Respiratory 1
What EMT's do for a patient with inadequate breathing?
What is Ventilate with supplemental oxygen.
Lung sounds would be your highest priority as lung sounds are an assessment of?
Patent Airway.
What is ment by dyspnea?
Medically defined as shortness of breath.
It is a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that can vary in intensity.
Signs of inadequate ventilations.
A slow respiratory rate or very shallow breathing.(Again ABC's / Vitals)
Pt is on a Nasal Cannula and is still short of breath SPO2 remains at 92%. What an be done?
Switch the patient to a non-rebreather at 10 to 15 Lpm.
Patients with low SPO2 and complaining of shortness of breath should be given?
Oxygen, vis NRB at 15LPM.
Can Low SPO2 cause shortness of breath? Yor N
Yes.
The low SPO2 is indicating that there is not enough oxygen in the body.
Skin condition during adequate breathing.
Skin that is warm and dry.
An explanation of what you are about to do is always a high priority when dealing with patients? T or F
True.
It is very important to explain how an assessment will be done.
What part of the respiratory track in immediately affected by bronchodilator?
Bronchi and Cronchioles
Increased use of accessory muscles is a common finding for patients with labored breathing. T or F
True.
Increased wheezing or grunting would be signs of dyspnea, which may accompany labored breathing.
What part of the lung would Pulmonary edema affect the most (Upper, Middle or Lower)?
Pulmonary edema indicates a lower airway problem.
Albuterol is a beta-2 agonist and its primary action is to dilate the...?
Bronchioles.
Best indicator that air is flowing in and out of the chest. When proper ventilations are taking place.
The patient's chest rises and falls with every ventilations.
Anxiety and a decrease in the level of consciousness are the earliest signs of respiratory distress. T or F
True.
Poor skin color is a later sign of respiratory distress.
Also called Cyanosis.
A patient with adequate respiratory rate, volume, and good color is said to have?
(As it related to your ABC's)
Adequate breathing.
What is meant by saying a patient has a "cyanotic appearance"?
His color is bad (blueish).
These patient are said to be Hypoxic not breating adequately.
Assessment reveals jugular venous distention and equal lung sounds. This patient is MOST likely suffering from?
Pulmonary embolism.
Remember a blockage causes JVD.
The MOST likely position you would transport a patient experiencing breathing distress?
Fowlers.
The bed elevated to a 45-60 degree angle.
Lung Sounds you would find with a spontaneous pneumothorax?
Equal or Unequal? Why...
Only one lung is fully functioning.
There is an air leak in between the lung tissue and the body cavity.
What do the letters in C.O.P.D. stand for?
COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a progressive lung disease that makes breathing difficult.
A blood clot, often originating in the legs, travels through the bloodstream and blocks a major artery in the lungs, obstructing blood flow and oxygen uptake.
What is this known as or called?
P.E. - Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Does epinephrine constrict or dilate bronchioles?
Epinephrine is a bronchodilator, meaning it causes the bronchioles to widen, which allows for increased airflow.
A collapsed lung, occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural space), causing the lung to collapse partially or fully. This can happen due to various causes, including trauma, lung disease, or even spontaneously in some cases.
Give the medical name of the condition?
Pneumothorax.
Will inhalers used for breathing emergencies also increase heart rate?
Though intended to affect only the lungs, most inhalers will also cause an increase in heart rate as a part of their sympathetic action.