Quiz 1c Flashcards
3 main portions of respiratory system
- Upper airway
- Lower airway
- Terminal alveoli
How many generations of airways are there?
26
5 parts of upper airway
- Nasal cavities
- Sinuses
- Pharynx
- Tonsils
- Larynx
3 parts of lower airway (conducting airway)
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Nonrespiratory bronchioles
Describe differences between R and L lungs
R: bigger, 3 lobes
L: 2 lobes, lingula, cardiac notch
3 “or”s to classify pulmonary disease
- Acute or chronic
- Obstructive or restrictive
- Infectious or noninfectious
Term for coughing up blood
Hemoptysis
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
Shortness of breath
Dyspnea
Pt can’t sleep flat - sign of pulm and cardiac diseases
Orthopnea
Nail beds swollen and rounded
Clubbing
Increased respiratory rate
Tachypnea
5 common sites for referred pain
- Chest
- Ribs
- Upper trap
- Shoulder
- T spine
Pulmonary pain increases with ______________
Inspiratory movements
________ pleura is sensitive to pain; _______ pleura is not sensitive to pain
Parietal (rib cage lining); visceral (lines lungs)
Outermost of the pleural membranes
Parietal
Thin serous membrane tissue layer than sticks to lung surface
Visceral
What’s between visceral and parietal pleura?
Pleural cavity
Dificient oxygenation of arterial blood
Hypoxemia
Caused by respiratory alterations
Hypoxemia
Causes cell death
Hypoxemia
Normal PaO2 of blood
80-100
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues and air spaces of the lung
Pulmonary edema
Most commonly caused by heart disease, especially left ventricular disfunction (LVF)
Pulmonary edema