Chapter 15 Flashcards
_____ is when a patient reports of shortness of breath or has difficulty breathing.
Dyspnea
The failure of these centers to respond normally to a rise in arterial levels of carbon dioxide is due to chronic _______.
Carbon Dioxide Retention
The theory that the brain gradually accommodates high levels of carbon dioxide and then uses a “backup system” to control breathing based on low levels of oxygen rather than high level of carbon dioxide is called _______?
Hypoxic Drive
Altered mental status may be a sign that the brain is dysfunctional because of severe _____, a condition in which the body’s cells and tissues do not get enough oxygen.
Hypoxia.
What is also a common complaint in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases?
Dyspnea
____ is caused by inflammation and swelling of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea?
Croup
What disease is often secondary to an acute viral infection of upper respiratory tract and typically seen in children 6 months and 3 years?
Croup
What is a life threatening inflammatory disease within the small flap of tissue at the back of the throat that protects the larynx and trachea during swallowing?
Epiglottis
What is inflammation is production and swelling of the bronchioles ?
Asthma
______ produces a characteristic wheezing as the patient attempts to exhale through partially obstructed air passages?
Asthma
______ is a severe allergic reaction characterized by airway swelling and dilation of blood vessels all over the body, which may lower blood pressure.
Anaphylaxis (Anaphylactic Shock)
______ is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system.
Cystic Fibrosis
What disrupts the normal function of cells that make up the sweat glands in the skin and also line the lungs and the digestive and reproductive system?
Cystic Fibrosis
