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The small balloon like structures in the lungs that exchange the gas at circulatory level
What are... Alveoli
What is... Respiration
Normal range for capnography
What is... 35-45
GOLD standard for ET confirmation
What is... capnography
Irregular respiratory pattern characterized by irregular gasps that are widely spaced. Not actually considered a form of breathing; these "breaths" are typically caused by stray neurological impulsed in a dying patient, and are not unusual to find in a patient with no pulse
What is... Agonal Breathing
The area where the upper airway ends and the lower airway begins
What is... The Larynx
Movement of air in and out of the lungs
What is... Ventilation
What is the purpose of measuring ETCO2
What is...
proper ventilation
pH balance
etc...
Proper equipment and set up for RSI
What is...
Tube, Tube tamer/securement, 10cc syringe, lube, stylette, suction, back up airway, blade, handle, DRUGS
This alternative airway device is quicker and easier to insert than ETT and has shown no difference in neurologic outcomes in cardiac arrest
What is... a Supraglottic Airway
King LT, CombiTube, LMA, Igel
What is... Supraglottic Airway
The amount of air moving in and out during ventilation/respiration
What is... Tidal Volume
The cause of "shark-fin" like capnography waves
What is... Bronchospasm
While auscultating lung sounds you have absent sounds on the left but clear sounds on the right, what happened? What should you do?
What is... Right Main Stemmed.
The tube is too deep, pull the tube back slightly.
technique used to open the airway of a trauma patient with possible neck or spine injury
What is... Jaw-Thrust Maneuver
Landmarks for intubation
What is...
Epiglottis
Vocal Cords
Trachea
Maintains a degree of positive pressure at the end of exhalation, given to patients who have been intubated and who are receiving mechanical ventilation
What is... Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Draw and explain each phase of capnography
What is... step up to the whiteboard
The goal of this procedure is to bring the patients SPO2 up to 100% prior to intubation
What is... Pre-oxygenation
Process by which deoxygenated blood from the pulmonary circulation releases carbon dioxide and is resupplied with oxygen at the alveolar level, prior to returning to the cardiac circulation.
What is... Gas Exchange
The respiratory membrane (at the alveoli) is made of what type of cells
What is... Simple squamous cells 1 layers of flat cells
An abnormally deep, very rapid sighing respiratory pattern characteristic of diabetic ketoacidosis or other metabolic acidosis
What is... Kussmaul Respiration
Reasons why capnography waveform would be absent
What is... Apnea, Absence of ventilation, Airway blockage, Pulmonary embolism, Incorrect tube placement (intubated pt.)
The most common airway obstruction while intubating
What is... The Tongue
Which clinical finding is MOST suggestive of pneumonia in a patient with COPD
What is... Fever and Localized Crackles