Airway
The "B" in ABCs
What is BREATHING
Percent of communication from body language.
What is 80
The normal sized percentage of water in a human body
What is 60%?
Maintains same pressure throughout the breathing cycle, aids in recruitment of alveoli, and helps with oxygenation
What is CPAP?
One of 5 types of trauma
What is BLUNT, PENETRATING, CRUSH, BURN, or BLAST trauma
Lower or Upper--- this type of airway obstruction is evidenced by snoring
What is upper airway obstruction?
Deep breathing, music, guided imagery, aromatherapy, and distraction.
What are non-pharmacological interventions for pain?
Organ that eliminates 95% of anesthetic gas
What are the LUNGS
A contraindication of non-invasive ventilation.
What is...
apnea
vomiting
untreated ptx
recent gastric, laryngeal, esophageal surgery
facial or airway trauma
excessive secretions
What is "LINE OF SIGHT"
The type of airway maneuver where the clinician places their thumbs/heels of hands on patients cheek bones and moves the jaw forward with their fingers.
What is a jaw thrust?
Dermatome level at the nipple line
What is T4 (or T5)
An optimal organ perfusion measurement
What is MAP of 60 or greater
Noninvasive airway support. Two levels of airway pressure on inspiration and expiration. Used for ventilation AND oxygenation.
What is BiPAP?
The continuum of time and care of the patient in the immediate post anesthesia care time period.
What is phase 1 recovery?
Airway adjunct that must be removed as soon as the patient's gag reflex returns
What is an oral airway
This opioid medication is nearly 6x more potent than morphine and has a fifteen minute onset.
What is hydromorphone?
Body fluid is mostly contained in this compartment in healthy individuals
What is INTRACELLULAR
Set inspiratory pressure level and PEEP. A weaning mode on the ventilator. Patient must have their own spontaneous drive.
What is pressure support?
They represent the interests of over 60,000 RNs who practice in pre and post anesthesia care
Who is ASPAN? (American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses)
Hormonal reversal agent that encapsulates and removes vecuronium and rocuronium directly
What is Sugammadex?
If patient did not get any intraoperative pain medication, the RN must start with what dose of hydromorphone (if ordered as first line)?
Vasopressin, aldosterone, cortisol, catecholamines, cytokines.
What are hormonal mediators that respond to tissue injury and stress?
One of various reasons to switch to invasive ventilation.
What is....
worsening pH
hemodynamic instability
severe tachypnea
inability to protect airway/clear secretions
decreasing LOC
inability to tolerate mask
The body compensates until it loses this amount of its total volume
What is 15%?