Physiology
Breathe in, breathe out. Name this physiologic process
What is Ventilation
If you rub hair together near your ear, it will sound like which adventitious breath sound
What is fine crackles/crackles
As a surfer dude would say as he scopes out a chick, "totally tubular, dude!" What dx procedure is this?
What is a bronchoscopy
I am a lump in the throat. What am I?
What is laryngeal cancer
This will loosen and thin my mucus
What is hydration/increase in fluids
Pathway of air from the mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli, then to what type of vessel?
What is pulmonary capillary/capillaries
Cough it up and spit it out. What dx study am I?
What is sputum study
Inserted in the nose or mouth and down the trachea to provide a patent airway
What is an endotracheal tube
I'm in Arizona and my nose is bleeding. What should my primary intervention be?
What is constrict the bridge of nose and keep upright
Tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi?
What is the trachea
Underlying cause of a pleural rub
What is inflammation of the pleura, the thin membranes that surround the lungs.
If you increase my O2, I lose the drive to survive (breathe)
What is emphysema
I require a strict medical regimen. What am I?
What is pulmonary tuberculosis
Bronchoscopy is complete. What is an important intervention the nurse should perform
What is assess cough/gag reflex
Primary muscle used for respiration
What is the diaphragm
Differentiate wheezes from crackles
What is wheezes are continuous musical sounds, while crackles are intermittent popping sounds
I need to lose weight or I will stop breathing
What is OSA
I am great at keeping air in, CO2...not so much
What is emphysema
I am the most accurate measurement of the concentration of oxygen in the patient's blood
What is an ABG
Increase in CO2 creates what kind of pH
What is acidotic
Another name for crackles
What is Rales
Typical assessment finding for Laryngitis
What is "can't talk."
Fragments that are broken go in while I breathe in and go out when I breathe out
What is fail chest
A nursing student hit her head and possibly fractured her nose. What might another nursing student do to help?
What is apply ice, HOB elevated, anxiety management