Stridor breathing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Explain the purpose of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) correct answer: - Means of increasing the PO₂ by increasing the barometric pressure List the diseases/disorders that can be treated with hyperbaric O₂ therapy correct answer: - CO poisoning - Decompression sickness (bends) - Tissue transplants/graphs - Anaerobic infections (gas gangrene) What are the pressures in which HBO therapy is conducted? correct answer: - Most HBO therapy is conducted at pressures between 2-3 atmospher...

ATI OXYGENATION PRACTICE 9 1. A nurse is conducting a primary survey of a client who has sustained life-threatening injuries due to a motor-vehicle crash. Identify the sequence of actions the nurse should take. (Move the actions into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.) C. Open the airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver. D. Determine effectiveness of ventilator efforts. B. Establish IV access. A. Perform a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment. ...

Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child? - Answer- infant - brachial child - femoral What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? Select all that apply nasal flaring unlabored breathing apnea seesaw respirations retractions head bobbing - Answer- nasal flaring seesaw respirations retractions head bobbing Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in _____ seconds and multiplying ...

AHA PALS Exam-Questions and Answers, 100% Verified- Latest 2023/2024 AHA PALS Exam-Questions and Answers, 100% Verified- Latest 2023/2024 1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oximeter displays an oxygen saturation of 95% and a pul...

AHA PALS Final Exam Questions & Answers 2022/2023(MAY –AUGUST SESSION) (Verified 100% Correct) 1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oximeter displays an oxygen saturation of 95% and a pulse rate of 93/min. On the basis of this informat...

NREMT - Airway, Ventilation, & Respiration Which of the following sounds indicates an upper airway obstruction in a child who is in respiratory distress? A. Wheezes B. Rales C. Rhonchi D. Stridor - ANSWER D. Stridor An unresponsive 7-month-old female is lying limp in her father's arms. He tells you that she was having an asthma attack but is better now. Her conjunctivae are pale and moist. You are only able to auscultate faint wheezes in her upper chest. Her vital signs are P 76 and ...

Pediatric triangle appearance work of breathing circulation to skin General appearance considerations Tone Interactiveness: drawn to sounds or people. Wants to play Consolability Look/Gaze Speech/cry Work of breathing: Increased work of breathing evidenced by tachypnea, stridor, grunting, retractions, accessory musles, nasal flaring, head bobbing, abnormal positioning Circulation to Skin Observe palor mottling cyanosis Sick, Sicker, Sickest Sick: no disru...

PALS Updated FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 (50 VERIFIED Q & A) (All questions answered) 1. A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? second degree 2. Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Lactate 3. A 9-year-old...

TMC PRACTICE QUESTIONS A- KETTERING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 1. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with A. liver failure. B. pulmonary embolism. C. heart failure. D. electrolyte imbalances. ANSWER - C. heart failure. 2. A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers...

NURS 6551 Pediatrics Final Exam Questions and Answers - Latest 2023/2024 | Graded. A 6-year-old boy is left alone for 10 hours, now with hematemesis and pneumomediastinum on chest x-ray. Which of the following is the most likely etiology? Selected Answer: a. Insecticide ingestion  Question 11 1 out of 1 points In mild to moderate attacks of acute asthma, Albuterol should be given every 4-6 hours prn and routine medication should be Selected Answer: c. Continued as usual  Qu...