Anatomy
Patient has two of these and main job is to inhale and exhale
Lungs
Two types of COPD are?
Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
What is your Respiratory rate?
How many breaths the average person takes per minute.
Proair is referred to as a "__________ Inhaler"
rescue inhaler
what is a whistling lung sound called?
Wheeze
Why does the left lung only have two lobes?
To make room for the heart
Patients with COPD have difficulty with inhalation or exhalation?
Exhalation due to airflow obstruction
What is the average blood pressure?
120/80
a steroid inhaler helps patients with what?
inflammation
Most common symptom of COPD?
Shortness of breath
What is the gas patients inhale and what is the gas we exhale?
Leading cause of COPD?
Smoking
What is normal heart rate?
60-90 BPM at rest
What are you supposed to do after you use your steroid inhaler?
Rinse your mouth
If a patient's O2 Sat is low, what will the patient need to bring the level up?
Supplemental O2
What is the airways called that transport O2?
Bronchi
Most preventable cause of death in US is related to?
Smoking
When a person has high blood pressure, the medical term is called?
Hypertension
Albuterol is known as a ________?
bronchodilator
What is the breathing technique called with inhaling for 2 seconds and exhaling for 4 seconds?
Pursed lip breathing
What is the grape like structure called at the end of the bronchioles that diffuses O2 into the bloodstream?
Alveoli
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
When a person has a fast heart rate, the medical term is called?
tachycardia
inhalers can help patients feel better from what symptoms?
wheezing and SOB
What are some ways patients with lung disease can feel better?
Diet
Exercise
Diaphragmatic breathing
Pulmonary rehab