Medical Terms & Clinical Signs
This term describes difficult breathing in the reclining position.
orthopnea
A nasal cannula to 5 L/min delivers approximately what FiO2.
40%
This organization advocates for legislation that benefits respiratory care patients and professionals.
The American Association for Respiratory Care
COPD patients benefit from pursed-lip breathing because it does this to the airways during exhalation?
creates back-pressure in the airways to keep them from collapsing during exhalation.
Health care providers should check for a pulse for no longer than...
10 seconds
This term is used to describe coughing up blood-streaked sputum.
hemoptysis
This is known as an air entrainment device
large volume nebulizer and venturi mask
This is considered the primary source of infection in the healthcare setting.
contaminated hands of healthcare providers
Albuterol is considered this type of agent.
Short-acting-beta-agonist (SABAs)
rescue or reliever agents.
The proper compression rate for adult CPR.
100 to 120 chest compressions per minute, 30 at a time.
This term means the absence of breathing.
apnea
To maintain a stable FiO2 under varying demand, an O2 delivery system must be able to do this.
meet the patient's entire inspiratory demand.
For a patient in isolation for TB, this PPE is required.
Gown, gloves, N-95, goggles
The duration of action for ipratropium bromide.
typically 3 to 6 hours
The proper compression-to-ventilation ratio for child with two rescuers is.
15:2
Prolonged expiration is associated with what type of disease?
Obstructive disorder (Asthma, COPD, emphysema)
The inspired gas conditions required for patients with artificial airways (ETT/trach).
This is the purpose of the two-patient identifier system.
to prevent misidentification by reliably matching a patient with the correct care, treatment, and service.
These drugs pose the greatest exposure risk to healthcare workers
ribavirin and pentamidine
Gastric distention during ventilation is caused by... (name a few)
air being forced into the stomach due to excessive pressure, volume, or frequency of ventilation.
A chaotic and irregular breathing pattern with unpredictable pauses.
ataxic
Signs and symptoms of inadequate airway humidification include these (list multiple).
1. thick, dehydrated secretions
2. dry nonproductive cough
3. increased work of breathing
4. increased airway resistance
These are the sanctions that may apply when someone breaks a law (list multiple).
-Monetary
- Imprisonment
-Probation
-License revoked
The aerosol particle size that deposits into the alveoli and small airways.
1–5 µm
What are the two main heart rhythms that can be treated with an electrical shock froma defibrillator, as it can be restored to a normal rhythm.
ventricular fibrillation (v-fib)
pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)