EMT chapter 16 JBL quiz

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 40°F (5°C). On exam, you hear bilateral expiratory wheezing. After providing supplemental oxygen, you should:

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

A pleural effusion is MOST accurately defined as

fluid accumulation outside the lung.

Albuterol is a generic name for

Ventolin

Alkalosis is a condition that occurs when

blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing.

An alert patient presents with a regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation and breath sounds that are clear and equal on both sides of the chest. These findings are consistent with

adequate air exchange.

Asthma is caused by a response of the

immune system

At the onset of an acute asthma, patients commonly experience difficulty breathing and

Expiratory wheezing

Common signs and symptoms of acute hyperventilation syndrome include

tachypnea and tingling in the extremities.

Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.

Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of

stridor

Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, except

narcotic overdose

In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur

oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.

In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?

alveoli

The two processes that occur during respiration are

inspiration and expiration

When assessing for fluid collection in the lungs during auscultation of lungs sounds, you should

Start at the lower lung fields and determine at which level you start hearing clear breath sounds

When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious sounds. This means that the patient has

abnormal breath sounds

When the level of arterial carbon dioxide rises above normal

respirations increase in rate and depth.

Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to results in hypoxia?

Severe anxiety

Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?

24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin

Which of the following statements regarding pulse oximetry is correct?

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