Week 03 Flashcards
Respiratory Alterations/ Pharmacology/ Blood Administration (182 cards)
upper respiratory pathophysiology
provides a passage for air to be breathed in and out of the lungs, but it also heats, humidifies, and filters the air and is involved in cough, swallowing and speech
lower respiratory pathophysiology
pull in air from the upper respiratory system, absorbs oxygen, and releases carbon dioxide in exchange
which side of the lungs has more lobes
right side
what happens to blood pressure on vent patients
BP drops
what is ventilation
mechanical and involves the movement of air
what is respiration
involves the exchange of gases in the alveoli
are rails and crackle lungs sounds wet or dry
wet
should you use a breathing treatment on a patient with rails or crackle lung sounds
no
what is the only medication that will help stridor
racemic epinephrine
what is racemic epinephrine
inhalation epi
if acidic pH is
low
if alkaline pH is
high
what does ROME stand for
- R: respiratory
- O: opposite
- M: metabolic
- E: equal
what breath sound is due to fluid overload
rails
subjective assessment data
health history, medications, surgeries
objective assessment data
physical observation, inspect, palpate, auscultate, percuss
what position should you inspect the thorax in
sitting
what are some abnormal lung sounds
- fine crackles
- corse crackles
- wheezing
- pleural friction rub
- stridor
- cheye-stokes
compensation mechanisms: mechanical buffers
- on the scene in seconds
- already present in tissue and will handle minor changes in acid base balance
compensation mechanisms: respiratory
- retention or elimination of CO2
- happens within minutes
- respiratory compensation can handle mild to moderate acid base shifts
compensation mechanisms: renal
- regulate bicarb (HCO3) to combat hydrogen losses and gains
- starts within hours but more permanent
what happens when first two compensation mechanisms fail
the renal system slowly gets to work and requires up to 5 days to complete
what should be monitored for a arterial occlusion
changes in color, temp, swelling, loss of pulse, pain
what side should patient be placed on and position for a air embolism
left side in trendelenburg