Airway Management

The high pitched sound caused by an upper airway obstruction is known as

• gurgling

• stridor

• rhonchi

• rales

The trachea branches off the _______ and forms two mainstrem bronchi.

• bronchioles

• pleura

• alveoli

• carina

Which of the following structures is found in the lower airway?

• Bronchi

• Uvula

• Pharynx

• Tonsils

What is the danger that an altered mental status can pose to a patient's breathing?

• Depressed alveolar function

• Loss of muscle tone and airway collapse

• Bronchospasms

• Hyperoxia

All of the following can result in airway obstructions, except:

• burns

• infections

• the tongue

• facial trauma

Perhaps the simplest way to determine if a patient has a patent airway is to:

• say "hello"

• check for adequate chest rise

• determine a respiratory rate

• auscultate for breath sounds

What is the sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating impedance or partial obstruction to the flow of air?

• Stridor

• Hoarseness

• Snoring

• Gurgling

Your patient is breathing 4 shallow breaths per minute due to overdosing on his pain medication but he has a palpable radial pulse. He vomited prior to your arrival and is choking. You should:

• insert an oropharyngeal airway and ventilate

• roll him over onto his side to clear the airway

• perform chest thrusts to clear the lungs

• move the patient to the ambulance and suction

Which of the following is a sign of an inadequate airway?

• Regular chest movements

• Nasal flaring

• Equal expansion of both sides of the chest wen patient inhales

• Typical skin coloration

Which of the following patients should NOT have their airway opened using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?

• A 35-year-old diabetic woman who is in the driver's seat of the car in her driveway, who becomes unresponsive while speaking to her husband

• A homeless person of undetermined age found lying unresponsive in an alley with no bystanders

• A 50-year-old woman who choked on a piece of food while dining in a restaurant and was lowered to the floor by a waiter

• A 25-year-old man who is still unresponsive after a grand mal seizure