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Upper Airway |
Nose, mouth, jaw, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Funtion: warm, filter, and humidify air as it enters the nose and mouth. |
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Lower Airway |
Trachea and lungs. Funtion: exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
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Adequate breathing for an adult |
12 to 20 per minute. Regular pattern of inhalation and exchange, adequate depth, bilateral clear and equal lung sounds, regular and equal chest rise and fall. |
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Inadequate Breathing for an adult |
Fewer than 12 breaths a minute. More than 20 breaths a minute. Shallow depth, breath sounds that are diminished, absent, or noisy |
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Hypoxia |
A dangerous condition in which the body's tissues and cells do not have enough oxygen |
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How to treat inadequate breathing |
Airway management, supplemental oxygen, and ventilation support |
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Basic techniques for opening an airway |
Head tilt-chin lift Jaw-thrust |
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Oropharyngeal or Oral airway |
Keeps the tong from blocking the airway with no gag reflex |
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Nasopharyngeal or Nasal airway |
Goes in the nose and is used when the patient has a gag reflex |
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Suction |
Rigid tonsil-tip are for pharynx Soft plastic are for the nose |
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Recovery Position |
Used to help maintain the airway in patients without traumatic injuries |
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You must provide immediate artificial ventilation with supplemental oxygen to patients that_____ _______ on their own |
are not |
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Patients that require oxygen |
Signs of dyspnea Signs of shock Signs of myocardial infraction with oxygen lower than 94%. |
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How much oxygen can a nasal cannulas and nonrebreathing mask deleiver |
at 15l/permin 90% oxygen |
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Methods for providing artificial ventilation |
Mouth to mask, 55% O2, two person BVM 100% O2 manual trigger ventilation device one person BVM 100% O2 |
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CPAP |
Noninvasive method for providing ventilatory support for patients in respiratory distress or suffering from sleep apnea |
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Aerobic Metabolism |
Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen |
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Agonal Gasps |
Gasping breaths that occur after the heart has stopped |
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Alveolar Minute Volume |
The volume of air moved through the lungs in one minute |
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Alveolar Ventilation |
The volume of air that reaches the alveoli |
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Anaerobic Metabolism |
The metabolism that takes place in the absence of oxygen |
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Apnea |
Absence of spontaneous breathing |
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Aspiration |
The introduction of vomitus or other foreign material into the lungs |
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Ataxic Respirations |
Irregular, ineffective respiration that may or may not have an identifiable pattern |
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Automatic Transport Ventilator |
A ventilation device attached to a control box that allows the variable of ventilation to be set. |
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Bilateral |
A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline |
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Bronchioles |
Subdivisions of the smaller bronchi in the lungs |
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Capnography |
A noninvasive way to quickly and efficiently provide information on a patients ventilatory status |
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Carina |
Point at which the trachea bifurcates into the left and right main stem bronchi |
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Compliance |
The ability of the avioli to expand when air is drawn in during ventilation |
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Dead Space |
The portion of the tidal volume that does not reach the avveoli and thus does no participate in gas exchange |
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Diffusion |
The process in which molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration |
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Dyspnea |
Shortness of breath |
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End-tide CO2 |
The amount of carbon dioxide present at the end of an exhaled breath |
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Exhalation |
The passive part of the breathing process |
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External Respiration |
The exchange of gas between the lungs and blood cells in the pulmonary capillaries, also called pulmonary respiration |
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Gastric Distention |
A condition when air fills the stomach |
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Glottis |
The space between the vocal cords that is the narrowest portion of the adults airway |
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Hypercarbia |
Increased carbon dioxide level in the bloodstream |
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Hypoxia |
When the body does not have enough oxygen |
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Hypoxic Drive |
A condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the respiratory drive |
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Inhalation |
Drawing air into the lungs |
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Internal Respiration |
The exchange of gases between the blood cells and the tissues |
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Intrapulmonary Shunting |
Bypassing of oxygen-poor blood past nonfunctional alveoli to the left side of the heart |
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Labored Breathing |
Breathing that requires greater than normal breathing |
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Larynx |
A complex structure formed by many independent cartilaginous structures that all work together |
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Mediastium |
Space within that contains the heart, major blood vessels, vagus nerve, trachea, major bronchi, and esophagus; located between the two lungs |
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Minute Volume |
The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute |
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Nasopharynx |
The nasal cavity |
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Oropharynx |
Forms the posterior portion of the oral cavity |
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Oxygen Toxicity |
A condition of excessive oxygen consumption resulting in cellular and tissue damage |
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Parietal Pleura |
The membrane that lines the chest cavity |
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Passive Ventilation |
The act of moving air in and out of the lungs during chest compression |
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Patent |
Open, clear of obstruction |
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Phrenic Nerve |
Nerve that innervates the diaphragm; necessary for adequate breathing to occur |
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Pneumothorax |
A partial or complete accumulation of air in the pleural space |
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Residual Volume |
The air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration |
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Retractions |
Movement in which the skins pulls in around the ribs during inspiration |
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Stoma |
An opening through the skin and into an organ or other structure |
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Stridor |
A high pitch noise heard primarily on inspiration |
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Surfactant |
A liquid protein substance that coats the alveoli in the lungs |
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Tension Pneumothorax |
A life threatening collection of air within the pleural space |
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Tidal Vilume |
The amount of air that is moved in or out of the lungs during breathing |
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Visceral Pleura |
The membrane that covers the lung |
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Vital Cavity |
The amount of air that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possiable |