Chapter 7 Flashcards
Which pleura is sensitive to painful stimulation while the other is not
Parietal
The most common sites for referred pain from the pulmonary system are
Chest, ribs, upper trap, shoulder and thoracic spine
In tracheobronchial pain the ____ are free of pain inner action
Finger bronchi and lung parenchyma , but the trachea and large bronchi can have pain
Pleural pain feels like
Sharp localized pain
What is auto splinting
When you lie on the painful side which reduces the pain because the movement of that side is now restricted
The diaphragmatic pleura receives dual pain innervation from
The phrenic and intercostal nerves
Damage to the phrenic nerve will cause…. Because…
Paralysis of the corresponding half of the diaphragm because it has both sensory and motor function
Stimulation of the peripheral pleura of the diaphragm can refer pain to the
Costal margins and lumbar region
Stimulation of the central portion of the diaphramatic pleura will refer pain to the
Upper trap and shoulder of the same side
Ph should be kept in this range
7.35 to 7.45
The arterial blood gas test measures
The amount of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood
Acid build up occurs when there is
An ineffective removal of CO2 from the lungs or there is excess s acid production from the tissues
Respiratory acidosis is
When there is an increase in the amount of circulating hydrogen ions due to the decreased ventilation causing a retention of CO2
During respiratory acidosis, _____ moves out of the cels into the ______ to exchange with _____
Potassium, extra cellular fluid, hydrogen
What is hyperkalemia
Increased circulating potassium that can cause cardiac arrest