EMR Midterm Exam Practice Flashcards

Front

What does it indicate if a patient has aspirated?

Back

The patient has inhaled a foreign substance into his lungs.

Front

Which of the following should you interpret as indicating that the patient's airway is open?

Back

You hear air coming out of the mouth and nose.

Front

What is the most appropriate technique to clear the upper airway of an unresponsive patient with a large amount of blood and saliva in their mouth?

Back

Suctioning

Front

What leads you to suspect that a patient has fluid collecting in the lungs?

Back

Crackles

Front

When giving ventilations using a resuscitation mask, you blow slowly, using just enough air to make the patient's chest rise to prevent which of the following?

Back

Gastric distention

Front

Which structure is the uppermost part of the throat?

Back

Nasopharynx

Front

You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You plan to give 1 ventilation about every-

Back

3 seconds.

Front

What is the adequate breathing rate for an adult after ventilations?

Back

14 breaths per minute.

Front

What leads you to suspect that a patient is expending too much energy to breathe?

Back

Tripoding

Front

After positioning a resuscitation mask on a child, what should you do next?

Back

Seal the mask.