Oxygen
Bluish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and mucous membranes due to reduced hemoglobin-oxygen saturation
What is cyanosis?
Collapse of a portion of the lung
What is atelectasis?
Insufficient physiological or psychological energy to endure or complete required/desired daily activities
What is Activity Intolerance?
Absence of any breathing
Cough-up secretions
What is sputum?
Red blood cells
What are erythrocytes?
Excess or deficit in oxygenation and/or carbon dioxide elimination at the alveolar-capillary membrane
What is Impaired Gas Exchange?
Abnormally slow respiratory rate
What is Bradypnea?
Increasing the oxygen flow to avoid hypoxemia
What is hyperoxygenation?
Percentage of the blood that is erythrocytes
What is hematocrit?
Exhale, Seal lips around mouthpiece, take a slow deep breath to elevate cylinder
What is Incentive Spirometer?
What is Ineffective Airway Clearance?
Rapid Respirations
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What is Fundamentals?
Oxygen-carrying red blood cells
What is hemoglobin?
Inability to breathe easily unless sitting upright or standing
What is orthopnea?
Inspiration and/or expiration that does not provide adequate ventilation
What is Ineffective Breathing Pattern?
Normal respirations
What is eupnea?
Sitting upright and leaning forward
What is orthopneic/tripod position?
Reduced oxygen levels in the blood
What is hypoxemia?
Breathe in normally through the nose and exhale through puckered lips slowly and purposefully, blow off CO2
What is pursed-lip breathing?
Two different kinds of nursing diagnosis
What are "Risk for" and "Actual"?
Difficulty breathing or feel of being short of breath
What is dyspnea?
Lipoprotein produced by specialized alveolar cells that act like a detergent-reducing the surface tension
What is surfactant?