Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Aerobic Metabolism

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Metabolism that can only proceed in the presence of oxygen

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Aerosol generating procedure

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Any airway manipulation that induces the production of aerosols that may present a risk for airborne transmission of pathogens, such as CPR.

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Agonal gasps

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Abnormal breathing pattern characterized by slow, gasping breaths, sometimes seen in patients in cardiac arrest.

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airway

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The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.

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alveolar minute volume

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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.

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alveolar ventilation

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The volume of air that reaches the alveoli. It is determined by subtracting the amount of dead space air from the tidal rolume.

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American standard safety system

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A safety sys-m for large oxygen cylinders, designed to pre-nt the accidental attachment of a regulator to a inder containing the wrong type of gas.

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anaerobic metabolism

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The metabolism that as place in the absence of oxygen; the main roduct is lactic acid.

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apnea

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absence of spontaneous breathing

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apneic oxygenation

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A technique in which oxygen administered via a high-flow nasal cannula is ler. in place during an intubation attempt, allowing
‘or continuous oxygen delivery into the airways during all phases of the procedure.

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aspiration

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In the context of the alway, the intro. auction of vomitus or other foreign material into the lungs.

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ataxic respiration

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Irregular, ineffective respira. tions that may or may not have an identifiable
pattern.

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Automatic transport ventilator (ATV)

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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.

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Bag mask device

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A device with a one-way valve and a face mask attached to a ventilation bag; when attached to a reservoir and connected to oxygen, it delivers more than 90% supplemental oxygen.

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barrier device

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A protective item, such as a pocket mask with a valve, that limits exposure to a patient’s body fluids.

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Bilateral

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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bronchioles

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Subdivision of the smaller bronchi in the lungs; made of smooth muscle and dilate or constrict in response to various stimuli.

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capnography

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