Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Open airway or Patent airway

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Airflow is un obstructed and capable of moving freely

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2
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Glottic opening

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The entry point into the larynx

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3
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Vocal chords

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Curtain like fibers that line either side of the tracheal opening

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4
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Carina

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Where the bronculi branches

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5
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Intact muscle tone

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A patent airway that controls of the muscles that form in the air way

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Bronchoconstriction Or broncospasm

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Contraction of smooth muscle that lines bronchial passage

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Stridor

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A high-pitched sound generated from partially obstructed airflow in the upper airway

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8
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Uvula

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Punching bag in throat

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9
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OPA on infant

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Tongue depressor or rigid suction tip

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10
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Mounted suction system and portable suction unit

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Air intake up at least 30 L per minute and vaccum no less than 300 mmHg

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11
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Rigid pharyngeal tip

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Yaunker

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12
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Vagus nerve

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Nerve in back of pharynx which can slow the heart rate

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13
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Suction catheter measured in

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French the larger the number the larger the catheter

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14
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Techniques of suctioning

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Use PPE. Limit suctioning to no longer than 10 seconds and please tip or catheter where you want to begin suctioning and suction on the way out

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15
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What’s up you fakas

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How’s my cards ah

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