Certification Need to Know Flashcards
chest percussion
clapping the chest to help lungs drain with the force of gravity
sputum
Mucus coughed up from the lungs
throat
pharynx
bronchi
windpipe
voice box
larynx inflammation of voice box
latin tb
carrying the disease but no sys`
alveoli
tiny, grape-like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs
bronchi
The passages that direct air into the lungs
Emphysema
a chronic, incurable lung disease in which the alveoli in lungs become filled with trapped air; usually results from smoking and chronic bronchitis
hemoptysis
coughing up blood from respiratory tract
Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)
a form of tuberculosis that is caused by an organism that is resistant to medication that is used to treat TB
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms
Functions of respiratory sys
serves as air filter cleaning inhaled air, supply oxygen to the body cells, removes carbon dioxide from the cells, produce sound associated speech
Normal changes of aging
- lung strength decreases
- lung capacity decreases
- oxygen in the blood decreases
- voice weakens
- airway become stiff and elastic
-alveoli become less elastic and decrease in number
oxygen therapy
a patient being on oxygen
pneumonia
acute inflammation in the lung tissue caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or chemical irritants
Trachea
an air passage that goes from the throat (pharynx) to the bronchi; also called windpipe
Tuberculosis (TB)
a contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium that is transmitted through the air; causes coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, and fatigue
what angle should cops patients be sitting
30-45 degress
active TB
Infected, symptomatic and contagious
when do we collect sputum samples
early in the morning because we want all of mucus that was on patients chest overnight
Contraindicated
DO NOT
incentive spirometer
a resistive breathing device that helps patients exercise their breathing muscles
