Terms
This medical term is when a patient is lying flat on their back, face up.
What is supine?
This respiratory illness is caused by a virus, is commonly spread during the fall and winter and can cause fever, chills, muscle aches, fatigue, congestion, sore throat, and cough.
What is influenza?
This part of the respiratory tract is commonly referred to as the "voice box".
What is the larynx?
The nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx make up this part of the respiratory system.
What is the upper respiratory tract?
This is the normal range for oxygen saturation.
What is 95-100%?
This is the medical term for breathing out.
What is expiration?
Emphysema and Bronchitis are respiratory ailments that are grouped under this broader medical condition.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?
This muscle helps you to inhale and exhale.
What is the diaphragm?
The trachea, bronchi, lungs, bronchiole, and alveoli make up this part of the respiratory system.
What is the lower respiratory tract?
This is the normal range for adult respiratory rates.
What is 12-20?
This is the common medical term for mucus.
What is sputum?
This respiratory illness the growth of abnormal cells within the lungs.
What is lung cancer?
This is where the exchange of O2 and CO2 occurs within your respiratory system.
What are alveoli?
This is the two-layer membrane that protects the lungs (and heart).
What is the pleura?
A patient with low levels of oxygen could be described as this.
What is hypoxic/hypoxia?
This medical term means sudden or when signs/symptoms appear, change, or worsen rapidly.
What is acute?
A highly contagious disease caused by a bacterium, that is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air and causes coughing, trouble breathing, fever, weight loss, and fatigue.
What is tuberculosis?
This is one of the 5 functions of the respiratory system.
Warms and adds moisture to the air you breathe in. Your respiratory system warms the air to match your body temperature. It moisturizes the air to bring it to the humidity level your body needs.
Protects your body from particles you breathe in. Parts of your respiratory system can block harmful germs and irritants from getting in — or push them out if they do get in.
Allows you to talk. Air vibrates your vocal cords, which makes sounds.
Helps you smell. Breathing in air moves its molecules past your olfactory nerve, which sends messages to your brain about the way something smells.
Balances level of acidity in your body. Too much carbon dioxide lowers your blood’s pH, making it acidic. By removing carbon dioxide, your respiratory system helps maintain the acid-base balance in your body.
This part of the body is directly posterior to the trachea.
What is the esophagus?
These are three symptoms of low oxygen levels in a patient.
1) Headache 2) Shortness of breath 3) Fast heart rate aka…? 4) Coughing 5) Wheezing 6) Confusion 7)Bluish skin coloring in skin, fingernails, and/or lips aka…? 8) Cherry red coloring in skin, fingernails and/or lips (sign of carbon monoxide poisoning)
When a patient lies supine and the head of the bed is raised 30-45 degrees
This illness can be treated with postural drainage to help eliminate fluid from the lungs and is when bronchial tubes are abnormally large.
What is bronchiectasis?
This body part protects your respiratory tract by keeping food and water out of your airway.
What is the epiglottis?
This lung is smaller because the body needs to provide space for the heart.
What is he left lung?
These are 3 causes of a low SPO2 in your patient.
1) heart conditions 2) lung conditions 3) inflammation or scarring of lung tissue 4) sleep apnea 5) high altitudes 6) strong pain meds