gary's ariways-2 Flashcards
What is your first line of defense in the upper airways?
Nasal haris
How much water is humidified per day?
650-1000 ml of H2O
What will suppress the gag reflex?
Sedation; a person who is deeply unconscious or someone who has damage to the cranial nerves
Name the 3 sections of the pharynx:
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
What is the function of the nasopharynx?
Gas conduction
Filtration of gases
Defense mechanism of the body (tonsils)
What are functions of the oropharynx?
Gas conduction
Food & fluid conduction
Filtration of inspired gases
Defense from micro-organism
What are the functions of laryngopharynx?
connection between upper & lower airway
food & fluid conduction
What are the functions of the Larynx?
Gas conduction
Phonation, production of sound
Sphintcer or glottic mechanism
What assists with the opening and closing of the glottis?
The paired cartilages
What anatomical structure determines the size of the et tube?
Vocal cords
What is the normal size of the glottis opening for females & males:
females: 7-8 mm
Males: 9-10 mm
For chest pt: patient lies flat on back; bed flat drains for what area?
Anterior segment of upper lobes; right & left
Patient is turned 1/4, left side up; what area is being drained?
Superior & inferior segment of lingual, left lobe
Patient is turned 1/2, on side, right side down, left side up, what area is being drained?
anterior segment of left lower lobes
patient is turned 3/4, right side down. what area is being drained
lateral segment of left lower lobe
patient is laying flat on stomach, bed is straight; what area is being drained?
superior segment of lower lobe
patient is lying flat on stomach, bed is tilted at foot what area is being drained?
Posterior segment of lower lobes
Patient is moved 1/4 from stomach position, left side is down, what segment is being drained.
Lateral & medial segment of right lower lobe
Patient is sitting upright, percuss at top below clavicle, what area is being drained?
Apical segment of upper lobe
Tracheal secretions tend to dry in intubated patient when inspired air has which of the following? I An AH of 30 mg/L II Water vapor of 47 torr III Dew point of 37 degrees C IV A relative humidity of 100% at 22 degrees C (71 F)--9-10 mg/L A. I, II, III B. I, II, III, IV C. I & IV D. III & IV
C. I & IV
What is the maximum amount of air that is exhaled at max inspiratory level called?
vital capacity
What are the boundaries of the upper airway?
The anterior nose to the true vocal cords
Where does the lower airway begin & end?
From the true vocal cords to the terminal air spaces or alveoli
What is another name for nose hairs?
vibrissae
What are the functions of the vibrissae
First line of defense of upper airway, they filter
Where is the olfactory region located?
In the nasal cavity; defined by superior concha laterally, nasal septal cartilage medially and roof of nasal cavity superiorily