Respiratory Disorders
Refers to the uncontrolled growth of cells that starts in the lungs, also is the leading cause of death in the United States.
What is Lung Cancer?
This structure prevents food or water from entering the trachea.
What is the Epiglottis?
The most comfortable position for the client with COPD is:
What is Sitting upright leaning forward?
Removal of surgical sutures from a Trach.
What is _ days?
We call this person for any suspicious person without a proper badge or anyone carrying a firearm.
Who is Security?
Abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs which leads to shortness of breath, respiratory failure and even death
What is Pulmonary edema?
Reduce the surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli.
What is surfactant?
A client was admitted to the hospital with client chest pain and shortness of breath. Arterial blood gases were: pH=7.52, pCO2= 27, HCO3= 22. These values indicate:
What is Respiratory alkalosis?
The person called for Large/Emergency Hazard material Spill (>1 liter or significant event).
Who is emergency operator x4444 or 678-474-5599 for a hazard spill code?
Common chronic respiratory disease is characterized by inflammation of the airways and is often triggered by allergens
What is Asthma?
Primary chemical stimulus for breathing is a concentration of ...
What is Carbonic acid in blood?
A RT is caring for a patient who had a thoracentesis eight hours ago. While assessing the patient, the RT observes that the patient has a rapid heart rate, rapid, shallow respirations, and has absent breath sounds to the left upper lobe of the lung. The RT interprets this complication as:
What is Pneumothorax?
Department called when Red trash can in ABG lab is full.
Who is EVS Supervisor?
Collapse of the lung due to absence of surfactant leading to respiratory distress in new-born is termed as
Hyaline Membrane Disease
A 35-year-old female came with pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis and cough. Chest X-ray revealed small tubercles in the lungs. The phlegm culture showed rod-shaped bacilli as the cause of the infection. The possible diagnosis is-
What is Tuberculosis
Department called for Medical Gas Alarm.
Who is Facilities Management (Call Jimmy)?
The isothermic saturation boundary is located (approximately)
Where is 5 cm below the carina?
This department is called when UPC (back up battery for ABG Lab) is alarming.
Who is BioMed?