Chapter 16 Respritory Emergencies Flashcards
Irritation of the major long passageways from long-term exposure to infectious disease or irritant, such as smoke
Chronic bronchitis
A blood clot that breaks off from a large vein and travels to the blood vessels of the lungs, causing obstruction of blood flow
Pulmonary embolism
A viral 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
Croup
A high-pitched, whistling breath sound that is most prominent on expiration, and which suggest an obstruction or narrowing of the lower airways, occurs in asthma and bronchilitis
Wheezing
Severe dyspnea experienced when lying down and relieved by sitting up
Orthopnea
Deficient, oxygen concentration in the tissues
Hypoxia
A condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood, stimulate the respiratory Drive seen in patients with chronic lung diseases
Hypoxic drive
A blood clot, or other stuff since in the circulatory system that travels through a blood vessel, where it causes a blockage of blood flow
Embolus
An infectious disease of the long that damages long tissue
Pneumonia
An allergic response usually do outdoor airborne allergens such as pollen or sometimes indoor allergens, such as dust, mites or pet dander also called allergic rhinitis
Hay fever
A respiratory device that holds liquid medicine that is turned into find mist the paitent inhales the medication into the airways in lungs as a treatment for conditions, such as asthma
Small volume nebulizer
Rapid or deep breathing that lowers the blood carbon dioxide level below normal may lead to increased intrathoracic pressure, decrease venous, return, and hypotension when associated with bag mask device used
Hyperventilation
The process of delivering oxygen to the blood by diffusion from the alveoli, following inhalation into the lungs
Oxygenation
Extreme life-threatening, systematic allergic reaction that may include shock in respiratory failure
Anaphylaxis
Severe shortness of breath, especially at night after several hours of reclining, the person is forced to sit up to breathe
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
A bacterial infection in which the epiglottis becomes inflamed an enlarged, and may cause an upper airway obstruction
Epiglottitis
And odorless colorless, tasteless and highly poisonous gas that results from incomplete oxidation of carbon in combustion
Carbon monoxide
A miniature spray canister used to direct medication through the mouth and into the lungs
Metered dose inhaler
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs, that may damage long tissue usually associated with cough and production of sputum, and depending on its cause sometimes fever
Bronchitis
A respiratory disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2  the virus is a coronavirus similar to the one that causes the common cold
COVID-19
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Virus that has cross the animal human barrier and has infected humans recently reaching a pandemic level with the H1 N1 strand
Influenza type a
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
Collapse of the alveolar air space of the lungs
Atelectasis
This syndrome occurs in the absence of physical problems. The respirations of a person who is experiencing this syndrome may be as high as 40 shallow breaths, a minute or as low as only 20 very deep breaths a minute it is often associated with panic attacks.
hyperventilation syndrome
Course low pitched breath sounds heard in patients with chronic mucus in the upper airways
Rhonchi
A harsh high pitch respiratory sound generally her during inspiration that is caused by partial blockage or narrowing of the upper airway, maybe audible without a stethoscope
Strider
Normal breath sounds made by air, moving in and out of the alveoli
Vesicular breath sounds
An infectious disease in which a pseudomembrane forms lining in the larynx, this lining can severely obstruct the passage of air into the larynx
Diphtheria
A virus that causes an infection of the lungs and breathing passages can lead to other serious illnesses that affect the lungs or heart, such as bronchiolitis, and pneumonia It’s highly contagious and spread throughout droplets.
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
The buildup of excess acid in the blood or body tissues that can result from a primary illness
Acidosis
Normal breath sounds made by air moving through the bronchi
Bronchial breath sounds
Information of the bronchioles that usually occur in children younger than two years and is often caused by the respiratory syncytial virus
Bronchiolitis
Disease of the lungs in which there is extreme, dilation and eventual destruction of the pulmonary alveoli with poor exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. It is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Emphysema
An outbreak that occurs on a global scale
Pandemic
The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
Respiration
A buildup of fluid in the lungs often as a result of cognitive heart failure
Pulmonary edema
Abnormal breath sounds such as wheezing, strider, bronchi, and crackles
Advantitious breath sounds
Sharp, stabbing pain in the chest that is worse and buy a deep breath or other chest wall movement often caused by inflammation or irritation of the pleura
Pleuritic chest pain
Exchange of air between the lungs and the environment occur spontaneously by the patient or with assistance from another person, such as an EMT
Ventilation
An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity
Pneumothorax
The buildup of access base lack of acid in the body fluids
Alkalosis
A condition characterized by chronically high blood level of carbon dioxide in which the respiratory center no longer response to high blood levels of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide retention
An acute spasm of the smaller air passages call bronchioles associated with extensive mucus production, and with swelling of the mucus lining of the respiratory passages
Asthma
A substance that causes an allergic reaction
Allergen
A chronic bacterial disease. usually affects the lungs, but can also affect other organs such as the brain and kidneys. It is spread by cough and can lie dormant in a persons, lungs for decades, and then reactivate.
Tuberculosis
Crackling, rattling breath sounds that signal fluid in the air space of the lungs
Crackles
An airborne bacterial infection that affects mostly children younger than six years patients will be feverish and distribute this sound on inspiration after a coughing attack. Highly contagious through droplet infection.
Pertussis
A long disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and it’s not fully reversible
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A collection of fluid between the long and chest wall that may compress the long
Plural effusion
