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| Present amount of 02 delivered with each ventilator breath? |
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Definition
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| Total number of breaths each minute? |
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Definition
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| O2 concentration, measured in % |
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Definition
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| What is normal 02 in room air? |
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Definition
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| Pressure in our lungs is keep greater then the outside? |
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Definition
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| Where should the HOB be in a pt on a ventilator? |
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Definition
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| A nasal cannula can be set on how many L and delivers what percent of 02? |
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Definition
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| A simple mask can be set on how many L and delivers what percent of 02? |
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Definition
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| A nonrebreather mask delivers what percent of 02? |
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Definition
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| Complications of 02 therapy? |
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Definition
- Hypoventilation: COPD
- 02 toxicity
- Atelectasis: alveoli collapse |
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Definition
- loss of hearing
- blurred vision
- fatigue
- muscle twitching
- confusion
- seizures |
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| Any surgical opening make in the chest wall? |
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Definition
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| Pt who has a thoracotomy are at risk for what? |
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Definition
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| If a chest tube is located in the upper chest what is it there for? |
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Definition
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| If a chest tube is located in the lower chest what is it there for? |
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Definition
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| Removal of a lobe in the lung? |
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Definition
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| Removal of part of the lung? |
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Definition
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Definition
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Definition
- will test other lung
- will test everything |
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Definition
- frequent VS
- tach kit by bed |
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Definition
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Term
| Important interventions with chest tubes? |
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Definition
- keep container below bed
- do not clamp
- monitor out by marking container |
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Term
| If pt has SOB with a chest tube what should you do? |
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Definition
- check for kinks in the tubing
- make sure bandage has no leakage or air bubbles |
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Term
| An infection in the lungs caused by microorganism bacterial or viral. These enter the lungs causing inflammation and increased fluids? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 reasons someone gets pneumonia? |
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Definition
1. inadequate pulmonary ventilation
2. aspiration
3. complication of a disease |
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Term
| What is it called when WBC's are destroying an infection? |
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Definition
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Term
| S/S of bacterial pneumonia? |
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Definition
- sudden onset
- temp for a long period of time
- affects specific lope area |
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Term
| The pneumonia vaccine is protecting what type of pneumonia? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
- slower onset
- patchy distribution through out the lungs
- temp fluctuates
* recovery within 2-4 hours |
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Term
| What kind of room should a pt with pneumonia have? |
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Definition
| A private room or a room with a pt with the same type of pneumonia. |
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Term
| Where should the HOB be for a pt with pneumonia? |
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Definition
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Term
| What should you do before giving a pt with pneumonia antibodics? |
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Definition
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Term
| Inflammation of any part of pleura? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
- knife like pain
- cough
- dyspnea
- high temp |
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Term
| What position should a pt with pleurisy be in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the treatment for pleurisy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Air fills pleural space between lung and chest and lung collapses? |
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Definition
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Term
| Spontaneous pneumothroax is seen in most who? |
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Definition
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Term
| A pneumothroax can be caused by what? |
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Definition
- rupture on lung surface
- severe episodes of coughing
- chest injuries/wounds |
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Term
| When you listen to a lung that has a pneumothroax what will you hear? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
- sharp, sudden pain in chest
- dyspnea
- diaphoresis
- weak, rapid pulse
- falling BP
- lack of chest movement on affected side
- anxiety |
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Term
| Nursing care for a pneumothroax |
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Definition
- bed at high fowlers
- O2
- VS
- pain meds
- prepare for chest tube insertion
- x-ray |
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Term
| Alevoli are collapsing causing collapsed lung? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
- SOB
- crackles and wheezing
- pain
- tachycardia
- tachyapnea
- fever |
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Term
| Treatment for Atelectoasis? |
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Definition
- chest physical therapy
- incentive spirometer
- early ambulation |
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Term
| Embolism occurs when blood clot or foreign matter becomes lodged in a branch of pulmonary artery or arteriole? |
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Definition
| Pulmonary Embolism/Infarct |
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Term
| S/S of a pulmonary embolism? |
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Definition
- sudden pain
- rapid shallow breaths
- productive cough
- SOB
- tachycardia
- hypoxia
- fever |
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Term
| Intervention for pulmonary embolism? |
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Definition
- elevate HOB
- give O2
- call the doctor |
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Term
| What meds with a pt with a pulmonary embolism be getting? |
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Definition
- Heparin Drip
- Thrombolitics |
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Term
| Prevention for a pulmonary embolism? |
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Definition
- filter in the inferior vena cava
- TED hose: post-op
- heparin
- leg exercises
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