Normal Oxygenation
Normal respiratory rate for adults
What is 12-20 breaths per minute?
Decreased level of oxygen in the blood.
What is Hypoxemia?
Healthcare discipline nurses can call when they're unsure about something relating to a patient's respiratory status.
What is Respiratory Therapy?
Oxygen delivery device that delivers 1-6 L O2 and FiO2 of 24-44%.
What is a Nasal Cannula?
What is Cyanosis?
Normal range for PaCO2 levels
What is 35-45 mmHg?
Difficulty breathing when lying down is known as what?
What is Orthopnea?
Technique that should be used when performing trach suction on a patient.
What is Sterile technique?
Face mask in which color-coded adapters are used to titrate oxygen flowrate and concentration.
What is a Venturi Mask?
Compound produced when carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in the blood.
What is carboxyhemoglobin?
Term for movement of gases in and out of the lungs.
What is ventilation?
Normal O2 saturation range for patients with COPD.
What is 88-92 %?
Position that can improve breathing where a patient is sitting at a 45 - 60 degree angle.
What is Semi-Fowlers position?
The nurse should perform oral care every _ hours for patients with an endotracheal tube.
What is 2 hours?
Restlessness, confusion, tachypnea, and tachycardia.
What are s/s of hypoxia?
Chemical compound that controls surface tension and prevents alveoli collapse.
What is Surfactant?
Deep, rapid breaths commonly seen in patients with metabolic acidosis.
What is Kussmaul's Respirations?
Suctioning equipment that connects to tubing and is used to suction a patient's oral cavity.
What is a Yankauer catheter?
This oxygen delivery system can deliver oxygen up to 60 LPM with 100% FiO2.
What is High Flow Nasal Cannula?
High- pitched sound caused by rapid movement of air through narrowed airways.
What is wheezing?
Another term for lung collapse.
What is atelectasis?
Interpret this ABG: PH 7.31, PaCO2 51 mmHg, HCO3 19.
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
Meaning of the abbreviation FiO2.
What is fraction of inspired oxygen?
Minimum oxygen flowrate that is delivered using a simple face mask.
What is 6 L/min?
Low oxygen levels in the tissue.
What is hypoxia?