Respiratory Anatomy
Cardiac Anatomy
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Medical Terms
100

The number of lobes for each lung

What is 3 on the right and 2 on the left

100

The names of the different heart chambers

What are the atria and the ventricles

100

What COPD stands for

What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

100

3 signs/symptoms of an AMI

What are:

Chest pain/discomfort, difficulty breathing, lethargy, N/V, diaphoresis, jaw/neck/back pain

100

Rapid heart rate (greater than 100)

What is tachycardia

200

The site for gas exchange

What are alveoli

200

The place where oxygen-deficient blood is sent from the right ventricle

What are the lungs
200
The three types of diseases within COPD

What are chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma

200

2 signs/symptoms of CHF exacerbation

What are:

SOB, lethargy, chest pain, cough, dependent edema

200

Difficulty breathing

What is dyspnea
300

The part of the airway where oxygen is humidified

What is the nasal cavity

300

The vessels that carry deoxygenated blood

What are veins

300

The only definitive treatment for HAPE

What is descending to a lower elevation

300

The difference between angina and an AMI

What is angina is self-resolving (usually w/medications)

300

Slow respiratory rate (less than 12)

What is bradypnea 

400

The main muscle that helps with breathing

What is the diaphragm

400

The vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

What is the aorta

400

A common treatment for an asthma attack

What is albuterol/rescue inhaler

400
The reason people experience chest pain in an AMI

What is the blood supply to the heart is cut off (therefore oxygen) so tissue is dying

400

Lack of blood supply to tissue or organ resulting in lack of oxygen and nutrients

What is ischemia 

500

The normal respiratory rate for an adult

What is 12-20 times/minute
500

The names of the valves in the heart 

What is tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid (mitral), aortic

500

The definition of a flail chest

What are 3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places

500

What CHF stands for

What is congestive heart failure

500
Sweat

What is diaphoresis