CHAPTER 10 Flashcards
The upper tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth and throat
airway
The volume of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space; calculated by multiplying tidal volume (minus dead space) and respiratory rate
alveolar minute volume
The volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is determined by subratracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal volume
alveolar ventilation
A safety system for large oxygen cylinders, designed to prevent the accidental attachment of a regulator to a cylinger containing the wrong type of gas
American Standard Safety System
Absence of spontaneous breathing
apnea
In the context of airway, the introduction of vomitus or other foreign material in the lungs
aspiration
Irregular, ineffective respirations that may or may not have an identifiable pattern
ataxic respirations
A ventilation device attached to a control box that allows the variables of ventilation to be set. It frees the EMT to perform other tasks while the patient is being ventilated
automatic transport ventilator
A device with a 1 way valve and a mask attached to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more than 90% supplemental oxygen
bag-valve mask
A protective item, such as a pocket mask with a valve, that limits exposure to a patient’s body bluids
barrier device
Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of smooth muscle and dilate or contrict in response to various stimuli
bronchioles
The use of a capnometer, a device that measures the amount of expired carbon dioxide
capnometry
Point at which the trachea bifurcates (divides) into the left and right mainstem bronchi
carina
Monitor the levels of o2, co2, and the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid and then provide feedback to the respiratory centers to modify the rate and depth of breathing based on the body’s needs at any given time
chemoreceptors
The ability of the alveoli to expand when air is drawn in during inhalation
compliance
A method of ventilation used primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with respiratory distress; can prevent the need for endotracheal intubation
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
The amount of carbon dioxide present at the end of an exhaled breath
end-tidal co2
The passive part of the breathing process in which the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax, forcing air out of the lungs
exhalation
The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood cells in the pulmonary capillaries; also called pulmonary respiration
external respiration
A normal reflex mechanism that causes retching; activated by touching the soft palate or the back of the throat
gag reflex
A condition in which air fills the somach, often a result of high volume and pressure during artificial ventilation
gastric distention
A term used to distinguish the degree of distress in a patient with a mild airway obstruction. With this, the patient is still conscious and able to cough forecfully, although wheezing may be heard
good air exchange