Pulmonary Pretest (Paramedic care and Principles: 5th Edition chapter Pretest)

Which of the following findings for a patient complaining of dyspnea is of greatest​ concern?

The initial phase of an asthma reaction​ includes:

What is the sensation felt by placing a hand on the chest that vibrates during​ speech?

Why is the use of Lasix or nitroglycerin often of no benefit to the patient suffering from noncardiogenic pulmonary edema​ (ARDS)?

The primary​ muscles, along with the abdominal​ muscles, used in periods of heavy respiratory demand are the

Found where the trachea divides into the left and right mainstem​ bronchi, stimulation of the​ _____ can result in violent coughing

Risk factors for pneumonia​ include:

What is the underlying pathophysiological change to the lungs that causes the patient to develop adult respiratory distress syndrome​ (ARDS)?

Which of the following patients display findings of respiratory​ failure?

What is the underlying pathology of a patient with an upper respiratory​ infection?

A patient in your care is coughing up blood. This is documented as which of the​ following?

When the walls of the alveoli and small bronchioles are​ destroyed, as occurs in​ emphysema, vital capacity remains relatively the same while what​ increases?

What is the type of respiratory problem that occurs when the patient develops an infectious process in one part of a lung that continues to spread throughout adjacent​ alveoli, which ultimately decreases ventilation and​ oxygenation?

A patient with an airway obstruction between which two anatomical points will be unable to ventilate at​ all?

Along with cigarette​ smoking, exposure to​ asbestos, hydrocarbons,​ radiation, and fumes from metal production have been associated risk factors for what lung​ disease?

A​ 20-year-old male runner comes up to you at the finish line of a cross country meet and says he​ "can't breathe." Physical exam reveals a​ 6'5", very thin male with​ acute, sharp pleuritic chest​ pain, and pale and diminished lung sounds are auscultated in the apex area of the right lung. What has likely happened to​ him?

You are called to the home of a patient with a neuromuscular disease that has left him dependent on mechanical ventilation through a stoma for survival. The family summoned EMS due to the ventilator alarming​ "low minute​ ventilation." What should the paramedic do regarding management of this​ patient?

Your patient is a thin​ 59-year-old male in respiratory distress. He presents in a tripod position and appears to be working to​ breathe, pursing his lips. He is on home oxygen at 2 Lpm via nasal cannula and takes Atrovent and Proventil as his medications. You immediately notice his​ barrel-chested appearance, increased​ anterior/posterior chest diameter and pink complexion. Most​ likely, this patient suffers from which of the​ following?