Cardiac/Thorax/Lung/Trach Care and Suctioning

Question 1

Define heave/lift

Answer 1

a sustained forceful thrust of the ventricle during systole which could signify ventricular hypertrophy

Question 2

Define thrill

Answer 2

a palpable vibration which could signify turbulent blood flow.

Question 3

Define murmur

Answer 3

a blowing, swooshing sound that occurs with turbulent blood flow in the heart or great vessels caused by a cardiac disorder

Question 4

Define tactile fremitus

Answer 4

a palpable vibration of the posterior chest which should feel the same with side to side comparison with decreasing fremitus with downward progression

Question 5

Define bruit

Answer 5

A blowing, swishing sound indicating turbulance from a vascular disorder

Question 6

Define oropharyngeal suctioning

Answer 6

suctioning the oropharynx of a patient who can cough effectively but cannot clear secretions by expectorating.

Question 7

Define nasopharyngeal suctioning

Answer 7

suctioning the nasopharynx of a patient who can cough effectively but cannot clear secretions by expectorating.

Question 8

Define orotracheal suctioning

Answer 8

the act of passing a sterile catheter through the mouth of a patient who cannot manage secretions by coughing and does not have an artificial airway.

Question 9

Define nasotracheal suctioning

Answer 9

the act of passing a sterile catheter through the nose of a patient who cannot manage secretions by coughing and does not have an artificial airway.

Question 10

Define tracheal suctioning

Answer 10

suctioning that is completed using a sterile catheter through an artificial airway