chapter 16 - respiratory emergencies Flashcards
1
Q
- wheezing on inspiration/expiration
- bronchospasm
A
asthma
2
Q
- flushed skin or hives
- generalized edema
- decreased blood pressure
- laryngeal edema with dyspnea
- wheezing or stridor
A
Anaphylaxis
3
Q
- shortness of breath
- wheezing
- coughing
- fever
- dehydration
- tachypnea
- tachycardia
A
Bronchiolitis
4
Q
- Chronic cough (with sputum production)
- wheezing
- cyanosis
- tachypnea
A
Bronchitis
5
Q
- Dependent edema
- Crackles (pulmonary edema)
- Orthopnea
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
A
Congestive heart failure
6
Q
- Cough
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Sore throat
A
Common cold
7
Q
- cough
- fever
- dyspnea
- chest pain
- inability to smell (anosmia)
A
Covid-19
8
Q
- fever
- barking cough
- stridor
- mostly seen in pediatric patients
A
croup
9
Q
- Difficulty breathing and swallowing
- Sore throat
- Thick, gray buildup in throat or nose
- Fever
A
Diphtheria
10
Q
- Barrel chest
- Pursed lip breathing
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Cyanosis
- Wheezing/decreased breath sounds
- Mostly seen in older patients
A
Emphysema
11
Q
- dyspnea
- high fever
- stridor
- drooling
- difficulty swallowing
- severe sore throat
- tripod or sniffing position
- mostly seen in pediatric patients
A
Epiglottis
12
Q
- cough
- fever
- sore throat
- fatigue
A
Influenza type A
13
Q
- coughing spells
- “whooping” sound
- fever
A
Pertussis (whooping cough)
14
Q
- dyspnea
- chills, fever
- cough
- green, red, or rust-colored sputum
- localized wheezing or crackles
A
pneumonia
15
Q
- sudden chest pain with dyspnea
- decreased breath sounds (affected side)
- subcutaneous emphysema
A
Pneumothorax
