Unit 2 Quiz - Amy's Class Flashcards

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3 Goals of oxygen therapy

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Improve hypoxemia
Decrease the work of the heart
Decrease the work of breathing

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2
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What is used to treat refractory hypoxemia?

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Cpap, bipap, peep (anything with positive pressure)

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3
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Determine hypoxemia

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Math

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4
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Most accurate blood sample???

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Comes from the swan Ganz catheter, which is located from the jugular to the pulmonary artery

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5
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What is the 1st (main) thing that compensates for hypoxemia?

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Tachycardia

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6
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What causes us to take a breath?

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High CO2

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7
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Define polycythemia

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Increase number of RBC, and it occurs from chronic hypoxemia

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8
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Anemia hypoxia

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Sickle cell anemia, methemoglobinemia-nitrate poisoning

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9
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Stagnant hypoxia

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Circulatory problems, shock, cardiovascular instability, regional vasoconstriction, emboli

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10
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Histotoxic hypoxia

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Cyanide poisoning, alcohol poisoning

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11
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Hypoxemia hypoxia

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V/Q mismatching, shunting, cardiac anomalies, atelectasis, pulmonary edema, hypoventilation

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