Airway Anatomy and Respiration
Oxygen
Methods of Ventilation
Lung Sounds/ Hypoxemia
What to do What to do?
100
The area of the pharynx that is attached to the oral cavity
What is the oropharynx
100
The amount of oxygen in ambient air
What is 21%
100
CPAP stands for what?
What is continuous positive airway pressure
100
Wheezing is often caused by a constriction of the upper or lower airway?
What is lower
100
A patient is unconscious. They have gurgling breath sounds and you can see remnants of vomit in their mouth would you use a french tip suction or a yaunker?
What is a yaunker
200
Proper term for alveoli capillary gas exhange
What is external respiration
200
Oxygen is a gas and acts as an ___________ for combustion.
What is accelerant
200
The patient is awake and alert but is unable to breathe on his own SpO2 is 92% and he has COPD. Does he meet criteria for CPAP?
What is no
200
____________ is caused by an obstruction of the upper airway and commonly found in patient with Epiglottitis.
What is stridor
200
A toddler falls from two story window. You want to maintain a patent airway what method would you use to position the head.
What is jaw thrust maneuver
300
The innermost covering of the lungs
What is the visceral pleura
300
Gas flow from an oxygen tank is controlled by a __________.
What is a regulator
300
What is the compression to ventilation rate of an infant for one person CPR? two person CPR?
What is 30/2 and 15/2
300
Fluid around the alveoli restricting gas exchange will often cause this sound.
What is crackles.
300
A patient gets in a bar fight with his wife's lover. The lover is thrown into a table and has noticeable facial fractures. He is unconscious and you need to place an airway adjunct which one would you choose and why?
What is the oropharyngeal airway/because the facial fractures prohibit the use of a nasopharyngeal airway.
400
Cellular bodies of the nervous system that control respirations by monitoring levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide
What are chemoreceptors
400
The patient has an Spo2 of 93% and a history of COPD should you administer oxygen? If so what type of device would you use?
What is yes and nonrebreather
400
When assessing the length of a nasopharyngeal airway you would measure from the edge of the mouth to this location
What is the tip of the nose
400
Patient has a slight headache and is exhibiting tachypnea. face is pale and patient is slightly disoriented. is this mild or severe hypoxia? What would you do for this person?
What is mild - administer oxygen via non- rebreather.
400
You have been suctioning a toddler for 20 seconds and now they are cyanotic. Is it your fault? if so why?
What is yes! You only suction for 5 second increments on infants and children
500
If someone has an artificial airway placed in the treachea this is called what
What is a tracheostomy
500
A patient has fallen and twisted their ankle. The skin is pink, he is completely alert and oriented, respiratory rate is WNL, Spo2 98% does this patient need oxygen? If so by what method would you provide oxygen therapy?
What is no.
500
if a spinal injury is suspected what is the term for the position you would want to put the head in? Why would you use this maneuver?
What is the jaw thrust maneuver. To keep the spinal column in line.
500
what condition is most common in young children and can be recognized by stridor sounds?
What is epiglottitis
500
If a person is aspirating what position would you lay them in?
What is lateral or recovery (on their side)
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