickly. your patient is now sitting in a chair, leaning forward with her hands on her knees. she is making high-pitched sounds with each breath and does not seem to be moving very much air. based on this information, your is likely suffering from:

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection

You are attending to a 6-year-old female patient. her parents tell you that she has been sick for the last three days with the respiratory infections that has been going around her school. they became concerned when she stopped drinking fluids, and they could not get her to take in any liquids. the patient is showing sign of significant dehydration. based on this information, your patient is most likely suffering from:

pulmonary embolus

Your elderly patient recently had surgery. she now complains of a sudden onset of dyspnea and sharp chest pain. You should suspect ___________.

normal breathing

Your patient is complaining of fatigue. She is breathing at 18 breaths per minute, has equal chest rise and fall, and has clear lung sounds. she is presenting with signs of____________.