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NUR1113 Exam 1 Latest Update
Flow meter - Answer a device used to control the rate of oxygen being delivered to the
client

Breath sounds: Crackles - Answer high-pitched, popping

Breath sounds: Rhonchi - Answer low-pitched, bubbling, snoring, rattle

Breath sounds: wheezes - Answer whistling, squeaking, musical

Breath sounds: pleural friction rub - Answer grating, leathery

Normal breath sounds - Answer bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular

upper respiratory tract - Answer nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx

lower respiratory tract - Answer trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura
membrane muscle

what does surfactant do for the lungs - Answer promotes elasticity of the lungs and
enhances gas diffusion

keeps lungs from sticking together

Where does gas exchange occur in the respiratory system, external respiration takes
place here to. - Answer Alveoli

intrapleural pressure - Answer needs to be negative for lung expansion

atelectasis - Answer collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli

Artificial Airways: Tracheostomy & oral airway - Answer Long-term mechanical
ventilation

Upper airway obstruction

Natural Airway Management - Answer keeping respiratory secretions liquefied,
promoting their mobilization and expectoration with chest physiotherapy, and
mechanically clearing mucus from the airway by suctioning

ex: respiratory/inhalation treatments

oxygen tanks safety education to clients - Answer No smoking!

nasal cannula - Answer low concentration of oxygen

dries out nasal mucosa

Assess patency of nostrils

, Assess for changes in respiratory rate and depth

ideal for pt's who are not extremely hypoxic or who have chronic lung disease

OXYGEN: Simple Face Mask - Answer no less than 5L/min

efficiency affected by how well the masks fits pt face

talking and eating difficulties

can make pt's anxious by mouth and nose being covered; feeling of being suffocated

skin may also become compromised due to pressure and trapped moisture

Partial rebreather - Answer client inhales a mixture of atmospheric air, oxygen from its
source, and oxygen contained within a reservoir bag

1/3 exhaled air enters the reservoir bag

Non-rebreather mask - Answer fio2-90%-100%

no air from the atmosphere is inhaled

Venturi mask - Answer mixes a precise amount of oxygen and atmospheric air;
humidification can be added

colored-coded

BiPAP - Answer two different levels of airway pressure; inspiratory positive airway
pressure, expiratory positive airway pressure.

normalizes breathing on breath by breath basis, thus suppressing apnea and promoting
the time spent in REM sleep

CPAP - Answer maintains continuous positive airway pressure keeping alveoli partially
inflated even during period of expiration. prevents the airway from collapsing

Humidification - Answer process of adding water to gas to keep airways moist

only when more than 4 L/min is administered

used bc oxygen is dying to the mucous membranes

Normal Sp02 levels - Answer 95-100%

What does Sp02 measure? - Answer amount of hemoglobin and oxygen buddies in the
arterial blood or basically how good the oxygenation is. It's a good tell of how much
oxygen is going to the organs.

Best position to facilitate breathing - Answer sitting up/ upright positio

Deep breathing - Answer maximizing ventilation

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