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| This is the key prevention strategy for avoiding respiratory illness |
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| This is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs |
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| it is the process of gas exchange |
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| the process of circulation of the blood through the lung tissues |
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| Related to oxygen saturation, what is tachycardia a sign of? |
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| Thick green, brown sputum may indicate what? |
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| thick yellow or pale gray sputum may indicate what |
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| inflammatory or allergic cause |
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| pink frothy sputum is associated with what |
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| late stages of pulmonary edema |
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| This is a sign of right sided heart failure secondary to severe pulmonary congestion |
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| What is clubbing of the fingers and what does it indicate |
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| abnormal enlargement of the ends of the fingers that indicates longstanding hypoxemia |
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| What causes carpopedal spasms |
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| hypocapnia associated with hyperventilation |
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| These two diseases together are referred to as COPD |
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| Chronic bronchitis and emphysema |
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| What diseases make up obstructive airway disease |
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| chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma |
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| What is chronic bronchitis characterized by |
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| an increase in number and size of mucus producing glands |
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| This respiratory disease is caused by longtime exposure to irritants most commonly cigarette smoke |
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| How is chronic bronchitis dx |
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| sputum production for at least 3 months of the year for at least 2 consecutive years |
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| What disease causes a blue bloater |
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| an abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by pus producing infection of the bronchial wall |
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| This respiratory disease causes an increase in red blood cells |
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| an increased production of red blood cells- this is bad because it makes the blood more viscous resulting in more strokes and heart attacks |
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| permanent enlargemnt of the air spaces beyond the terminal bronchioles, destructino of the alveoli and the collapse of the alveoli |
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| Patients with this respiratory disease often develop bullae |
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| define bullae and whats the problem with them? |
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| thin walled cystic lesions in the lung- when they rupture they often lead to pneumothorax |
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| What are common complaints for COPD exacerbation patients |
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| extreme shortness of breath, increased sputum production, malaise, inability to sleep, and recurrent headaches |
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| what are signs of right atrial enlargement |
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| tall peaked p waves in leads II,III, AVF |
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| Why is needle decompression dangerous in a asthma patient with suspected pneumothorax |
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| The patient might have a hyper inflated lung with low compliance making it look like a pneumothorax. if you needle D the patient you could actually cause a pneumothorax by puncturing the lung |
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| What is meant by near fatal asthma |
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| high intra-thoratic pressures reduces preload and cardiac output as seen with a severe drop in systolic blood pressure |
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| What part of the airway is obstructed if inspiratory wheezing is heard |
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| the large and midsize muscular airways are obstructed |
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| If a patient with a severely obstructed airway is but is still able to breath, would you expect his Petco2 levels to be low or high |
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| high expect greater than 45 mmHg |
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| What is status asthmaticus |
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| sever prolonged asthma attack that has not been broken with repeated doses of bronchodilators |
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| by respiratory droplets, contact, or beathing in ones own bacteria from one's own nose and mouth |
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| what are the different types of pneumonia |
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| viral, bacterial, mycoplasma, or aspiration type |
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| what are S&S of typical pneumonia |
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| productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, and fever that produces "shaking chills" |
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| What is the most common type of viral pneumonia |
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| Influenza A and often happens in small population groups |
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| what is the most common type of bacterial pneumonia |
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| What type of bacteria causes mycoplasmal pneumonia and how does it start |
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| mycoplasmal bacteria and starts with a upper respiratory infection |
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| what is the most common type of patient that gets aspiration pneumonia |
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| patients with a decreased LOC |
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| pneumonitis refers to this type of pneumonia |
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| what are the physiological effects of aspiration pneumonia based on |
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| they are based on the pH and volume of the substance |
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| What is ARDS characterized by |
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| acute lung inflammation and diffuse alveolar capillary injury resulting in severe pulmonary edema |
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| noncardiogenic pulmonary edema-severe and noncompliant lungs |
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| what does PEEP stand for? |
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| Positive end expiratory pressure |
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| why does ARDS have such a high mortality rate? |
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| complications from ARDS are cardiac dysrhythmias, disseminated intravascular coagulation, barotrauma, chf and renal failure |
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| What is disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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| it is a interruption of the normal clotting process resulting in mico emboli formation |
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| What respiratory disease causes the Chinese to wear respiratory masks constantly |
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| SARS- severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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| What is the resistance of CPAP measured in |
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| What is the benefits(3) of BiPAP |
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| It allows the patient to exhale easier, it is leak tolerant and decreased the need for intubation |
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| What are the most common sites of thrombosis formation |
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| deep veins of the legs and pelvis |
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| dyspnea, cough, pain, syncope, hypotension, tacypnea, tachycardia JVD, pleuritic pain, crackles and wheezing |
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| what are the structures of the upper airway |
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Definition
| nose, mouth, sinuses, pharynx and larynx |
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| is croup a upper or lower airway infection |
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| what is the key action for prevention the spread of respiratory infections |
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| hand washing and covering the mouth and nose when coughing. |
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| What is the primary reason for spontaneous pneumos |
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| what are the most common characteristics of an individual who gets a spontaneous pneumo |
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| men between 20-40 who are tall, thin, with long narrow chests |
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| What might be a reason for a secondary spontaneous pneumo |
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| what is the most common cause of lung cancer |
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| where does most abnormal cell growth happen in lung cancer |
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| in the bronchi or bronchioles |
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