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What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes? 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95% What are the complications of hyperventilation? Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain What is dyspnea? diffi...
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Add to cartWhat are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes? 12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95% What are the complications of hyperventilation? Leads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain What is dyspnea? diffi...
From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? T...
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Add to cartFrom the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? T...
What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult? 350ml How much air is in the average adult ventilation? 500ml How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating? 150ml A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes 4 packs of...
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Add to cartWhat is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult? 350ml How much air is in the average adult ventilation? 500ml How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating? 150ml A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes 4 packs of...
Which patient would be classified as "immediate" during and MCI? 8 year old female with no respirations after 5 positive pressure ventilations. A 13 year old female watching a horror movie states she can't catch her breath and her fingers are numb. Respirations are 30 and deep with Sp02 of %...
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Add to cartWhich patient would be classified as "immediate" during and MCI? 8 year old female with no respirations after 5 positive pressure ventilations. A 13 year old female watching a horror movie states she can't catch her breath and her fingers are numb. Respirations are 30 and deep with Sp02 of %...
Potential effects of orotracheal intubation. Secure airway, Protection against aspiration. Bleeding, hypoxia laryngeal swelling, laryngospasms, vocal cord, mucosal necrosis, barotrauma. Potential effects of moving an intubated patient. With a firmly secured tube the tip of the ET tube can move as...
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Add to cartPotential effects of orotracheal intubation. Secure airway, Protection against aspiration. Bleeding, hypoxia laryngeal swelling, laryngospasms, vocal cord, mucosal necrosis, barotrauma. Potential effects of moving an intubated patient. With a firmly secured tube the tip of the ET tube can move as...
What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway? a. crackles b. wheezing c. snoring d. stridor d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, ...
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Add to cartWhat is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway? a. crackles b. wheezing c. snoring d. stridor d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, ...
Which of the following would cause an increase in the amount of exhaled carbon dioxide? Increased cardiac output All of the following are signs of hypoxia except dehydration Inhalation occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure. B...
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Add to cartWhich of the following would cause an increase in the amount of exhaled carbon dioxide? Increased cardiac output All of the following are signs of hypoxia except dehydration Inhalation occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure. B...
Alveolar air volume Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease E...
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Add to cartAlveolar air volume Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease E...
What is a sign of respiratory failure for an adult? Nasal Flaring What condition results when the alveoli collapse? Atelectasis What is the substance that is foreign to the body and causes an immune system reaction? Antigen What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? 12 to 20 breaths per...
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Add to cartWhat is a sign of respiratory failure for an adult? Nasal Flaring What condition results when the alveoli collapse? Atelectasis What is the substance that is foreign to the body and causes an immune system reaction? Antigen What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? 12 to 20 breaths per...
Subcutaneous emphysema presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue Traumatic asphyxia medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain. Hyperresonance lower pitch on perc...
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Add to cartSubcutaneous emphysema presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue Traumatic asphyxia medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain. Hyperresonance lower pitch on perc...
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