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Airway Vent Res Flashcards

1
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Adult ventilations and Adequate vitals

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12 to 20 breaths per minute 120/80 BP O2 stat greater than 95%

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What are the complications of hyperventilation?

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Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstruction and limits blood flow to the brain;

Carbon dioxide blow off > vasoconstriction> limits blood flow to brain.

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3
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What is dyspnea?

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Difficulty breathing

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4
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 What is nocturnal dyspnea?

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Difficulty breathing after sleep, or while asleep

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5
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Lung sounds usually heard, usually during asthma, COPD, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, high-pitched

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Wheezes

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Lung sounds caused by fluid in the alveoli. Sounds like bubbles.

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Crackles

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7
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Long sounds due to an obstruction high-pitched inspiration

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Strider

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Lung sounds due to secretions in larger airways, lower pitched

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Rhonchi

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9
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Condition of excessive fluid, build up in the lungs, and or other organs, because of inadequate pumping of the heart

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Cognitive heart failure

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Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, black long, and respiratory illnesses are classified as

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COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Air from the chest cavity is prevented from escaping, usually during close chest injuries and caused by rub on internal surfaces

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Tension pneumothorax

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12
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Tachycardia is

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High heart rate

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13
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Bradycardia is

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Low heart rate

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14
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What is hyperventilation?

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Increased depth and rate of breathing

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15
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What is hypoxic drive

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It is a back up system to control, respirations when oxygen level falls secondary drive

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16
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What are the complications from tracheostomy tubes?

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A buildup of mucus in the tube dislodgment of tube or infection around stoma

Mucus buildup
Tube dislodgement
Infection around stoma

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17
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What is the pathophysiology of the upper and lower airways?

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Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial, tubes, and lungs

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18
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Where are beta 2 receptors located?

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Lungs

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19
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What do Betta 2 receptors do?

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Stimulate bronchioles to dilate

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20
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Where are beta-1 receptors located?

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Heart

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21
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What do beta-1 receptors do?

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Increase heart rate

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22
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How many lobes are in the lungs?

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5 3right/ 2 left

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23
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What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?

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12 to 20 breaths a minute

24
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What is the name of the passageway shared by digestive and respiratory systems for Air and food

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Pharynx

25
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What part of the respiratory system contains the vocal cords?

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Larynx

26
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What is the most common location for an airway obstruction?

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Pharynx

27
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What ring shaped structure forms to lower portion of the lyrics?

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Cricoid cartilage

28
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What is the name of the hollow semi flexible tube that carries inhaled air from the larynx to the lungs

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Trachea

29
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What area is directly posterior to the mouth?

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Oropharynx

30
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What is the name of the muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?

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Diaphragm

31
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What is directly posterior to the nose

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Nasopharynx

32
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What happens to your diaphragm during inhalation?

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Contracts

33
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What leaf shaped structure closes during swallowing to prevent foods in foreign objects from entering the trachea

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 Epiglottis

34
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What is the name of the cartalignous Ridge in the trachea at which the right and left lung split

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Carina

35
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Where is Sellicks maneuver applied?

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Cricoid cartilage

36
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What are the small sacs in the lungs that are responsible for gas exchange?

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Alveoli

37
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An unresponsive 43-year-old male is cool, pale diaphoretic and breathing six times a minute which device should be used to administer oxygen

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Bag valve mask

38
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A 56-year-old female has a complete airway obstruction from a piece of food she becomes unconscious. While you you assess her, What should you do?

A

Begin chest compressions

39
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What is the normal breaths per minute for adult?

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12 to 20

40
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An alert 32-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing she can only speak in 2 to 3 word sentences and has oxygen saturation of 92%. What should you do?

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Apply high flow oxygen

41
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The use of accessory muscles and nasal flaring are signs of what type of breathing

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Labored

42
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What is the term for a high-pitched whistling sound heard during expiration

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Wheezing

43
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How should you insert a nasal pharyngeal airway?

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Face the bevel towards the septum

44
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What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?

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Bronchi

45
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A 52-year-old male is sleepy, diaphoretic difficult to arouse and breathing eight times a minute. What should you suspect?

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Respiratory failure

46
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A 42-year-old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with superheated heated steam he has burns to his face neck and upper chest. Vital signs are BP 112/66, p124, r28 Shallow, and labored. What should you do?

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Assist his ventilation’s

47
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And 82 year old female complains of difficulty breathing before you assist he with the inhaler who will you need permission from?

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Online medical control

48
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What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?

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350 ML

49
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What are the small air sacs at the end of the airway that are responsible for gas exchange?

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Alveoli

50
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Hey 62-year-old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes four packs of cigarettes a day and reports a constant cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi what should you expect?

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Chronic bronchitis

51
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An 18-year-old male is cyanosis and complains of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing after lifting weights. Vital signs are BP 110/66 P88 R 22 what is most likely case

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Spontaneous phnemothorax

52
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A 44-year-old male complains of shortness of breath and has gold chest pain. He has been coughing up Rusty septum for last three days. What is the most likely cause

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Pneumonia

53
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What is the term for abnormal breath? Sounds that result from an obstructed airway.

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Strider

54
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875 year old female complains of sudden onset of right side of chest pain and dyspnea. She is recovering from a recent hip surgery. What should you expect?

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Pulmonary embolism

55
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Is 64-year-old male is not breathing. What should you do after initiating ventilation for the bag valve mask

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Examine for chest rise

56
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77 year old female speaks in short word burst and brats with pursed lips lung sounds are diminished distant and clear. Vital signs are for 152/90 P86 and irregular, R23. What should you expect?

Pursed lips lung sounds distant and clear

A

Emphysema

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