Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation Flashcards

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Where should food travel down?

A

The Esophagus

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Whats included in the upper respiratory system?

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  • The Nasal Cavity
  • The Oral Cavity
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oropharynx
  • Laryngopharynx
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Whats included in the lower respiratory system?

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  • Larynx (Voice Box)
  • Trachea (windpipe)
  • Right and Left Bronchi
  • Bronchioles
  • Alveoli
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Define Ventilation

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Movement of air in and out of the lungs during inhalation and exhalation.

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Define Oxygenation

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The process by which oxygen molecules bind to hemoglobin in the blood.

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Define Respiration

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The process by which the lungs exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen in the alveoli and provide oxygenated blood to body tissues.

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Define Tidal Volume

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Normal volume of gas inhaled during one respiration cycle.
Adult: 500ml
Children: 6ml - 8ml
Neonate: 5ml - 7ml per/kg

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Define Dead Space

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Volume of inhaled gas that does not take part in the gas exchange

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Define Perfusion

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The transport of blood, which carries oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients as well as waste products throughout the body

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How much oxygen is in the ambient air?

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21%

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Abnormal Breath Sounds include;

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  • Wheezing
  • Rales (crackles)
  • Rhonchi (snoring/whistling)
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What is Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) indicated for?

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  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Near Drowning
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What is the recovery position used for?

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Patients who are unconscious but breathing and have no life-threatening injuries.

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