Oxygen Therapy
This device delivers 24%–44% oxygen at 1–6 L/min and is the most comfortable oxygen device.
What is a nasal cannula?
This adventitious lung sound is commonly heard in asthma.
What is wheezing?
This body position helps many COPD patients breathe easier.
What is tripod position?
Influenza spreads mainly through this type of transmission.
What is droplet transmission?
This imaging study is commonly used to diagnose pneumonia.
What is a chest x-ray?
A PaO₂ lower than this indicates need for supplemental oxygen.
What is less than 60 mm Hg?
These medications reduce airway inflammation in asthma.
What are anti-inflammatories?
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COPD patients commonly maintain oxygen saturation between these percentages.
What is 88%–92%?
These medications are used to reduce fever in influenza patients.
What are antipyretics?
Increased respiratory rate is also known as this.
What is tachypnea?
This ABG value normally ranges from 35–45 mm Hg.
What is PaCO₂?
This breathing technique helps keep airways open during exhalation.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
This inherited deficiency is a less common cause of COPD.
What is Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?
This nursing intervention helps prevent spread of influenza.
What are isolation precautions?
This lab test identifies the organism causing pneumonia.
What is a sputum culture?
This high-flow device delivers the most accurate oxygen concentration.
What is a Venturi mask?
This diagnostic test measures airflow and lung function in asthma patients.
What are pulmonary function tests?
This chest shape is commonly seen in advanced COPD.
What is barrel chest?
Severe muscle aches associated with influenza are called this.
What is myalgia?
This oxygen delivery device contains one-way valves and can deliver about 90% oxygen
What is a nonrebreather mask?
This complication occurs when prolonged oxygen use damages lung tissue.
What is oxygen toxicity?
Inability to do this can indicate severe respiratory distress in asthma patients.
What is speak in full sentences?
A COPD patient becomes anxious, cyanotic, and increasingly dyspneic. The nurse should assess this first.
What is oxygen saturation/SpO₂?
A nurse caring for a patient with influenza notes worsening shortness of breath, decreased oxygen saturation, and increasing fatigue. These findings may indicate this serious respiratory complication.
What is pneumonia?
Confusion, cyanosis, and restlessness are classic signs of this condition.
What is hypoxia?