O2 therapy
What kind of oxygen delivery device is not ideal for "mouth breathers"?
nasal cannula
__________ respirations are characterized by deep and labored breathing associated with diabetic ketoacidosis and kidney failure.
Kussmaul
True or false: a nurse tech can take oxygen on and off, but cannot titrate.
true
What kind of respirations are characterized by an abnormal breathing pattern with progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing, with periods of apnea?
Cheyne Stokes
The nurse should keep 2 back-up tracheostomy tubes in the room of the tracheostomy patient, one of the same size and one of a _______ size.
smaller
The nurse should humidify O2 if it is being delivered at more than __ L/hr.
4
The movement of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and capillaries is called ________.
diffusion
________ is the passive component of breathing that depends on the elastic recoil of the lungs.
expiration
The airlessness or collapse of a lung, usually as a result of hypoventilation or obstruction, is called _________.
atelectasis
What kind of suctioning should the nurse use lubricant for?
nasopharyngeal/nasotracheal
The nurse should provide the lowest O2 flow possible to patients with what disease?
COPD
What is the low pitched grating sound heard during inspiration and expiration in someone with pleuritis?
pleural friction rub
Proprioceptors are chemical regulators in the muscles and joints that respond to body movement (exercise) and cause an increase in __________.
What is the chemical produced in the lungs that maintains the surface tension of alveoli and keeps them from collapsing?
surfactant
When performing oropharyngeal/tracheal or nasopharyngeal/tracheal suctioning, the nurse must use _______ technique.
sterile
The minimum setting for a simple face mask is ___mL/hr.
5
What is the medical term for coughing up blood?
hemoptysis
Pulmonary circulation is dependent upon the pumping ability of the ____ ________.
____ suctioning involves use of a reusable catheter that is enclosed in a sheath, and is used most often for patients on a mechanical ventilator.
closed
The nurse should allow __-__ seconds between suctioning attempts to allow the patient to regain adequate oxygenation.
20-30 seconds
Placing a short term artificial airway called (a)n __________ tube through the patient's mouth and into the trachea is a procedure known as intubation.
endotracheal
perfusion
The respiratory center is located where in the brain?
the medulla of the brain stem
What is the type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart?
angina pectoris
The nurse should limit each suction attempt to __-__ seconds to avoid hypoxemia and/or vagal response.
10-15 seconds