Ch. 37 Oxygen Needs

Question 1

apnea

Answer 1

the lack or absence of breathing

Question 2

bradypnea

Answer 2

slow breathing; respirations are fewer than 12 per minute

Question 3

Cheyne Stokes respirations

Answer 3

respirations gradually increase in rate & depth and then become shallow and slow; breathing may stop for 10 to 20 seconds

Question 4

cyanosis

Answer 4

bluish color to the skin, lips, mucous membranes, and nail beds

Question 5

dyspnea

Answer 5

difficult, labored, painful breathing

Question 6

hyperventilation

Answer 6

breathing is rapid and deeper than normal

Question 7

hypoventilation

Answer 7

breathing is slower, shallow, and sometimes irregular

Question 8

hypoxia

Answer 8

cells do not have enough oxygen

Question 9

Kussmaul respirations

Answer 9

very deep and rapid respirations

Question 10

Orthopnea

Answer 10

breathing deeply and comfortably only when sitting

Question 11

orthopneic position

Answer 11

sitting up and leaning over a table to breathe

Question 12

oxygen concentration

Answer 12

the amount of hemoglobin containing O2

Question 13

pulse oximetry

Answer 13

measures the oxygen concentration in arterial blood

Question 14

tachypnea

Answer 14

rapid breathing; respirations are more than 20 per minute