Assessment Flashcard
Rationale
A. Rationale: An obstruction within the glottic area will produce a high-pitched wheezing sound, known as stridor. An inflamed epiglottis (epiglottitis) or foreign body lodged in the glottic area will cause stridor.
Question
A 4-year-old boy has an infection, which caused his epiglottis to swell up and significant airway obstruction. Which one of the following symptoms is seen in a patient with difficulty breathing due to epiglottitis?
a. Stridor
b. Nystagmus
c. Trismus
d. Diplopia
Answer
a. Stridor
Rationale
B. Rationale: Respiratory arrest is the absence of breathing when the lungs fail to function effectively.
Question
The respiratory condition with an absence of breathing but the presence of an adequate pulse is:
a. Respiratory distress
b. Respiratory arrest
c. Respiratory failure
d. Respiratory emergency
Answer
b. Respiratory arrest
Rationale
D. Rationale: When providing positive pressure ventilations, the rescuer blows air into the patient’s lungs for 1 second. A sign of good ventilation volume is visualizing the chest rise.
Question
What sign ensures that you are providing adequate ventilation volume after giving one breath?
a. Increase in heart rate
b. Cyanosis
c. Blowing within 1 second
d. Visible chest rise
Answer
d. Visible chest rise