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68W MODULE 2 SUMMARY
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68W MODULE2 SUMMARY
The passageway by which air enters and the leaves the body - Answers-airway
The nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs - Answers-the structures
of the airway
An airway that is open and clear and will remain open and clear without interference to
the passage of air into and out of the body - Answers-patent airway
the pharynx is divided into three regions - Answers-oropharynx, nasopharynx, and
laryngopharynx
Large leaf like structure at tieback of the throat that protects the glottic opening which is
the entry point into the larynx - Answers-epiglottis
protects the front of the larynx nd forms the arms apple - Answers-thyroid cartilage
Cartilage ring in the trachea extends fully 360 degrees around - Answers-cricoid
cartilage
where the trachea branches into the right and left main stream bronchi - Answers-carina
smaller air passages in the lungs - Answers-bronchioles
tiny sacs that occur in grape like bunches at the end of the air. They are surrounded by
pulmonary capillaries - Answers-alveoli
, gas exchanges between alveoli and capillaries happens through the process of -
Answers-diffusion
a common airway obstruction in a person with decreased mental status is - Answers-the
tongue, loss of tone and loss of muscle tone
the contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that results in a
decrease internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to air flow - Answers-
bronchoconstriciton
a high pitched sound generated form partially obstructed air flow in the upper airway -
Answers-stridor
when swelling obstructs ir flow through the upper airway (due to infection) patient may
present in the - Answers-sniffing position
when assessing respirations you look for rise and fall of the chest, inspect for foreign
bodies including objects an fluid in the airway and listen for sounds of breathing -
Answers-look listen and feel
no signs of breathing, foreign body in airway, the patient is unable or has difficulty
speaking, abnormal breath sounds, absent, minimal or uneven chest movement, breath
sounds diminished or absent. In child there may be retractions above the clavicles and
between and below the ribs or nasal flaring - Answers-signs of inadequate airway
typically caused by severely restricted air movement in upper airway - Answers-strider
usually an ominous sing in a patient whose airway is swelling after a burn - Answers-
hoarseness
in the case of injury or illness can often indicate a decrease in mental status, It indicates
that the airway needs assistance to stay open - Answers-snoring
the sound of fluid obstructing the airway including vomit, blood and other airway
secretions - Answers-gurgling
for patients who cannot main their own airway you must - Answers-open and maintain
the airway
Opening the airway and artificial ventilation are best carried out with the patient in what
position - Answers-supine
the most common impediment to an open airway in a patient with altered mental status
is - Answers-lack of airway muscle tone
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