Full of hot air
Travel by air
Making it work
Tools of the trade
The rest of the story
100

I start at the lips

What is the Oropharynx

100

I am significantly larger and omegashaped than the adults

What is the childs epiglottis

100

In the presence of oxygen, the mitochondria of the cells convert glucose into energy using this process

What is aerobic metabolism?

100

Tachypnea, bradypnea poor tidal volume or any unusual respiratory pattern should immediately prompt you to use this to assist your patient

What is consider bag valve mask ventilations

100

During the expiratory phase, the patient exhales against a resistance called the ___________.

Positive end-expiratory Phase(PEEP)

200

A conduit for air entry into the lungs

What is the trachea/windpipe

200

The process of moving air into and out of the lungs

What is pulmonary ventilation

200

The neural control of breathing originates here

What is the brain and brainstem?

200

This is a single lumen airway that is blindly inserted into the esophagus

What is a King LT or Supraglottic Airway Device

200

Relaxation of the tongue

Foreign Objects

Blood Clots

Airway Swelling

Vomit

All possible causes of ______________


Airway Obstruction

300

The narrowest portion of the adult trachea

What is the glottic opening

300

This occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles are contracted and the lungs fill with air. 

What is maximum inspiration

300

Central chemoreceptors monitor the ph of the CSF, are located adjacent to the respiratory centers in the __________________.

What is the medulla?

300

A multilumen airway device, it cannot be improperly placed and provides patency to the airway

What is a combitube

300

The king LT comes in 5 sizes; the patients ______________________________________ will determine the size you should use. 

Height and weight

400

A thin, slippery outer membrane that covers lung tissue

What is visceral pleura

400

The air pressure outside of the body, normally higher than the air pressure within the body

What is atmospheric pressure

400

The amount of air that is moved in or out of the lungs during one breath

What is Tidal Volume?

400

A back up system that controls respirations by sensing the oxygen level in the blood falls

What is the hypoxic drive?

400

To confirm proper placement of the intubation tube a should have a waveform ETCO2 waveform measurement, bilateral breath sounds and epigastric sounds should be _________

What is absent?

500

I diffuse through the lining of the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries, depending on adequate blood volume & pressure, am carried back to the heart for distribution.

What is Oxygen

500

The portion of the tidal volume that does not reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange

What is dead space

500

We are primarily responsible for motor control of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles

What is the Ventral Respiratory Group

500

An airway device that is inserted blindly and comes to rest on the glottic opening. A flexible cuff is inflated c creating an almost airtight seal. 

What is an LMA or Laryngeal Mask Airway

500

The total amount of fresh air reaching the alveoli during each inspiration equals this

What is Tidal volume minus Dead Space