Upper respiratory tract
sign seen in upper airway indicating respiratory distress
What is nasal flaring
Fluid in the alveoli to help decrease surface tension
What is surfactant
This is the name for listening to breath sounds
What is Auscultation
Term to describe shortness of breath when reclining or laying flat
Device used to determine Oxygen saturations
What is the pulse oximeter
One of the main jobs of the upper airway for the respiratory system is this.
What is heating and humidifying the inhaled air
The sac that surrounds the lung
What is the pleura
Terms given to normal breath sounds depending on where they are heard over the lungs
What are Bronchial, Bronchovesicular and vesicular
Termed Eupnea
What is normal breathing
Normal Blood pressure
What is 120/80
This area may be palpated during the respiratory assessment
What is the lymph nodes, swelling and tenderness along the trachea
The point of bifurcation into the left and right mainstem bronchi
What is the carina
Alveoli
Ventilation is directly related to this
What is amount of carbon dioxide exhaled
The pulse oximeter reads this to report the results
What is the saturated hemoglobin
This type of abnormal breath sounds can be heard due to swelling in this area.
What is stridor
mainstem bronchi that has a smaller angle causing easier entry to this area
What is the right mainstem bronchi
Chemoreceptors in the body trigger breathing for these reasons
What is to get oxygen and blow off carbon dioxide
Swelling in the extremities can be indicative of this
What is right heart failure (cor pulmonale)
This can effect the accuracy of a pulse oximeter
What is light, nail polish, artificial nails, motion, perfusion
These are the 3 components of the pharynx
The number of generations in the normal tracheal bronchial tree
What is 23
Oxygen is transported to the tissues in these 2 ways
What is attached to the Hemoglobin or in the plasma
Atelectasis in patients on 100% oxygen can be caused due to this
What is nitrogen washout
These breath sounds indicate there are secretions in the airways
What is Rhonchi