Chapter !5 Final Word Scramble

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COPD is characterized by	changes in function that are progressive and irriversable
The Venturi mask is most useful in the prehospital setting when	COPD patient requiring long range transport and specific oxygen levels
The primary treatment to reverse bronchospasm is	bronchodilator therapy
Use of a spacer device in conjunction with a metered dose inhaler	collects in the canister allowing more to be given
Signs of clinical improvement during CPAP therapy include	increased ease of speaking
The oral pharynx	posterior portion of the oral cavity
A person experiences sharp chest pain followed by increased dyspnea coughs or strains to lift something most likely has	Spontaneous Pneumothorax
If you suspect that a unconscious patient has experienced a spinal injury you should open his or her airway by	place your fingers behind the angle of the jaw and lift the jaw forward
Digital clubbing is most indicative of	hypoxia
A patient with a prolonged asthma attack which does not respond to treatment may become a patient with status asthmaticus which commonly presents with	physical exhaustion, dehydration and inaudible breath sounds
Based on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve graph with regard to pulse ox symmetry The more hypoxic a patient becomes	The faster he or she will desaturate
Which of the following statements regarding Austin is correct	Oxygen supports the process of combustion
What function do the Nasal turbinates serve	warm the air
You should insert the ET tube between the vocal chords until the	Proximal end of the cuff is 1 to 2cm past the vocal cords
As a paramedic your chest compressions and repositioning of the airway unsuccessful remove a severely instruction and unconscious patient you should	Preform laryngoscopy and use Magill forceps
Portland compliance during your initial attempt to ventilate unconscious adult should be treated by	reopen the airway
The hypoxic drive stimulates breathing in patients with	decrease in paO2
Which of the following statements regarding field extubation is correct	Better to sedate than to remove the tube
A patient with Orthopnea	seeks a sitting position when short of breath
Paramedics plus he's extreme caution when accessing the airway view the cricothyroid memory because	its bordered laterally and inferiorly by the highly vascular thyroid gland
Before securing ET tube with a commercial device you should	note the centimeter markings on the ET tube
A pulse oximetry reading would be least accurate in a patient with	poor peripheral perfusion
Before activating a patient who has been chemically sedated and paralyzed it is most important for the paramedic too	adequately pre oxygenate with 100% O2
When using a straight blade a major mistake a new paramedics is too	try and pass the ET tube down the blade which obstructs their vison
On either side of the glottis tissue forms a dead end pocket called the	Piriform fossae
According to the most current guidelines for emergency cardiac care the most reliable method for monitoring correct easy to placement is	waveform capnogrophy
The flow restricted oxygen powered ventilation device	has a demand valve that delivers oxygen when a patient breaths in
Which of the following represents the correct sequence for managing a patient airway	open, clear, asses, intervine
The procedure in which the vocal cords or visualized for placement of an ET tube is called	direct laryngoscopy
Approximately 10 seconds into an incubation time to cut glimpse of the patients vocal chords but quickly leucite of them you should	pry back on the laryngoscope to improve your view
______ cells are found in the lining of the airways and produce a blanket of mucus that covers the entire lining of the conducting airways	Goblet
Several cycles of basic life support maneuvers have failed to relieve the severe airway obstruction and unresponsive 44-year-old woman you should	preform direct laryngoscope with magill forceps
In contrast to the right long the left long	has 2 lobes
A bird on gauge oxygen flow meter	reduces the high pressure in the oxygen cylinder to safe pressure
Which of the following patients has the lowest minute volume	350 and 12
The________is an automated space located between the base of the tongue in the epiglottis	Vallecula
The use of capnography in patients with prolonged cardiac arrest may be limited because	acidosis and minimal carbon dioxide elimination
When performing a needle cricothyroidotomy of the proper insertion angle of the needle into the cricothyroid membrane involves a blank angle towards the blank	45 degree feet
Whistle tips suction catheters most often used to	remove stuff from the ET tube
The volume of air that is moved into or out of the respiratory tract in one breath is called	Tidal Volume
Hyperventilating patients	hypercapneic
A morbidly obese man call 911 because of difficulty breathing when you arrive to find the 39-year-old patient lying supine in his bed	Sit him up or place him on his side
Respiratory alkalosis is the result of	Carbon dioxide retention
With regard to patient difficulty neck mobility problems are most commonly associated with which grouping of patients	Elderly
Normally an adult male wll require what size ET tube	7.5mm - 8.5mm
You will know what you have the proper Laron just go pick up view of the vocal cords when you see	two white fibrous bands that lie vertiacally within the glottis opening
It would be appropriate to insert the nasopharyngeal airway in patients who	are altered mental with an intact gag reflex
A patient with a suppress off mechanism	severe risk for aspiration
Anatomically the _____ is directly interior of the glottic opening	thyroid cartilage
hypoventilation causes ___and leads to ___	decreased minute volume and hypercarbia (higher CO2 levels in the blood)
Which of the following findings is most clinically significant and 30-year-old woman with difficulty breathing in a history of asthma	Prior ICU admission
Surgical opening into the trachea is called	Tracheostomy
A 19-year-old woman ingested a large quantity of Darvan she is responsible for pain only and has an eyelash reflex with slow shallow respirations the most appropriate airway management for this patient evolves	Nasal airway
The king airway should not be used in patients with known esophageal disease	known esophageal diesease
The classic presentation and chronic bronchitis is	Excessive mucus production and a chronic or recurrent productive cough
The diagram of the stethoscope is designed to auscultate	high pitch sounds
If a patient has a stoma but no trach tube in place you should	mask over the stoma
Regardless of the interior diameter all ET tubes have	15/22 proximal adaptor
The hearing Burr reflexes a productive mechanism that	prevents lung overexpansion
Under normal conditions the central chemo receptors in the brain increase the rate and depth of breathing when the
_____Breath sounds are the most commonly heard breath sound and have a much more obvious inspiratory component	Tracheal
The most clinically significant finding when questioning a patient with chronic respiratory disease is	recent emergency room visit
larygospasm is defined as	Spasmodic closure of the vocal cords
Common clinical findings in patients with obstructive lung disease include all The following except
The function of the lower airway is too	exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Asymmetric chest wall movement is characterized by	one side of the chest moving less than the other
You would most likely observe a grossly lower respiratory rate in a volume in a patient who is overdose on	Heroin
When a patient's respirations are too rapid and too shallow	lingers in the dead space
When performing an open cricothyroid to me you most likely avoid damage in the jugular vein's if	its cut vertically
During ventilation with the LMA the paramedic should	observe for inadequate ventilations
In a person who is not bedridden the most pulmonary infections occur in the blank	base of the lungs
Use of an automated transport ventilator is not appropriate patients who are	breathing spontaneously
If I remember it is the ideal site for making surgical opening of the trachea because	no important structures lie between the skin and the trachea
In contrast to the negative pressure ventilation positive pressure ventilation occurs when	air is forced into the lungs
Hepatomegaly and JVD are most suggestive of	Right side heart failure
You were transporting a middle-age man on CPAP unit for a severe pulmonary Dema and IV line of normal saline is in place prior to applying the CPAP device the patient was	Remove the CPAP
Patient was obvious respiratory failure requiring immediate	ventilation support
Which of the following factors would most likely produce a falsely normal pulse oximeter he reading	carboxyhemoglobin
Pickwikian syndrome is a sedition in which respiratory compromise results from extreme obesity	Extreme Obesity
oxygen that is entirely devoid of moisture	will dry the patients mucous membranes
The major advantage of the ET intubation is that it	protects the airway from asperation
60-year-old man in cardiac arrest and a visualize easy to pass in between the vocal chords after moving or just go blade for the patient's mouth mentally stable	inflate the cuff
Cor Pulmonale is defined as
Proper placement of the king airway is performed by all the following techniques except	esophageal detection device
Stress receptors in the lungs are responsible for the___reflux which causes you to cost if you take into the too deep a breath	hering-breuer
Incising the cricothyroid membrane vertically will
Which of the following statements regarding the tonsils is correct
During sleep to metabolic rate is___and the number respirations___	high, decreases
Reactive airway disease is characterized by	bronchospasm
open cricothyrotomy is indicated when	you are unable to secure the patients airway with less invasive means
Heptojugular reflex occurs when	pressure on the lover engorges the jugular veins
Which of the following conditions would least likely present with an acute onset of respiratory distress	Pneumonia
You're transporting a debated patient a note that the digital capnography reading as quickly fell below 30 mmHg you should
Which of the following patient may benefit from CPAP
Cuffed ET tubes are generally not used in the field until the child is 8 to 10 years old because
The nasal cannula is a most benefit to patients	Mild hypoxemia
Women on birth control be most cautious of	Acute Emboli

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