Assesment
This is the normal adult respiratory rate
12-20
This chronic disease causes destruction of alveoli and loss of elastic recoil.
COPD/Emphysema
This oxygen delivery device can provide up to approximately 44% oxygen.
nasal cannula?
This term means breathing while sitting upright because lying flat worsens symptoms.
And what condition is this seen with.
orthopnea
left sided CHF
A COPD patient has an SpO₂ of 82% and is in respiratory distress. What should be administered?
oxygen therapy?
This breath sound is high-pitched heard in the BROCHI
wheezing
This respiratory condition is characterized by reversible airway constriction.
asthma
This oxygen device is typically used to deliver high-concentration oxygen to a spontaneously breathing patient.
non-rebreather mask
This condition may cause pink, frothy sputum.
Pumonary Edema from CHF
A patient has absent breath sounds on the left after chest trauma. What condition should you suspect?
pneumothorax?
This breath sound is often described as crackling and may indicate pulmonary edema.
crackles (rales)
This condition occurs when air enters the pleural space causing lung collapse.
pneumothorax
This airway adjunct is used in unconscious patients without a gag reflex.
OPA (oropharyngeal airway)
This breathing pattern consists of progressively deeper respirations followed by periods of apnea.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
A patient presents with severe respiratory distress, JVD, hypotension, and absent breath sounds on one side following trauma.
tension pneumothorax?
This assessment finding indicates increased work of breathing and is commonly seen in pediatric respiratory distress.
retractions?
A patient presents with a respiratory rate of 8, shallow respirations, diminished lung sounds bilaterally, and an SpO₂ of 84%. Which assessment finding is most concerning?
inadequate tidal volume/shallow respirations?
This respiratory support device provides continuous positive pressure throughout the respiratory cycle.
CPAP?
This breathing pattern is commonly associated with diabetic ketoacidosis and severe metabolic acidosis.
Kussmaul respirations
A patient is speaking only one-word sentences, has diminished breath sounds, and is becoming lethargic during an asthma attack. What does this indicate?
impending respiratory failure?
This physical finding is considered a late sign of hypoxia.
Cyanosis
A patient with COPD suddenly develops sharp chest pain, severe dyspnea, absent breath sounds on the right side, hypotension, and JVD. What life-threatening complication should you suspect?
tension pneumothorax?
What is the primary physiological benefit of CPAP?
forcing alveoli open and improving gas exchange?
During your reassesment an Athma patient presents with tripod positioning, one-word sentences, absent wheezing, and decreasing mental status. What does the absence of wheezing indicate?
minimal air movement/impending respiratory arrest ("silent chest")?
A 58-year-old male presents with severe dyspnea. He is sitting upright, has JVD, crackles in all lung fields, pink frothy sputum, BP 220/120, and SpO₂ 78%. What respiratory emergency is occurring and what treatment should an EMT be preparing?
acute pulmonary edema from CHF, and treatment should include high-flow oxygen and CPAP if indicated?