Airway
Breathing and oxygenation
Ventilation & Lungs Sounds
WHAT DO I DO??
PEDS Considerations
100

These are the 3 parts of the pharynx.

What is the oropharynx, nasopharynx, laryngopharynx?

100

The stage of inadequate breathing that is characterized by a patient who has a respiratory problem but the body's compensatory mechanisms are meeting the increased demands. So far, the person simply has increased work of breathing and probably a sensation of "shortness of breath."

What is respiratory distress?


100

CPAP stands for ______.

What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure?

100

You are bagging a patient and you begin to feel resistance.  This is the first thing you should try.

What is a basic airway maneuver?

100

Pulling of the skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing. This is typically a sign of respiratory distress.

What are retractions?


200

The small grapelike structures where gas exchange occurs.

What is alveoli?

200

This is when a lung collapses without injury or any other obvious cause. Often the patient has sharp pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath....they may tire easily, be tachycardic, breath fast, and have low oxygen saturation. They may also be cyanotic. 

What is a spontaneous pneumothorax?

200

True or False

Your patient is awake and alert but is unable to breathe on his own SpO2 is 92% and he has COPD. CPAP is indicated for this patient. 

What is false?

200

A toddler falls from two story window. You want to maintain a patent airway. This is how you would position the airway.

What is jaw thrust maneuver?

200

A disease caused by a bacterial infection that often presents with a high fever, respiratory distress, and stridor. It causes swelling.

What is epiglottitis?

300

The innermost covering of the lungs

What is the visceral pleura?

300

This is the most common late sign of hypoxia.

What is cyanosis?

300

Wheezing is often caused by a constriction of this part of the airway.

What is lower?

300

A patient gets in a bar fight with his wife's lover. The lover is thrown into a table and has noticeable facial fractures. He is unconscious and you need to place this airway adjunct.

What is the oropharyngeal airway?

300

A viral illness that results in inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. It often occurs at night and can follow a cold or other respiratory infection. Tissues in the upper airway become swollen and restrict the passage of air. 

What is croup?

400

The most common airway obstruction.

What is the tongue?

400

This is the biological component that transports oxygen through the blood.

What is hemoglobin?


400

____________ is caused by an obstruction of the upper airway and commonly found in patient with Epiglottitis.

What is stridor?

400

True or false

You have been suctioning a toddler for 20 seconds and now they are cyanotic. You are at fault.

What is true?

400

This is the normal rate of breathing for an infant.

What is 25-50 breaths/minute?

500

The leaf like flap that prevents aspirations of foreign substances into the airway.

What is the epiglottis? 

500

Gas exchange means this.

What is the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide?


500

Fluid around the alveoli restricting gas exchange will often cause this sound.

What is crackles?

500

You are performing the Heimlich maneuver when your patient becomes unconscious. This is the next step you would take.

What is safely lower the patient to the floor and begin CPR?


500

This is the most common chronic disease in children.

What is asthma?