Module 4 Review

Front

The stimulus that triggers a healthy individual to take a breath is:

Back

Hypercapnia

Front

All of the following are true except:
The bronchi bifurcate at the carina.
Respiration occurs in the alveoli.
There are a total of 5 lobes fields within the 2 lungs.
The visceral pleura is the outermost covering of the lungs.

Back

The visceral pleura is the outermost covering of the lungs.

Front

Why was CPAP not placed on a 60 y/o male patient with cyanosis, fatigue, blood-tinged sputum, crackles, orthopnea, BP 78/48, RR 28, SPO2 92, HR 120?

Back

CPAP could worsen his hypotension and is contraindicated in this patient.

Front

Which of the following patients is likely to have a hypoxic drive? 52 y/o female who is a chronic smoker w/ a hx of COPD, 78 y/o male with a fever, hypotension, rales, and green sputum, 48 y/o female w/ a sudden onset of dyspnea, pain in the calf, and hemoptysis, 3 y/o male with stridor

Back

52 y/o female who is a chronic smoker w/ a hx of COPD

Front

Patients with paresthesia, tachypnea, palpitations, and carpopedal spasms may be experiencing:

Back

Hyperventilation Syndrome

Front

You are dispatched to a patient c/o increased fatigue and SOB. Your assessment reveals a 62 y/o male responsive to painful stimuli with pitting edema, JVD, ascites, and swollen hands and feet. Vitals are BP 82/56, RR 8 and shallow, radial pulse not palpable, SPO2 88%. You should:

Back

Begin ventilating and call for immediate transport

Front

Which of the following findings in a respiratory assessment is most concerning?
Respiratory rate of 20,
SPO2 of 94%,
Adventitious breath sounds,
Tachycardia,
All of the above

Back

Adventitious breath sounds

Front

What is an AMI?

Back

An AMI is a heart attack that results in dead tissue due to ischemia.

Front

Which of the following lists the correct order of blood flow through the heart? Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Lungs, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle, Body

Back

Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Lungs, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle, Body

Front

Which of the following refers to the ability of the heart to generate its own electrical impulse? Contractility, Exiticity, Automaticity, Generability

Back

Automaticity