Chapter 13: Respiratory Emergencies

Question 1

___ is a common complaint that may have several causes

Answer 1

Dyspnea

Question 2

___ is the presence or build up of fluid outside one or both lungs in the pleural space

Answer 2

Pleural effusion

Question 3

___is a breach in the lung wall causing air to escape into the pleural space and causing dyspnea or lung collapse

Answer 3

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Question 4

Patients with long-standing lung diseases often have chronically high ___

Answer 4

Levels of blood CO2

Question 5

Infectious diseases associated with dyspnea include:

Answer 5

Epiglottitis, bronchitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and pertussis (whooping cough)

Question 6

Never ____ from a patient complaint of dyspnea

Answer 6

Withhold oxygen

Question 7

A patient typically ___ when carbon dioxide levels drop too low

Answer 7

Breathes slower and less deeply

Question 8

COPD is caused by:

Answer 8

Chronic bronchial obstruction

Question 9

___ is an ongoing irritation of the trachea and bronchi

Answer 9

Chronic bronchitis

Question 10

___ is characterized by a loss of elastic material around the air spaces

Answer 10

Emphysema

Question 11

Asthma can be defined as ___

Answer 11

An acute spasm of the smaller air passages

Question 12

Asthma is characterized by ___

Answer 12

Expiratory wheezing

Question 13

___ is anything that moves from its point of origin to another point in the body

Answer 13

An embolism