Anatomy
Aids in the movement of mucus and bacteria or debris up the mucociliary escalator.
What is Cilia?
This term refers to hemorrhage from the nose.
What is epistaxis?
This medication class is used to relax smooth respiratory muscles and increase respirations.
What are bronchodilators?
This diagnostic study checks for microorganisms and abnormal cell growth.
What is a sputum or culture?
This term means to move air in and out of the respiratory system.
What is ventilation?
This complication presents as continuous bubbling in a chest tube chamber.
What is an air leak?
This breath sound is musical, what's causing it, and where is it happening in the body?
What is wheezing, bronchial constriction in the bronchial/bronchi?
These are empty air filled, cavities that humidify and warm air, absorb shock, provide protection from facial trauma, provide voice resonance.
What are sinuses?
This diagnosis occurs during sleep as the upper airways narrow or collapse, increasing resistance to airflow.
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
This medication class helps make coughing more productive.
What are expectorants?
Radiologic exam used to screen and diagnose some respiratory disorders by noting density
What is a chest xray?
This compliance describes that the lungs have lost elasticity and are over distended like in emphysema.
What is high compliance?
This complication is the highest risk associated with a thoracentesis.
What is a pneumothorax?
This breath sound is wet faint popping, what's causing it, and where is it happening in the body?
What is fine crackles, from fluid, alveoli opening against fluid.
These are the two membranes covering the lung and chest?
What is parietal and visceral pleurae?
This term refers to collapse of alveoli-Isolated portion of lung becomes airless & shrinks.
What is atelectasis?
This medication class provides cough suppressants, reduce the frequency of an involuntary, hacking, or nonproductive cough
What are antitussives?
This diagnostic study uses a needle guided into the pleural space to remove specimen, fluid, or air.
What is a thoracentesis?
This term describes O2 and CO2's exchange in the alveoli-capillary membrane.
What is perfusion?
This medication comes with a high risk of rebound congestion if taken too long.
What is Afrin?
This breath sounds leather rubbing together, what's causing it, and like where is it happening in the body?
What is plural friction rub, plural space inflammation, visceral and plural opening and closing.
This is secreted by pneumocytes- is a phospholipid and protein substance that covers the alveoli to reduce surface tension and prevents them from collapsing.
What is surfactant?
This is Inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles caused by either bacterial or viral infection.
What is bronchitis?
This medication class relieves stuffy and blocked nasal passages by constricting local blood vessels, can have systemic adrenergic effects.
What is decongestants?
This test evaluates lung volumes and capacities to determine the functioning of the lungs.
What is pulmonary function test?
The condition when there are low levels of oxygen in the blood that can lead to hypoxia.
What is hypoxemia?
This complication presents with a tracheal deviation.
What is tension pneumothorax?
This pink frothy sputum may indicates.
What is pulmonary edema?
This system is responsible for maintaining constant temperature of air entering, along with humidification of gas.
What is the upper airway?
This conditions clinical manifestations include clubbed fingers, SOB, pursed lip breathing, and tripod positioning.
What is COPD?
This medication class inhibits release of histamine.
What are mast cell stabilizers?
This procedure provides direct visualization of the respiratory tract.
What is a bronchoscopy?
These control the rate & depth of ventilation.
What is the medulla oblongata and pons?
This complication a patient is at risk for that causes damage to alveolar-capillary membrane and inactivates surfactant production.
What is oxygen toxicity?
This is a thin mucous sputum may indicate.
What is viral infection?
This is leaf shaped flap that covers the opening of the larynx to provide a tight seal when we swallow foods and liquids to prevent aspiration.
What is the epiglottis?
This is an infection and inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the paranasal sinuses.
What is Rhinosinusitis?
This 1st generation antihistamine can cause drowsiness or sedation and should not be used as a daily prophylactic.
What is Diphenhydramine/ Benadryl?
This is a sleep study diagnostic test for diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
What is polysomnography.
This functions as an artificial airway to maintain a patent airway with a cuff at the end to secure in place. Used in respiratory distress/failure
What is an Endotracheal Tube/ ETT?
This complicated breathing pattern alternates irregular deep breathing to progressively shallow with periods of apnea.
What is Cheyne-Stokes?
What is aspiration?