Terminology
fast heartbeat
What is tachycardia?
This color sputum may indicate pneumococcal pneumonia
What is rust?
vibrates the airways in order to help remove mucus
What is chest physio?
Insertion of a tube into the airway to aid with breathing
What is intubation?
Cleaning one's hands with soap and water
What is hand hygiene?
The word for elevated temperature
What is hyperthermia or fever?
92-100%
What is a normal oxygen saturation?
bluish discoloration of the skin around their mouth
What is circumoral cyanosis?
This treats both fever and pain
What is an antipyretic?
This vaccine can prevent some cases of pneumonia
What is an pneumococcal vaccine?
An abnormal respiration characterized by evidence of increased effort to breathe with the use of accessory muscles
What is labored breathing?
This elevated level in a CBC lab indicates infection
What is white blood cell count?
Minimum amount of fluids your patient should have
What is 3 L/day?
This device administers medicine to the lungs through a face-mask or mouthpiece
What is a nebulizer?
positioning in bed, rapid testing, self isolation
What are secondary education practices for pneumonia?
The medical term for difficult or labored breathing
What is dyspnea?
35 - 45
What is normal level of CO2 in blood?
This facilitates maximum expansion of the lungs
What is an incentive spirometer?
treatment for bacterial pneumonia
What are antibiotics?
This device increases moisture and humidity to prevent dryness
What is a humidifier?
The medical term for abnormal rapid breathing
What is tachypnea?
Normal level of HCO3
What is 22-26?
A procedure using looking into the airways for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes
What is a bronchoscopy?
This type of medicine helps thin and loosen mucus so it can be more easily cleared from the airway
What is an expectorant?
staying 6 feet apart
What is social distancing?