Airway Management Flashcards
Methods of airway management
Head Tilt Chin Lift
Neutral Sniffing Position
Suction
OPA/NPA
Patient is choking and cannot cough
Abdominal Thrust
Modified CPR
Visualize before you ventilate
Alveoli
Diffuse O2 and CO2
Pulmonary Edema Causes (5)
Left Heart Problems
Super Heated Gas
Chemical Inhalation
COPD
Pneumonia
What muscle is upper airway
Smooth
What center is smooth muscle controlled by?
Vasomotor
Wheezing is caused by
Asthma, Anaphylaxis, COPD (AAC)
Hives are also called
Uticaria
Anaphylaxis Tx
Epipen
What does Epipen do?
Dilates Bronchials, Constricts vessels in the body. Triggers sympathetic Response
Anaphylaxis pathophysiology
vasodilation, bronchial constriction
Mediasternum organs
Heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, major, bronchi
Wheezing Lung Sounds
“AAC” Asthma, anaphylaxis, COPD
Hemothorax
Just blood in pleura
Hemopneumothorax
Blood and air in pleura
Another name for hives
Urticaria
Frenic Nerve
Controls Diaphram
What controls respiratory rate and how is it measured?
Respiratory Control Center in the brain stem, measured acid in the blood, chemo receptors
Hypoxic Drive
Body using oxygen levels to control respiratory rate
How much oxygen do we retain?
5%
What is modified OPQRST?
Used for respiratory distress. QRS is different.
Quality - is it harder to breath in or out?
R- Rate, Rhythm, Quality
Scale - Mild, Moderate, Severe