Pleural Space
air in the pleural space
What is pneumothorax?
more than the normal amount of air entering and leaving the lungs
What is hyperventilation?
medication: relaxes contractions of smooth muscles of the bronchioles
What is a bronchodilator?
heard over the trachea; high in pitch and intensity, with expiration being longer than inspiration.
What are bronchial breath sounds?
Used to determine the pressure exerted by oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and blood pH.
What is arterial blood?
fluid in the pleural space
What is a pleural effusion?
deficient oxygenation of the blood
What is hypoxia?
delivers controlled dose of medication to narrowed airways with each compression of the canister
What is a meter-dosed inhaler?
fine, crackling sound made as air moves through wet secretions in the lungs
What are crackles?
7.35 to 7.45
What is normal pH?
aspiration of fluid or air from the pleural space
What is a thoracentesis?
decreased rate or depth of air movement into the lungs
What is hypoventilation?
breath-activated delivery method for inhaled medications
What is dry powder inhaler?
Normal breath sound heard over the upper anterior chest and intercostal area
What is bronchovesicular?
35 to 45 mm Hg
What is normal PCO2?
blood that develops in the pleural space
What is hemothorax?
deficient oxygenation of blood
What is hypoxemia?
disperses fine particles of medication into the deeper passages of the respiratory tract where absorption occurs
What is a nebulizer?
continuous, grating sound caused by inflammation of pleural surfaces and loss of lubricating fluid
What is pleural friction rub?
80 to 100m Hg
What is normal PO2?
airway inserted through the nose or the mouth into the trachea, using a laryngoscope as a guide
What is an endotracheal tube?
continuous, high pitched squeak or musical sound made as air moves through narrowed or partially obstructed airway passages
What are wheezes?
22 to 26 mEq/L
What is normal HCO3?