Anatomy
Site where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
Alveoli
Normal adult respiratory rate
12-20/min
One rescuer adult CPR compression/ventilation ratio
30:2
Infection that causes a seal-like bark
Croup
What adjunct do we use for a patient with a gag reflex
NPA
Main respiratory muscle.
Diaphragm
Cheyne- Stokes
Most likely reason for infant cardiac arrest
Bacterial infection that can remain inactive for years
TB
How long to suction an infant
5 Seconds
The site where the trachea splits into two
Carina
Three main functions of the upper airway
Warm, filter and humidify air
When does irreversible brain damage occur in cardiac arrest
10min
Type of pneumonia that comes on gradually
Viral pneumonia
A nasal cannula delivers what percentage of oxygen
24-44%
This contains the heart, trachea, great vessels and bronchi
Mediastinum
Use of oxygen chemoreceptors as opposed to use of CO2 chemoreceptors
Hypoxic Drive
Total percent of time compression should be done in an arrest
80%
Patients with fever that exhibit a "whoop" sound during inspiration after cough
Pertussis
List 2 contraindications of OPA
Conscious and intact gag reflex
Bronchioles are made up of what type of tissue
Smooth muscle
Process of loading oxygen molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the bloodstream
Oxygenation
Blood pooling to lowest part of the body (sign of death)
Dependent lividity
List 2 types of COPD
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
COPD patients target O2 saturation
88-92%