Anaphy Respiratory Part 1

Question 1

serves as a passageway for air to pass to and from the lungs

Answer 1

Nose

Question 2

filters impurities and humidifies and warms the air as it is inhaled

Answer 2

Nose

Question 3

are the external openings of the nasal cavities; allow air
to enter the nose and pass into the nasal cavity

Answer 3

Nostrils/Nares

Question 4

nasal cavity is also known as

Answer 4

Vestibule

Question 5

hair-like projections around the vestibule which functions to filter air

Answer 5

Vibrissae

Question 6

a narrow vertical divider that separates the right and left nasal cavities

Answer 6

Nasal septum

Question 7

forms the upper chambers of the nasal cavities that
function to increase the surface area of nasal cavities, thus providing for rapid warming and humidification of
air as it passes to the lungs

Answer 7

Conchae

Question 8

air-filled extensions of the nasal cavity which are four
pairs of bony cavities that are lined with nasal mucosa and ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Answer 8

Paranasal sinuses

Question 9

serve as a resonating chamber in speech

Answer 9

Paranasal sinuses

Question 10

pain above eyebrows

Answer 10

Frontal sinus

Question 11

pain in and around eyes

Answer 11

Ethmoid sinusitis

Question 12

pain around cheeks

Answer 12

Maxillary sinusitis

Question 13

pain behind the eye

Answer 13

Sphenoid sinusitis

Question 14

inflammation of the sinuses

Answer 14

Sinusitis

Question 15

common causative organisms of sinusitis

Answer 15

Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Haemophilus Influenzae, Moraxella Catarrhalis

Question 16

DOC for sinusitis pain

Answer 16

Codeine

Question 17

side effects of Codeine

Answer 17

Drowsiness & Constipation

Question 18

if patient with sinusitis take ASA, he will develop

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Nasal polyps

Question 19

DOC antibiotics for sinusitis, and for how many days?

Answer 19

Amoxicillin, 7-10 days

Question 20

DOC nasal decongestants for sinusitis, and how many hours?

Answer 20

Dimetapp & Sudafed for 24-72 hrs

Question 21

type of sinusitis that infects mucous membrane

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Viral sinusitis

Question 22

type of sinusitis that follows after allergic reaction

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Acute sinusitis

Question 23

type of sinusitis that follows 2 weeks after URTI

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Chronic sinusitis

Question 24

type of sinusitis that infects persons who are immunocompromised

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Fungal sinusitis

Question 25

causative organism for fungal sinusitis

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Candida albicans

Question 26

a tubelike structure that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx

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Pharynx

Question 27

functions as a passageway for the respiratory and digestive tracts

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Pharynx

Question 28

muscular, box-shaped passageway posterior to the nose / behind the nose, just above the roof of mouth/above the soft palate

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Nasopharynx

Question 29

allows air to pass from nose into windpipe and eventually into the lungs

Answer 29

Nasopharynx

Question 30

includes the back part of tongue (base of tongue), tonsils, soft palate (back part of the roof of your mouth), and the sides and walls of the throat

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Oropharynx

Question 31

it refers to the point at which the pharynx divides anteriorly into the larynx and posteriorly into the esophagus

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Laryngopharynx

Question 32

it regulates the passage of air to the lungs and food and fluid to the esophagus

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Laryngopharynx

Question 33

flap of cartilage located in the throat behind the tongue and in front of the larynx; forms the entrance to the larynx/covers the larynx

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Epiglottis

Question 34

keeps food and liquid from getting into the respiratory system

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Epiglottis

Question 35

The epiglottis is _____ when a person eat/swallow food

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closed

Question 36

The epiglottis is _____ when a person is speaking

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open

Question 37

lymph nodes in the back of the mouth and top of the throat; they help to filter out bacteria and other germs to prevent infection in the body

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Tonsils

Question 38

recommended position after tonsillectomy when UNCONSCIOUS

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Prone with head turned to the right side with pillow under chest or lateral but not full side-lying

Question 39

recommended position after tonsillectomy once AWAKE

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Semi-Fowler's

Question 40

s/sx of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy

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-frequent swallowing -hypotension -blood accumulation on nape -melena (normal 1st 2-3 days) -hemoptysis/hematemesis -restlessness -decreased LOC

Question 41

type of fluid to provide with post/tonsillectomy

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Ice cold fluids

Question 42

is milk contraindicated after tonsillectomy, including ice cream?

Answer 42

Yes

Question 43

what liquids are contraindicated with post-tonsillectomy

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Red/dark- colored fluids/beverages (cola, chocolate milk, grape juice)

Question 44

avoid coughing, sneezing, blowing nose for how many weeks for post-tonsillectomy

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1-2 weeks

Question 45

expected color of stool for few days post-tonsillectomy

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Melena or black tarry stool

Question 46

AKA voice box who's major function is vocalization

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Larynx

Question 47

a cartilaginous epithelium lined structure that connects the pharynx and the trachea

Answer 47

Larynx

Question 48

protects the lower airway from foreign substances and facilitates coughing

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Larynx

Question 49

initial manifestation of laryngeal cancer

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Hoarseness of voice

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total laryngectomy leads to

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Loss of voice; loss of smell

Question 51

total laryngectomy leads to inability to:

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-talk -blow -sneeze -whistle -gargle -valsalva

Question 52

AKA windpipe, is composed of smooth muscle with C- Shaped rings of cartilage at regular intervals

Answer 52

Trachea

Question 53

trachea is composed of how many C-shaped rings

Answer 53

16-20

Question 54

length of trachea

Answer 54

11-13 cm

Question 55

serves as the passage between the larynx and the bronchi; allowing the passage of air

Answer 55

Trachea