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swollen tongue blood present? fluid in the mouth? suction #1 (turn head to side) |
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What is the purpose of the nose? |
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warms, humidifies, filters |
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Humidification results in _____ mL of insensible fluid loss per day. |
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Primary purpose of sinuses |
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produce mucous for the nasal cavity and promote vocal resonance and timber |
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| #1 sign of laryngeal edema |
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| What to look for in the epiglottis |
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swelling (blocks lung airway) thumbs sign (common with flu) |
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The laryngeal nerve is responsible for? |
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This contains the cough receptors |
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| The part of the trachea between the cartiliginous rings is the potential site for? |
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| Mucous particles are removed from the trachea by... |
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| swallowing, coughing, or sneezing |
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chest tightness suffocation not getting enough air choking smothering |
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| Assoc. factors with dyspnea |
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environmental irritants anxiety activity body position |
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sudden onset of dyspnea while sleeping in the recumbant position |
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| Number 1 priority in respiratory assessment |
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| How do you palpate for tactile fremitis? |
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hands parallel to 10th rib, pt inhale. symetrical rise with inspiration palpate with inspiration with ball of hand or ulnar disappear at lower diaphram because there are no lungs there. indicates pneumonia |
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| Crackles on inspiration indicate... |
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pneumonia heart failure acetalectysis emphysema |
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| Rhonchi on expiration during ausciltation indicates... |
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Wheezes on inspiration/expiration indicates what? |
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Friction rub in the lung base indicates what? |
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| Abnormal color around lips indicates what? |
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| Using accessory muscles to breathe indicates what? |
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| What is the #1 sign of a complication of a thorensentesis? |
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pernicious cough (could be due to pulm. edema) |
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What catagory of meds can cause a cough? |
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| What do you document when charting sputum? |
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color consistancy amount (ml, tsp, tbsp) |
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Normal sputum looks like... |
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clear and thin non-infectious |
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| Yellow or rusty sputum indicates |
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| Blood tinged or bloody sputum indicates what? |
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| What bronchodilator is used for a pt that has a pre-existing heart condition? |
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| What is the bronchodilator of choice in a pt that DOES NOT have a cardiac condition? |
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Hypoxia can be manifested in an elderly adult as... |
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| Dyspnea in the older adult is often described as |
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| smothering, choking, or an inability to catch their breath |
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| What is used for sleep apnea? |
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1. patent airway 2. o2 (at least in the room) 3. o2 sats 4. reposition (sit up) 5. change in mental status and v/s, NO FA 6. contact MD if no relief with interventions |
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A "barrel chest" indicates an increase in _______? |
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| You will not find a FA in these people... |
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Immunocompromised Elderly pts on steriods |
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Deoxygenated blood is pumped to the __1__ ventricle, travels to the __2___ artery and then to the __3___ capillaries for diffusion. O2 rich blood is then pumped to the __4__ veins, the __5__ atrium, the __6__ ventricle, the __7___ and finally to the circulatory system. |
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1. right 2. pulmonary 3. aveolar 4. pulmonary 5. left 6. left 7. aorta |
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Each aveolus is seperated from pulm. capillary by ______. |
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| Black flow happens here and a possible PE can develop |
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