Nur104 Test 3 Flashcards
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What are functions of pulmonary system
Defense system
Ventilation
Gas exchange
How is breathing controled
Respiratory centers in brain stem control breathing using feedback from chemoreceptors and lung receptor
What are chemoreceptors
Located in medulla of brainstem carotid artery and aorta to detect changes in co2
What are defense systems
Allows to be warmed has cilia hair projection epiglottis flap cough or sneeze to get foreign objects out
What is ventilation
Movement of air into and out of the lungs through act of breathing by inhalation and exhalation
Gas exchange
Respiration exchange of o2 and co2 in lungs o2 of blood and co2 of lungs
Surfactant
Covers and lowers alveoli so don’t stick prevent lung collapse
Premature infants don’t have
Inhalation
Expansion of chest cavity and lungs
Exhalation
Diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax allowing chest and lungs return to normal resting size
What are factors influence pulmonary system
Lifestyle- smoking general health
Environment-workplace home 2nd hand smoke and carbon monoxide
Development-infants to adults
Physiological- norm and disorders
Mononucleosis
Serious infection obstruction of airway tonsils get closed
Pulmonary problems
Resp infection cold allergies flu
Pulmonary system prob
Pulmonary circulation prob-blood clots in lungs
Pulmonary fibrosis lungs get stiff cant take get deep breath
Pulmonary assessment
Health history
Physical examination-breathing patterns resp effort/dyspnea cough
Diagnostic testing-sputum specimens skin test pulse oximetry incentive spirometer arterial blood gases peak flow monitoring
Dyspnea
Shortness of breath
Sputum specimens
Afb sputum tb test
Tells if bacteria in lungs if no its virus
Pulse oximetry
95% norm less hypoxia
Incentive spirometer
2 or 3 tubes with balls ask suck on then try ball to top
Arterial blood gases
Gives actual amount of o2 in blood
Peak flow monitoring
Usually patients with asthma
Crackles
Rice crispies fluid or congestion pneumonia
Rhonchi
Air tring to go through water rumbling or bubble sound can be cleared
Wheezes
Asthma croop COPD high pitched squick inspiration and expectation hear first expectation
Stridor
Air going across sandpaper swelling of epiglottis high pitch croop partial airways obstruction
Nursing diagnosis
Ineffective breathing
Ineffective airway clearance
Impaired gas exchange low o2 sat
Pale or blue confused renal function resp rate increase no increase