Respiratory System
Type of isolation precautions used for suspected or confirmed cases of Tuberculosis
Airborne
Type of isolation precautions used for suspected or confirmed cases of influenza
Bones that protect the lungs and heart.
the ribs
Muscles between each rib that helps with breathing.
Intercostal muscles
This is the normal arterial blood pH
7.35-7.45
Wheal on skin after this skin test indicates exposure to what communicable disease?
Tuberculosis
Collapsed, airless alveoli
Atelectasis
High pitched squeaking or musical sound caused by rapid vibration of bronchial walls-heard on expiration but also inspiration as obstruction increases
Wheeze
another name of windpipe
trachea
The oxygen diffuses into blood vessel in this part
air sacs (alveoli)
This warms, moistens and filters air as the air enters the body.
The nose
Name the two functions of the respiratory system.
to supply oxygen to the blood and remove also expel waste gases (CO2)
During_______ the ribcage moves downward and inward and the diaphragm domes upward
exhalation/expiration
This is the normal SpO2 value
>95%
When air moves out of the lungs, the intercostal muscles between ribs ____(return to normal size)
relax
Breathing pattern with periods of fast, shallow breathing followed by slow, deeper breathing
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
In alveoli the oxygen goes into the blood, and carbon dioxide from the blood goes into the air. This is called as ....
gas exchange
During ________ the volume of the lungs increases and the pressure decreases.
inhalation/inspiration
Continuous musical or crowing sound of constant pitch caused by partial obstruction of larynx or trachea
Stridor
Fast, deep, labored breathing pattern.
Kussmaul Respirations
What effect do exercise and increased altitude have on breathing rate?
INCREASE the breathing rate
Vibration of the chest wall made by speech.
Fremitus
Complication of thoracentesis
Pneumothorax
The trachea branches into two ....
Bronchi
Each bronchus divides into smaller tubes called as ....
Bronchioles