Upper respiratory disorders
Medications
Respiratory infection: Upper and Lower
Risk factors
Respiratory
100
This disease process is transmitted via droplets, has a high prevalence in the winter months, and symptoms range from a runny nose, congestion, watery eyes, and low-grade fever. 
What is rhinitis?
100
This class of medicine is used for inflammatory reactions. 
What are antihistamines?
100
The volume of each breath is referred to this and can be measured by bedside spirometry.
What is tidal volume?
100
The largest modifiable risk factor for this type of cancer is smoking
What is lung or laryngeal cancer?
100
The ratio of Forced Expiratory volume to Forced tidal volume must be less than 70% to have a diagnosis of this disorder.
What is COPD?
200
A patient that presents with a fiery, red throat, swollen tonsils, and fever, most likely has this disorder process.
What is viral pharyngitis?
200
These medicines will help bring mucus up from the lungs.
What are mucolytics?
200

Interpret the following ABG:

pH 7.48, paco2 30, hco3 23

respiratory alkalosis

200

Gold standard test for TB

What is sputum culture?

200
Your patient has COPD and is complaining of feeling restless. The latest VS are as follows rr 13, BP 100/50, HR 110, temp 99.8. At the beginning of your shift, the patient was a/ox3, now you notice only alert to person. Their breathing is rapid & shallow with moderate intercostal retractions noted. What is this patient at risk for?
What is respiratory failure?
300
Talking is ill-advised when you have this disorder.
What is laryngitis?
300
This medicine is used in an emergency situation to open bronchioles.

What is a short-acting beta2 agonist?

300
A patient at risk of these needs to be educated to avoid forceful blowing and straining.
What are nosebleeds or epistaxis?
300

Refers to chronic productive cough that is present for 3 months in each of 2 successive years; no other identifiable cause?

What is chronic bronchitis.

300
Patients may need this device when they are having difficulty using an inhaler, a problem with yeast infections in their mouth, or find the medicine taste disturbing.
What is a spacer?
400
This severe respiratory disease is highly contagious, signs/symptoms can be chills, fever, malaise, fatigue, weakness; and can cause a complication of pneumonia.
What is the flu?
400
Serious adverse effects of this medicine type include hyperglycemia, poor wound healing, and immunosuppression.
What are corticosteroids?
400
The most common symptom of this is hoarseness of more than two weeks.
What is laryngeal cancer?
400

What are 3 signs that respiratory arrest is imminent in a patient with status asthmaticus?

drowsiness, confusion, absence of wheezing, bradycardia, suprasternal retractions

400

Bubbles in a water seal chamber of the chest tube indicates this?

What is a leak?

500
A person with this disorder has daytime sleepiness and a mental fog.
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
500

This medicine liquefies respiratory secretions so that they are more easily dislodged during coughing episodes.

What is expectorants?

500

An episode of a respiratory disease that results in extreme difficulty breathing and is triggered by numerous factors (including allergens).

What is an asthma attack?

500

This occurs in late stages of COPD and the right ventricle becomes enlarged & eventually fails, pulmonary HTN may develop.

What is Cor pulmonale?

500
This type of breathing helps to rid the body of CO2 and can be done anywhere.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
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