Question 1
You have arrived on scene to find a 76-year-old COPD patient who is no longer breathing spontaneously. This is called ________.
◦ respiratory distress
◦ respiratory failure
◦ respiratory irritation
◦ respiratory arrest
Question 2
Your patient has sustained a severe head injury and is now is alternating between deep respirations and very shallow respirations. How would you describe these respirations?
◦ Cheyne-Stokes respirations
◦ Central neurogenic hyperventilation
◦ Corning Standard respirations
◦ Kussmaul's respirations