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Airway, Respiration and Ventilation:

1. You are assisting your partner who is preparing to intubate a 79 year old woman. You are managing the BVM and begin ventilating and preoxygenating the patient at what rate?


2. You are assessing an 84 year old man. Upon auscultation of the lungs you discover crackles or rale sounds. He is complaining of chest pain and congestion. These signs and symptoms can indicate?


3. Not only does Epinephrine stimulate cardiac function, but it also has Beta II properties that cause what?


4. Which of the following is false regarding the use of isoproterenol?


5. What are diuretics like Furosemide used for?


6. A child between 3-5 would have normal vitals if they were?


7. You are intubating a 53 year old woman who is unconscious and has no gag reflex. Just after placing the tube and inflating the cuff you auscultate the epigastrum and lungs. You are unsure if tube placement is correct as there were conflicting sounds in the epigastrum. You should?


8. Because Epinephrine can be deactivated by alkaline solutions, it should not be mixed with?


9. The correct initial dosage for Racemic Epinephrine for a pediatric patient with croup experiencing stridor at rest is?


10. You and your partner Duval arrive on scene to find a woman who has suffered a blunt trauma to the chest from a swing on a carnival ride. She is having difficulty breathing and upon auscultation you hear nothing on the right side. This woman likely has a______________________ and would be suffering from_____________________as the collapsed lung is incapable of oxygenating any blood.