You have a patient who has a history of asthma and is

17) You have a patient who has a history of asthma and is having shortness of breath. The patient has a doctor’s
prescription to take 4 puffs of an Albuterol MDI every four hours as needed. Your local EMS policies allow you
to help a patient self administer the MDI. What side effect should you watch for from the MDI?
A) bradycardia
B) diarrhea
C) sleepiness
D) increased heart rate
18) You have an unresponsive patient with an intact gag reflex. You attempt to place a nasal airway in his right
nostril, but you meet resistance and cannot insert. You should ____ .
19) You’re treating an adult patient who is wearing a nonrebreather. The reservoir bag collapses on inspiration.
What action(s) should you take?
20) Symptoms of asthma most often include ____ .

21) The upper airway does not include which of the following?
A) the jaw
B) the larynx
C) the tongue
D) the trachea
22) The lobes of the lungs are made up of millions of alveoli, which are tiny air sacs. What purpose do the alveoli
serve?
23) You arrive on scene and find a 46-year-old male with difficulty breathing and an altered level of
consciousness. He is tachypneic, pale, diaphoretic, and has tachycardia. What are your patient’s respirations
per minute?
24) Your patient is a 32-year-old female who is unconscious without a gag reflex. You ask your partner to hand you
an oropharyngeal airway to assist with maintaining the patient’s airway. How do you measure for the correct
size?
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