Anatomy
This area is directly posterior to the nose.
What is the nasopharynx?
Inhalation is an ______ process in which the muscles of the rib cage and diaphragm ________.
What is active and contract?
When assessing a patient, adequate breathing meets this criteria.
What is sufficient to support life?
This genetic disease causes thick, sticky mucus that accumulates in the lungs.
What is cystic fibrosis?
You should provide this if your patient has an oximeter reading of 97% but is presenting with respiratory distress.
What is oxygen?
This ring shaped structure forms the lower portion of the larynx.
What is the cricoid cartilage?
This is the movement of gases to and from the alveoli.
What is ventilation?
Very rapid breathing may result in this.
What is not enough oxygen?
A spontaneous pneumothorax is usually a result of a rupture of this, a small section of the lung that is weak.
What is a bleb?
Your called to a music festival at Monument Lake, and your patient, who tells you he just drove up from Texas yesterday, has a headache, nausea, fatigue, and feels dizzy. You provide the following treatment.
What is oxygen and transport to lower altitude?
The epiglottis closes over this opening to the trachea.
What is the glottis?
This is the movement of gases and other nutrients between the cells and the blood.
What is respiration?
This swelling around the lower back may indicate inadequate breathing in a bed-ridden patient.
What is sacral edema?
The majority of COPD cases are caused by this.
What is cigarette smoking?
As you prepare to assist your patient with their prescribed inhaler, and after checking the expiration date, you ensure the following.
Is this the right patient, right time, right medication, right dose, and right route?
The muscle that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity is controlled primarily by this nerve.
What is the phrenic nerve?
The removal of carbon dioxide helps regulate this.
What is the body's pH, or relative acidity?
This harsh, high-pitched sound during breathing is usually due to an upper airway obstruction.
What is stridor?
This condition results in the walls of the alveoli breaking down.
What is emphysema?
Before administering the inhaler, make sure the patient does this.
What is exhale deeply?
The trachea is formed and protected by __ C shaped rings of cartilage.
What is 16?
In general, a child's respiratory anatomy is smaller than an adult, but this part of the anatomy takes up proportionally more space in the pharynx than an adult.
What is the tongue.
As you auscultate your patient's lungs, you hear this lower-pitched sound which resembles snoring or rattling.
What is rhonchi?
The typical adult with epiglottitis.
What is a male in his 40's who may have had a recent cold.
You should not do this with a patient presenting with suspected epiglottitis.
What is inspect the throat?