Chapter 15 Respiratory Emergencies Flashcards
Acidosis
The build up of excess acid in the blood or body tissues the results from a primary illness
Adventitious breath sounds
Abnormal breath sounds such as wheezing, Stridor, Rhonchi, and crackles
Alkalosis
The build up of excess base (lack of acids) in the body fluids
Allergen
A substance that causes an allergic reaction
Anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock)
And extreme, life-threatening, systemic allergic reaction that may include shock and respiratory failure
Asthma
An acute spasm of the smaller air passages, called bronchioles, associated with excessive mucus production and with swelling of the mucous lining of the respiratory passages
Aelectasis
Collapse of the Alveolar air spaces of the lungs
Bronchial breath sounds
Normal breath sounds made by air moving through the bronchi
Bronchiolitis
Information of the bronchioles that usually occurs in children younger than two years and is often caused by the respiratory Syncytial virus
Bronchitis
An acute or chronic inflammation of the Lungs that may damage lung tissue; usually associated with cough and production of sputum and, depending on it’s cause, sometimes fever
Carbon dioxide retention
A condition characterized by a chronically high blood level of carbon dioxide in which the respiratory center no longer response to high blood levels of carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
An odorless, colorless, tasteless, and highly poisonous gas that results from incomplete oxidation of carbon in combustion
Chronic bronchitis
Irritation of the major lung passage ways from infectious disease or irritants such as smoke
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Slow process of dilation and disruption of the airways and alveoli caused by chronic bronchial obstruction
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
A method of ventilation used primarily in the treatment of critically ill patients with respiratory distress; can prevent the need for endotracheal intubation
Crackles
Crackling, rattling breath sounds signaling fluid in the air spaces of the Lungs formally called rales
Croup
An inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory system that may cause a partial airway obstruction and is characterized by a barking cough; usually seen in children
Diphtheria
And infectious disease in which a membrane forms, lining the pharynx; this lining can severely obstruct the passage of air into the larynx
Dyspnea
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing