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7 Respiratory Emergencies Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 7 Respiratory Emergencies, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: A reassuring oxygen saturation reading rules out carbon-dioxide retention in a patient with respiratory distress.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What type of respiratory failure primarily involves low oxygen in the blood?

Choose one

1 point

An adult has fever, cough, and findings that may indicate pneumonia. Which initial approach is most appropriate?

A
Start antibiotics for every respiratory illness with a cough.
B
Assess oxygenation and vital signs, provide oxygen if needed, and evaluate for sepsis or respiratory failure.
C
Avoid imaging because pneumonia can be diagnosed only from symptoms.
D
Wait for confusion or low oxygen before seeking urgent assessment.

Fill in the blank

1 point

In a patient with severe wheezing, a quiet chest may indicate rather than improvement.

True or false

1 point

True or false: Noninvasive ventilation is routine treatment for an acute asthma exacerbation.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A trained responder is giving rescue ventilations to an adult who has a pulse but is not breathing effectively. Which rate and ventilation goal are recommended?

A
One breath every 2 seconds, regardless of chest rise.
B
One breath about every 6 seconds, enough to produce visible chest rise.
C
One breath every 15 seconds, with no need to reassess.
D
Continuous rapid breaths until the patient responds.

Written response

1 point

What adjective describes chest pain associated with breathing, which may occur with pneumonia?

Choose all

1 point

Which situations can cause upper-airway obstruction? Select all that apply.

A
Choking
B
Swelling, including swelling from anaphylaxis
C
Pneumonia
D
Secretions
E
Injury
F
COPD exacerbation

Fill in the blank

1 point

For a conscious adult with severe foreign-body airway obstruction, give cycles of back blows followed by abdominal thrusts.

Choose all

1 point

A patient with asthma is becoming more breathless. Which findings are signs of a severe exacerbation? Select all that apply.

A
Speaking only in words
B
Marked accessory-muscle use
C
Agitation or drowsiness
D
A mild cough with normal speech and effort
E
Poor air movement

Choose one

1 point

You find an unresponsive adult who is not breathing normally. Which action should you take?

A
Wait to see whether normal breathing returns.
B
Activate emergency response and begin CPR/AED steps according to your training.
C
Give oral medication and reassess in several minutes.
D
Place the person upright and leave to find help.

Choose one

1 point

A hospitalized patient with a COPD exacerbation remains labored, and blood gases show acute hypercapnic respiratory failure with respiratory acidosis. Which approach is most appropriate?

A
Use NIV for every COPD exacerbation, even when the patient is deteriorating.
B
Use NIV only when the patient has a low oxygen saturation, regardless of ventilation or blood gases.
C
Consider NIV with close monitoring when acute hypercapnic respiratory failure includes persistent labored breathing and respiratory acidosis.
D
Avoid NIV whenever a patient with COPD is short of breath.

Open ended

1 point

Explain how noninvasive ventilation differs from invasive ventilation and describe when invasive ventilation may be considered.

True or false

1 point

A reassuring oxygen saturation reading rules out significant carbon-dioxide retention in an adult with respiratory distress.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What type of respiratory failure primarily involves inadequate carbon-dioxide removal?

Choose one

1 point

An adult being assessed for a severe asthma exacerbation had prominent wheezing but now has very little audible air movement. What is the most important interpretation?

A
The asthma attack is resolving because wheezing has stopped.
B
Airflow may be critically poor, and the patient needs urgent escalation.
C
The patient is likely ready to stop monitoring.
D
The patient no longer needs assessment if oxygen saturation is stable.

Choose one

1 point

An adult has symptoms of a viral respiratory illness but no evidence suggesting bacterial pneumonia. Which statement about antibiotics is most accurate?

A
Start antibiotics for every adult with a cough.
B
Avoid assessing oxygenation if the patient has a fever.
C
Antibiotics are not automatic; clinicians assess whether bacterial pneumonia is suspected.
D
Treat every viral respiratory illness with antibiotics to prevent pneumonia.

Written response

1 point

For an adult with a pulse who needs rescue ventilations, the recommended rate is about one breath every 6 seconds. Convert this to the nearest whole number of breaths per minute.

Choose one

1 point

An adult with a known risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure is hypoxemic. Which common oxygen saturation target should be used while blood-gas results and an individualized plan are obtained, unless immediate life-threatening hypoxemia requires urgent correction?

A
94–98% in every adult, without exception
B
88–92% while blood-gas results and an individualized plan are obtained, unless immediate life-threatening hypoxemia requires urgent correction
C
100% for every adult with breathlessness
D
No oxygen should be given until blood-gas results are available

Choose one

1 point

A conscious adult has severe foreign-body airway obstruction and cannot cough effectively. Which response is recommended?

A
Give abdominal thrusts only, then stop if the object remains.
B
Perform a blind finger sweep to try to reach the object.
C
Give cycles of 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts.
D
Ask the person to lie flat and wait for the obstruction to clear.