Week 6: Altered Ventaliation

Question 1

Yellow/ green thick sputum

Answer 1

Bacterial infection

Question 2

Purulent sputum with foul odor

Answer 2

Bronchiectasis

Question 3

Thick tenacious white mucus

Answer 3

Asthma or cystic fibrosis

Question 4

Blood tinged, hemoptysis

Answer 4

Pulmonary edema or with lung cancer and rupture of BV in lungs due to cancer intrusion of those vessels

Question 5

Dyspnea

Answer 5

SOB

Question 6

Orthopnea

Answer 6

Difficulty breathing while lying down

Question 7

Eupnea

Answer 7

Normal breathing pattern
Expiration little longer than inspiration
Normal depth and tidal volume

Question 8

Tachypnea

Answer 8

Breathing fast
more shallow
Fast breathing rate is >20 bpm

Question 9

Hyperventalation

Answer 9

Fast, DEEP

Blow off co2

Question 10

Bradypnea

Answer 10

Slow rr and deeper than usual

Regular rhythm

Question 11

Hypoventalation

Answer 11

Abnormally slow and shallow

Retain co2

Question 12

Apnea

Answer 12

No breathing at all

Question 13

Hyperpnea

Answer 13

Increased depth of respiration as well as increased rate and rhythm

Same as hyperventalation

Question 14

Chine- strokes respiration

Answer 14

Neurological disorder messing up respiratory center in the brain
Periodic breathing associated with periods of apnea and shallow and deeper, and deeper then decrease in depth and rate until no breathing again

Question 15

Ataxic breathing

Answer 15

Periods of apnea with irregular shallow breaths due to neurological insult

Question 16

Kussmaul’s respirations

Answer 16

Deep regular even respiration like a sighing respiration with an increase in rr
Form of pursed lip breathing
-in those with DKA

Question 17

Apneusis

Answer 17

Long gasping inspiratory phase with short inadequate expiratory phase
R/t neurological insult

Question 18

Obstructed breathing

Answer 18

Ineffective expiratory phase with shallow increased respirations
Difficult to get air out

Question 19

Sputum

Answer 19

Mucus in respiratory tract