Clinical Applications Chapters 16-18

Question 1

What is a Tracheotomy?

Answer 1

A surgical produce of creating a hole in the trachea.

Question 2

What is a tracheostomy?

Answer 2

The hole is then call a tracheostomy and various tubes are often inserted to allow the patient to breathe.

Question 3

What is Pneumothorax?

Answer 3

When air enters the pleural space, raising the intrapleural pressure so that the pressure difference keeping the lungs against the chest wall is abolished.

Question 4

What is Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)?

Answer 4

It is where the alveoli are collapsed in a neonate due to lack of surfactant. 60% of babies born less than 28 weeks. Most babies can be saved by ventilators and by exogenous surfactant.

Question 5

What is Acute Respiratory Distress (ARD)?

Answer 5

Inflammation causes increased capillary and alveolar permeability.

Question 6

What do asthma medications do?

Answer 6

Dilate the bronchioles and are generally combined with a glucose corticoid to inhibit inflammation.

Question 7

What is a Pulse Oximeter?

Answer 7

measures oxyhemoglobin saturation.

Question 8

What is a symptom of Obstructive sleep apnea?

Answer 8

Morning headache caused by cerebral vasodilation.