Anatomy
Physiology
Pathophysiology
Assessment
Interventions or Treatment
100
The upper airway ends with what structure?
Larynx or Vocal Cords
100
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Respiration
100
These stimulate the medulla to increase the respiratory rate based on the level of CO2 or hydrogen ions in the body.
Chemoreceptors
100
Your adult patient is breathing at 20bpm with a Cheyne-Stokes rhythm. Is this an adequate or inadequate example?
Inadequate
100
You are assessing your patient's airway and note snoring respirations. What do you do next?
Reposition airway - head tilt/chin life or jaw thrust
200
The two airway structures open to the exterior of the body are the what? Must get both for points.
Nasopharynx and Oropharynx
200
Active part of breathing
Inhalation
200
Condition in which the carbon dioxide levels in the body increase
Hypercarbia
200
Irregular, ineffective respirations which may or may not have a recognizable pattern are called what?
Ataxic Respirations
200
You are called to a patient who fell off a ladder while cleaning gutters on their single-story residence. They are not breathing when you assess airway. What do you do first?
Jaw thrust
300
The gas exchange takes place in this location on the alveoli.
Pulmonary Capillary Beds
300
The portion of tidal volume that does not reach alveoli and does not participate in gas exchange
Dead Space
300
Binds to hemoglobin 250x more than oxygen, prohibiting delivery of oxygen to the cells
Carbon monoxide
300
The numeric ETCO2 reading
Capnometry
300
Give an example/name of a hard tip, or tonsil tip, suction catheter.
Yankauer or DuCanto
400
The space between the vocal cords; the narrowest portion of the adult airway
Glottis or glottic opening
400
The back-up breathing trigger or system
Hypoxic Drive
400
Drowning victims and patients with pulmonary edema have fluid in which specific structures?
Alveoli
400
Level of consciousness and what are considered excellent indicators or signs of adequate respiration?
Skin Condition
400
There are two airway adjuncts. You must give both to get the points.
OPA (oropharyngeal airway adjunct) and NPA (nasopharyngeal airway adjunct)
500
The nerves which stimulate the diaphragm to contract
Phrenic Nerves
500
The series of chemical processes during which cells create energy and expel waste
Metabolism
500
When this system becomes compromised, hypoperfusion occurs
Circulatory (page 431)
500
Is this a normal or abnormal ETCO2 waveform? Why? Must answer both for full points.
Abnormal
500
A protective, natural mechanism to keep food and other particles from entering the airway
Gag Reflex