A 25-year-old patient complains of sudden onset of severe unexplained dyspnea and chest pain. She tells you that she is healthy, doesn’t drink, but does smoke. This morning, she returned from vacation via a lengthy airplane flight. You suspect

You have successfully intubated your patient and have confirmed tube placement by auscultating lung fields, esophageal detector device, and wave-form capnography. Your EMT-B partner is providing manual ventilations for your patient and you begin transporting the patient. During transport, you notice that the patient’s ETCO2 is now 60. You direct your partner to

First-line field management of pneumonia may include

You arrive on your scene to find a 75 year old female in respiratory distress. The patient can only gasp one word at a time and is very pale. You should

Please match the following airway anatomy structures to the picture shown.    

You arrived at a long-term care facility and are assessing your ventilator dependent patient for transport when the low-pressure alarm on the ventilator goes off. You should

Early signs of hypoxia include

Your 49-year-old female patient complains of increasing respiratory distress over the last week. Initial vital signs are BP 176/110, P 124, R 28, SpO2 88%, and ETCO2 40. You apply CPAP to your patient. If the CPAP is successful, what would you expect to see?

Which of the following lists conditions that affect the upper airway?

Your 57-year-old patient is tripodding and complaining of respiratory distress. She is only able to speak 1-2 words without having to take a breath. She has a history of chronic bronchitis, CHF, pneumonia, hypertension, and GERD. Her medications include Flovent, Albuterol, prednisone, HCTZ, atenolol, lisinopril, and ranitidine. Physical exam reveals diminished breath sounds bilaterally and significant accessory muscle use. Vitals are BP 156/94, P 124, R 44, and SpO2 of 86% on room air. A snapshot of her capnogram is shown below.   You suspect