Resp Vocabulary
Signs & Symptoms
Diagnostic Testing
Nursing Diagnosis
Hypoxemia or Hypercapnia
100
an device that facilitates breathing or secretion removal
What is an artificial airway?
100
restlessness, tachycardia, anxiety
What is early signs of hypoxia?
100
monitors arterial & venous oxygen saturation
What is oximetry?
100
client has copious amounts of sputum and poor coughing ability
What is Ineffective Airway Clearance?
100
tachycardia
What is sign of hypoxemia & hypercapnia?
200
inflamed hypertrophy of the mucosa into the nose
What is sinusitis?
200
sneezing, watery eyes, altered sense of smell
What is allergic rhinitis?
200
this assess for mycobaterium tuberculosis in a series of 3 early morning specimen
What is acid fast smear/culture?
200
client O2 sat is 82% on 2L of oxygen
What is Impaired Tissue Perfusion?
200
bradypnea
What is sign of hypercapnia?
300
percussion & vibration technique used to break up secretions
What is chest physiotherapy?
300
coughing, fever, dyspnea, tachycardia, pleuritic chest pain
What is signs of pneumonia?
300
this test is contraindicated for someone with a shellfish allergy due to contrast
What is CT scan?
300
client has pleuritic pain 4/10 on scale
What is Acute Pain?
300
tachypnea
What is sign of hypoxemia?
400
Purulent pleural fluid with bacterial infection
What is empyema?
400
fatigue, unexplained weight loss, low grade fever, night sweats
What is signs of TB?
400
assesses ventilation & perfusion of lungs based on presence of a PE
What is V/Q scan
400
client is hypoventilating, taking shallow breaths
What is Ineffective Breathing Pattern?
400
cyanosis
What is sign of hypoxemia?
500
continuous rumbling, snoring sound caused by obstruction of large airways with secretions
What is rhonchi?
500
dyspnea, hypoxemia, tachypnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, crackles, possible syncope
What is S&S of PE?
500
removal of tissue from lungs to determine malignancy
What is lung biopsy?
500
client is S/P paracentesis X 2 within 4 days
What is Risk for Infection?
500
headache
What is sign of hypercapnia?
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