EMS Respiratory

5. Air travels through this rigid tube after passing the larynx and before reaching the bronchi. What structure is this?
6. After a bee sting, your patient develops wheezing, hives, and swelling of the tongue. What life-threatening emergency should you suspect?
8. During the primary assessment, after confirming that the airway is open, what should you assess next?
9. Your patient is sitting upright, leaning forward with hands on their knees to make breathing easier. What position are they in?
10. You hear a harsh, high-pitched sound during inspiration caused by upper airway narrowing. What breath sound is this?
14. After leaving the trachea, air enters these two large airways before reaching the lungs. What are they called?
15. A teenager with a history of respiratory disease develops wheezing after running outside during pollen season. What condition is most likely?
16. This protective reflex helps clear mucus and foreign material from the airway. What is it called?
17. This gas diffuses from the alveoli into the bloodstream during respiration. What gas is it?
18. You hear musical, high-pitched sounds during expiration caused by bronchoconstriction. What breath sound is this?
19. An elderly patient has fever, productive cough, crackles, and localized diminished breath sounds. What respiratory illness should you suspect?
20. A patient coughs up thick mucus from the lungs. What is this material called?

1. Inflammation of the bronchi causes a productive cough and increased mucus production. What condition is this?
2. Your patient tells you, "I can't catch my breath." What medical term describes this complaint?
3. Your patient is completely unresponsive and has no respirations. What condition is this?
4. You hear fine bubbling sounds at the bases of both lungs. What breath sound are you hearing?
7. This waste gas diffuses from the bloodstream into the alveoli to be exhaled. What gas is it?
8. These small air passages branch off the bronchi and lead directly to the alveoli. What are they called?
11. You count 34 respirations per minute on an adult patient. What term describes this breathing rate?
12. This chronic lung disease destroys the alveoli, reducing the surface area available for gas exchange. What disease is this?
13. This large muscle contracts and moves downward during inhalation, creating negative pressure in the chest. What muscle is this?
15. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in these tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles. What are they called?