Symptoms
One of the most common symptoms seen in patients with pulmonary disease
What is Cough?
Bluish discoloration of hands and feet
What is Acrocyanosis?
Diffusion Defect: Alveolar-Capillary Destruction
What is Emphysema?
X-ray view obtained in critically ill patients; evaluates placement of tubes and lines
Backup pacemaker responsible for a rate of 40-60 bpm
What is the AV node?
Dyspnea in the upright position
Normal range of sodium level in blood
What is 135-145 mmol/L?
Cause of Hypoxemia; Occurs when inhaled gas does not match with lung perfusion
What is V/Q Mismatch?
What is 3-5 cm above carina / medial ends of clavicles (T5-T7)?
Cells that contract in response to electrical stimuli and pump the blood
What are Myocardial cells?
Grave sign associated with extreme SOB, need for immediate treatment
What is Air hunger?
WBC Abnormality; Elevated in presence of parasitic infestation, allergic states, and allergic asthma
What is Eosinophilia?
pH = 7.37, PaCO2 = 19 mmHg, HCO3- = 11 mEq/L
What is fully compensated (chronic) metabolic acidosis?
Special Radiographic view and positioning of patient when imaging for a pneumothorax
What is "Lateral Decubitus on the unaffected side"?
The wave on an ECG that is indicative of ventricular repolarization
What is the T wave?
Red currant jelly sputum
What is Klebsiella Species?
Irregular breathing with long periods of apnea
ABG Sampling error that causes Cellular K to increase
What is clotting?
Silhouette located at the left heart margin
What is infiltrate at the Lingular segment of the upper lobe?
A short lived dysrhythmia that has a "saw-tooth" pattern between normal appearing QRS complexes
The dyspnea scoring system
What is Modified Borg Scale?
Significantly high levels of this enzyme are almost exclusively indicate metastatic prostate cancer
What is ACP (Acid Phosphatase)?
Movement of the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve due to increased levels of Carboxyhemoglobin in the blood
What is a left shift?
Gold-standard diagnostic method for pulmonary embolism
A dysrhythmia; THREE Premature Ventricular Contractions in a row, then normal rhythm that repeats
What is Salvo PVC?