A high flow oxygen delivery device that entrains room air and delivers precise (24% - 50%) amounts of oxygen.
What is a venturi mask?
100
pH - 7.28, CO2 - 56, HCO3 - 25
What is respiratory acidosis?
100
You would suspect this type pathophysiology in a trauma patient who you observe paradoxical chest wall movement.
What is flail chest?
100
A laboratory value obtained on the basic metabolic panel (BMP) which can indicate the patient’s acid base balance.
What is CO2?
100
High-pitched musical sounds before the end of inspiration.
What is inspiratory wheezes?
200
A class of medications which work by stimulating the beta 2 receptors in the lung.
What is a broncodilator?
200
pH - 7.28, CO2 - 43, HCO3 - 20
What is metabolic acidosis?
200
Daily Double!!
An acid base imbalance that shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the left.
What is alkalosis?
200
Diagnostic studies which are used to estimate severity of lung disease.
What is PFTs?
200
A term used to describe patients who have this physical characteristic secondary to chronic lung hyperinflation.
What is “barrel chest”?
300
An undesirable side effect of positive pressure ventilation and PEEP therapy
What is hypotension?
300
pH - 7.37, CO2 - 63, HCO3 - 35
What is compensated respiratory acidosis?
300
The initial physiological response to increased serum hydrogen ion concentration.
What is an increased respiratory rate?
300
You would expect this type of culture to be ordered when you have a patient that presents with a cough, fatigue, malaise, anorexia, unexplained weight loss, low grade fevers and night sweats.
What is sputum for AFB?
300
An unusual crackling sensation when the health care provider palpates the skin
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
400
A mode of ventilation which synchronizes ventilator breaths with patient initiated breaths.
What is SIMV?
400
pH - 7.54, CO2 - 19, HCO3 - 16
What is partially compensated respiratory alkalosis?
400
Risk factors for this type of pneumonia include alcoholism, seizure disorders, neuromuscular disease, drug overdose, general anesthesia and stroke.
What is aspiration pneumonia?
400
A serum laboratory test you would anticipate the physician would order for a patient who became acutely SOB and hypotensive when getting OOB for the first time 5 days post L hip replacement.
What is D-dimer?
400
The expected percussion finding of a consolidated area of the lung
What is dullness?
500
A complication of mechanical ventilation which results in alveolar rupture due to elevated transalveolar pressure
What is barotrauma?
500
pH - 7.00, CO2 - 59, HCO3 - 14
What is mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis?
500
You suspect this syndrome when your patient who was admitted with community acquired pneumonia requires intubation after developing a refractory hypoxemia despite progressive increases in FIO2, and a whited out chest X-Ray.
What is ARDS?
500
Commonly used radiological test to diagnose pulmonary emboli.
What is spiral CT?
500
A breathing practice which keeps the airways open longer during expiration.