27: Pulmonology

Question 0

The mechanical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.

Answer 0

Ventilation

Question 1

A disease characterized by a decreased ability of the lungs to perform the function of ventilation.

Answer 1

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 2

The movement of molecules through a membrane from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration.

Answer 2

Diffusion

Question 3

The circulation of blood through the capillaries.

Answer 3

Perfusion

Question 4

The transport protein that carries oxygen in the blood.

Answer 4

Hemoglobin

Question 5

The exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment.

Answer 5

Respiration

Question 6

A collection of air in the pleural space.

Answer 6

Pneumothorax

Question 7

A collection of blood in the pleural space.

Answer 7

Hemothorax

Question 8

One or more fractured ribs in two or more places, creating an unattached rib segment.

Answer 8

Flail chest

Question 9

Absence of breathing.

Answer 9

Apnea

Question 10

State in which insufficient oxygen is available to meet the oxygen requirements of the cells.

Answer 10

Hypoxia

Question 11

Bluish discoloration of the skin due to an increase in reduces hemoglobin in the blood. the condition is directly related to poor perfusion.

Answer 11

Cyanosis

Question 12

Retractions of the tissues of the neck due to airway obstruction or dyspnea.

Answer 12

Tracheal tugging

Question 13

A decrease in the amount of oxygen and an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide as a result of some interference with respiration.

Answer 13

Asphyxia

Question 14

Dyspnea while lying supine.

Answer 14

Orthopnea

Question 15

Short attacks of dyspnea that occur at night and interrupt sleep.

Answer 15

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

Question 16

Expiration of blood from the respiratory tree.

Answer 16

Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)

Question 17

Presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue.

Answer 17

Subcutaneous Emphysema

Question 18

Vibratory tremors felt through the chest by papation.

Answer 18

Tactile Fremitus

Question 19

Form of pulmonary edema that is caused by fluid accumulation in the interstitial space within the lungs.

Answer 19

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Question 20

A method of holding the alveoli open by increasing expiratory pressure.

Answer 20

Positive END-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)

Question 21

Hypertrophy of the right ventricle resulting from disorders of the lung.

Answer 21

Cor Pulmonal

Question 22

An excess of red blood cells.

Answer 22

Polycythemia

Question 23

Sharp or tearing, as a description of pain

Answer 23

Pleuritic

Question 24

Hemoglobin with carbon monoxide bound.

Answer 24

Carboxyhemoglobin

Question 25

A pneumothorax that occurs spontaneously, in the absence of blunt or penetrating trauma.

Answer 25

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Question 26

___________ risk factors are those that are influenced by or are from within the patient.

Answer 26

Intrinsic

Question 27

The oxygen dissociation curve cam be altered by changes in the:

Answer 27

PCO2, blood pH, body temperature

Question 28

Cellular respiration occurs in the peripheral:

Answer 28

Capillaries

Question 29

___________ is characterized by long deep breaths that are stopped during the inspiratory phase and separated by periods of apnea; this pattern is a result of stroke or severe central hervous system disease.

Answer 29

Apneustic Respirations

Question 30

Common medications used by patients with COPD include all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 30

Theophylline

Question 31

A whistling sound due to narrowing of the airways by edema, bronchoconstriction, or foreign materials describe:

Answer 31

Wheezing

Question 32

The preferred abbreviation to describe oxygen saturation measurement is:

Answer 32

PaO2

Question 33

__________ is a graphic recording or display of the capnometry reading over time.

Answer 33

Capnogram

Question 34

____________ describes an excess of red blood cells resultling in an abnormally high hematocrit.

Answer 34

Polycythemia

Question 35

The paramedic should measure _______ to determine the severity of an asthma attach and the degree of response to treatment.

Answer 35

PEFR (Peak Expiratory Flow Rate)