Chapter 17 Respiratory Emergencies

Question 1

Air that doesn’t go through gas exchange

Answer 1

Dead Air Space

Question 2

One of the most common fatal illnesses in developing countries

Answer 2

Pneumonia

Question 3

Pulmonary Blood Flow

Answer 3

●From heart to lungs via pulmonary artery

●Artery branches into smaller vessels

●More gas exchange between lung bases and circulatory system

●Pulmonary capillaries are narrow

    ●Polycythemia - Too many RBC’s

     ●Cor pulmonale - Weakening of the right side of the      heart, by lung dz’s

Question 4

Cardiovascular regulation, Lung closely linked to:

Answer 4

●Heart changes have pulmonary consequences
●Left-sided heart failure progresses faster than right-sided heart failure
●Mild hypoxia increases in heart rate
●Severe hypoxia causes bradycardia
●Uncorrected hypoxic insults may trigger lethal cardiac arrhythmia

Question 5

What will untreated HTN cause?

Answer 5

L sided heart failure

Question 6

S/S of:

JVD
Enlarged Liver

Answer 6

R sided heart failure

Question 7

Reduced Preload, decreased cardiac output

Answer 7

Positive pressure ventilations

Question 8

Negative-Pressure Ventilation

Answer 8

Inhalation

Question 9

Positive-Pressure Ventilation

Answer 9

Expiration

Question 10

A Sucking chest wound allows air to enter thorax during which phase of ventilation?

Answer 10

Inspiratory or negative-pressure phase

Question 11

R sided heart failure that occurs from chronic lung disease

Answer 11

COR pulmonale