Lung Anatomy
Contains 3 Lobes
What is right lung?
Normal anteroposterior to transverse diameter ratio.
What is 1:2 or 1:3?
Expected lung sounds heard over the majority of lung fields.
What are vesicular lung sounds?
Therapeutic gas that requires a provider order.
What is supplemental oxygen?
Delivery device that delivers flow rate of 1-6 l/min
What is a nasal cannula?
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs.
What is the right ventricle?
Assessment technique that helps determine presence of air, fluid, or consolidations in the lungs.
What is percussion?
Term for client perception of difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
Easiest, quickest nursing intervention that promotes airway expansion/opening.
What is elevating the HOB?
Delivery device capable of providing precise oxygen concentrations.
What is a Venturi (Venti) mask?
Structure of the lung that engages in gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
Vibration felt through chest wall when client speaks.
What is tactile or vocal fremitus?
Name 3 adventitious lung sounds.
What are crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, stridor, friction rubs?
First strategy to attempt to open and maintain patent airway.
What is chin tilt, jaw thrust?
Device that provides high percent of FiO2, and should only be used for short term management.
What is a non-rebreather mask?
Structures that make up the upper airway.
What are the nose, mouth, pharynx?
Sputum associated with pulmonary edema.
What is pink, frothy sputum?
Breathing pattern that is characterized by gradual increases and decreases in respirations followed by apneic periods.
What are Cheyne-Stokes respirations?
Name 2 interventions to promote deep breathing.
What is pain management, incentive spirometry, nebulizers/inhalers, mobility, raise HOB
Name 2 disadvantages of a simple mask.
What are skin breakdown, aspiration risk, eating/drinking impairment, claustrophobia, anxiety, CO2 rebreathing?
Structures that filter air, trap foreign particles, keep airways clean.
What are the supporting structures of the respiratory tract? Nasal hair, mucus, cilia
Draw the sequence for palpating, percussing, and auscultating posterior lung fields on a team member's back.
What is zig-zag, side-to-side, pattern? (Students should demo this pattern)
Lung sound that indicates tight or constricted airways.
What are wheezes?
Name 3 interventions used to mobilize mucus.
What is chest physiotherapy, mobility, repositioning, flutter valve, and humidification?
The mechanism or purpose of CPAP.
What is providing positive pressure throughout the respiratory cycle to maintain patent airway or keep airway open?