Diminished or absent breath sounds unilaterally, tracheal deviation, hypotension and jugular vein distention.
What are the signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax?
100
The patient's saturation drops to 82% on nasal cannula at 4LPM. The HCP has ordered 50% oxygen. The respiratory therapist brings this item to the bedside.
What is a partial rebreather mask?
100
This is diagnostic test is the gold standard for diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism?
What is a V/Q scan
100
What percentage of oxygen is most likely to produce a "nitrogen washout"
What is 100% Oxygen?
200
This abnormal breath sound is most commonly treated with a beta 2 inhaled medication.
What is wheezing?
200
The drive to breath in a person with a normally functioning pulmonary system.
What is rising CO2
200
Test to confirm Endotracheal tube placement
What is a chest x-ray?
200
This medication causes pulmonary tissue damage at high doses.
What is oxygen?
300
The normal response to acute lung injury is to increase this in order for the body to maintain adequate ventilation
What is work of breathing
300
A person would most certainly have difficulty breathing if a region of this other organ is damaged.
What is the brain (specifically the brainstem)
300
Test performed to visually evaluate pulmonary structures and to collect sputum and tissue samples for microscopic evaluation
What is bronchoscopy?
300
There are 2 methods to improve oxygenation on a patient requiring mechanical ventilation.
What is increase the FiO2 and/or increase the PEEP.
400
Reduced breath sounds in a consolidated area
What is lobar atelectasis?
400
Your patient with a history of DVT suddenly has central cyanosis with saturation readings in the mid 80's. He is complaining of chest pain and expresses that "something terrible is happening."
What are signs and symptoms of Pulmonary Embolus?
400
This "test" has a normal value of >300
What is a P/F ratio? AKA- PaO2/FiO2 ratio...
400
A blood gas with a PaO2 less than 60.
What is hypoxia?
500
Diminished breath sounds in one area of the lung field. The patient also complains of painful inspiration
What is a pneumothorax
500
The nurse places the patient with a hemoglobin of 6.0 on a saturation monitor. Will monitoring saturation readings on this anemic patient be helpful in assessing her oxygenation status?
What is ....... ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
500
ABG's are obtained to measure these three areas
What is acid/base balance, oxygenation and ventilation
500
A side effect of FIO2 >60% delivered to patient for greater than 24-48 hours.