Airway Management
What is contraindicated when a patient has experienced facial trauma?
Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
What respiratory disease is characterized by a sudden bronchospasm?
Asthma
What lung sound is commonly heard in asthma?
Wheezing
What oxygen device delivers 1–6 LPM?
Nasal cannula
What does the B in ABCs stand for?
Breathing
Why is it important to measure an OPA?
If it is too big, it will push the tongue back and occlude the airway
What disease causes barrel chest?
COPD
What high-pitched sound is heard during inspiration?
Stridor
What device is used when a patient cannot ventilate adequately on their own?
BVM
What is the most sensitive early sign of hypoxia?
Anxiety/restlessness
What is the most common complication of BVM ventilation?
Gastric distention
What respiratory emergency occurs when air enters the pleural space and compresses the heart?
Tension pneumothorax
What does absent lung sounds on one side suggest?
Pneumothorax
What is the main physiological purpose of oxygen therapy?
Increase oxygen delivery to the tissues
What breathing pattern is characterized by gradually increasing then decreasing respirations with periods of apnea?
Cheyne-Stokes
What position do most patients who are having respiratory distress prefer to be in?
Fowler's
You have a 28-year-old female who is having shortness of breath. She stated that she got back from a trip with her boyfriend and they broke up. After these events, she started to get short of breath and experience a tingling sensation in her hands. She has a history of anxiety and took her Xanax for it 4 hours ago as prescribed, but the shortness of breath hasn't gotten any better. You attach her to the monitor and get these vitals: HR = 110, BP = 138/92, SpO2 = 90%, RR = 28, ETCO2 = 27, TEMP = 97.8, BGL = 123. You decide to apply a NRB to the patient at 10lpm and transport her to the hospital. No vitals change at all. What is your differential diagnosis on the patient?
Pulmonary embolism
What lung sound may indicate laryngeal edema or severe airway swelling?
Stridor
What complication can occur if CPAP is used on a patient and how does it happen?
Hypotension because of increased intrathoracic pressure
What condition occurs when CO₂ builds up due to inadequate ventilation?
Hypercapnia
What can suctioning cause if you do it for too long or you do it a lot?
Increased ICP
What condition occurs when fluid accumulates in the pleural space rather than air?
Pleural effusion
What finding may indicate a completely obstructed airway?
Silent chest
What 2 things will happen when patients are ventilated too quickly with a BVM?
Decreased CO₂ and reduced cerebral perfusion
What occurs when alveoli collapse and cannot participate in gas exchange?
Atelectasis