Functions of the Respiratory system
The main function of the Respiratory system is to supply what to the blood?
What is oxygen
These parts of the torso are separated by the diaphragm muscle ?
What are the chest and abdomen ?
This is what the student will do prior to a respiratory assessment to prevent the spread of infection.
What is Handwashing ?
a noninvasive method of assessing arterial blood PaO2.
What is Pulse Oximetry?
a high pitch whistling sound
What is Wheezing?
Name three major structures of the Respiratory System
What are the Nose, Pharynx (Throat),Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs, diaphragm ?
This is what happens when the diaphragm contracts and increases thoracic space; to create negative pressure and air flows in.
What is inspire?
The normal rate of adult breaths per minute
What is 12 - 20 bpm?
The expected oxygen saturation of a patient.
What is greater than >95%.
May be heard in patients with COPD, CHF, inflammation, or fluid in alveoli - in CHF generally heard in the lung bases
What are Crackles?
Name at least one thing the thoracic cavity contains
What are the heart, aorta, esophagus, bronchi, thymus ?
This is what happens when the diaphragm relaxes and decreases thoracic space; air flows out.
What is expire?
This is the range of oxygen liters provided by a nasal cannula.
What is 4 to 6 L/min
This can be used to open lungs and aid in lung expansion, typically after a surgical procedure.
Incentive Spirometer
What is 40%?
The function of the nose and mouth in the respiratory system.
What is allows oxygen to enter body and carbon dioxide to leave ?
Daily Double
This can often be seen in patient's with COPD. It is defined as a decrease level of oxygen. What is the medical term and what is a blue sign of this term?
This is the correct order of completing your assessment 1.____ 2.____ 3. Percussion 4. _____
Observe Palpate Percussion Ascultate
The physician may order which test(s) to indicate how well a patient is breathing or to assess their oxygenation.
What is ABG or PFT?
This keeps the alveoli from collapsing and sticking to itself
What is Surfactant?
Name a factor that affect a healthy respiratory system?
What are ... environmental air quality, alterations in oxygenation, aspiration of large bites of foods in adults, decreased cough reflex, sputum production, respiratory rate, patterns, ventilation/perfusion).
The memory trick for high pressure alarms.
What is Two Peanut Butter sandwiches can make you sic?
This breathing pattern occurs in cardiac arrest
Ineffective breathing pattern
The causes besides cardiac arrest that can cause agonal breathing.
What are stroke, brain trauma or metabolic acidosis?