A 65 year old male is having trouble breathing. He is moderately overweight and

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A 65 year old male is having trouble breathing. He is moderately overweight and has been coughing up yellowish phlegm. He smokes two packs of cigarettes a ay and reports having episodes like this for many years

Whooping cough

Chronic bronchitis

Pulmonary edema

Status ashmaticus

A 64 year old male complains about dyspnea and is coughing up blood tinged sputum. Upon auscultation, you notice crackles bilaterally.

Emphysema exacerbation

Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary embolism

Esophageal varices

What nerve primarily controls respiration

Phrenic

Intercostal

Vagus

Thoracic

Which of he following can be present with a sudden onset of difficult breathing and diminished breath sounds

Pertussis

Emphysema

Pneumothorax

Pneumonia

A semi-conscious 34 year old male begins to gag after insertion of an OPA

Suction his air way

Encourage him to cough

Remove the airway and attempt a nasal airway

Remove the airway and insert a smaller size airway

A semi-conscious patient’s dentures have completely loosened.

Apply a nasal cannula

Remove the dentures

Insert an OPA

Reset the dentures in place

What sound would a lower air way obstruction produce

Gurgling

Snoring

Wheezing

Stridor

Which of the following is an indication of an upper airway obstruction

Snoring

Rhonchi

Crackles

Wheezing

Which of the following best describes respiratory difficulty?

Dyspnea

Bradypnea

Apnea

Tachypnea

Explanation / Answer

1. A 65 year old male is having trouble breathing. He is moderately overweight and has been coughing up yellowish phlegm. He smokes two packs of cigarettes a ay and reports having episodes like this for many years?

ans: PULMONARY EDEMA

2. A 64 year old male complains about dyspnea and is coughing up blood tinged sputum. Upon auscultation, you notice crackles bilaterally.?

ans.PULMONARY EMBOLISM

3.What nerve primarily controls respiration?

ans. VAGUS NERVE

4.Which of the following can be present with a sudden onset of difficult breathing and diminished breath sounds?

ans. PNEUNOMIA

5.A semi-conscious patient’s dentures have completely loosened.?

ans INSERT A OPA

6.What sound would a lower air way obstruction produce?

ans.WHEEZING

7.Which of the following is an indication of an upper airway obstruction?

ans..WHEEZING.

8.Which of the following best describes respiratory difficulty?

ans. APENEA.

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