This is a classic sign of an asthma attack
What is the inability to speak in full sentences
The 2 diseases that cause COPD
What is emphysema and chronic bronchitis
Name the term for excess CO2 build up
What is hypercapnia
What is hypercarbia
Name the medication that is used as a rescue drug for asthma
What is albuterol
This is a normal pH level
What is 7.35-7.45
Device used to check how well asthma is controlled
What is a peak flow meter
Term used for someone with Emphysema
What is pink puffer
Name one reason a patient would have an increased need for oxygen
What is fever, infection, anxiety, or anemia
Name this side effect of nebulized medications
What is tachycardia
What is tremors
This is a normal HCO3
What is 22-26 mEq/L
Name a sign of impending respiratory failure
What is absent or diminished breath sounds
What is decreased wheezing
What is respiratory exhaustion
2 symptoms to describe why you would call someone a blue bloater
What is obese, cyanotic, hypoxemic
Lung damage that happens from breathing too much supplemental oxygen
What is oxygen toxicity
Name this medication that is used to thin secretions
What is guaifenesin
This is a normal PaO2
What is 80-95
A category of drugs used as a rescue medication for an asthma attack
SABA
Short acting beta adrenergic agonists
A late complication of COPD
What is cor pulmonale
This must always be kept at the bedside post tracheostomy
What is a replacement trach tube
What is an intubation tray
Inhaled anticholinergic that relieves bronchospasm associated with COPD
What is ipratropium
This is a normal PaCO2
What is 35-45
An acute exacerbation that is unresponsive to treatment with with bronchodilators
What is status asthmaticus
Complication from COPD; patient presents with dyspnea and chest pain
What is secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Narrowing of the trachea due to scar tissue formation from the cuff of the trach tube
What is tracheal stenosis
Long-acting medication used in asthma
What is formoterol
What is salmeterol
Interpret these ABG results
ph 7.25
PCO2 47
HCO3 24
What is respiratory acidosis