N200 Midterm Chapter 40: Oxygenation Flashcards
Upper respiratory tract includes
Mouth
Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Lower respiratory tract inlcudes
Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli Pulmonary capillary network Pleural membranes
_____prevents alveoli from collapsing. In infants, surfactant factor very important. Maintains tension at alveoli level.
surfactant
CO2 is byproduct of ____ _____.
cellular metabolism.
The process of moving gases into and out of the lungs
ventilation
Moves blood to and from the alveolar capillary membranes for gas exchange
Pulmonary circulation
An active process stimulated by chemical receptors (surfactant, helps with the tension) in the aorta and a passive process for expiration
Inspiration/expiration
Exchange of respiratory gases in the alveoli and capillaries
Diffusion
Diffuses into red blood cells and is hydrated into carbonic acid
Carbon dioxide transport
Describe the process of breathing (inspiration part only)
Diaphragm and intercostals contract Thoracic cavity size increases Lung volume increases Intrapulmonary pressure decreases Air rushes in lungs to equalize pressure
With inspiration, what happens with oxygen?
Blood picks up oxygen. Oxygenated blood heads thru pulmonary vein to heart and systemic circulation.
What happens when we breath (just expiration part)
Diaphragm and intercostals relax
Intrapulmonary pressure rises
Air is expelled
How does deoxygenated blood become oxygenated?
Deoxygenated Blood from systematic circulation and heart heads thru pulmonary artery to alveoli where CO2 is kicked out
What factors Influence Respiratory Fxn?
- Age: smoking, inability for diffusion gas/exchange; probs w/ circulation; cardiac issues (pumping probs)
- Environment: exposure to smog, 2nd had smoke, occupation ex. coal miners lung. barrel chest from ??
- Lifestyle: smoking
- Health Status
- Medications: do they need bronchodilators
- Stress: increases HR, RR, BMR
What lifestyle factors influence respiratory fxn?
- Nutrition: healthy or unhealthy diet, obesity affects diaphragm mvmt; emaciation: muscles that aid in respiration are affected and is emaciated person taking in enough O2
- Exercise
- Cigarette smoking
- Substance abuse: huffing, smoking pot, snorting cocaine, amphetamine use (speed)
- Anxiety and stress
What two factors affect oxygenation?
Physiological
Conditions affecting chest wall mvmt
Describe physiological factors affecting oxygenation?
- Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity: not enough RBCs to support O2 transport. think Anemia. inhalation of CO2 or toxic substance can also decrease O2 carrying capacity.
- Decreased inspired oxygen: make sure you don’t oversedate your patient.
- Hypovolemia: low blood volume; caused by shock, dehydration. Body starts vasoconstriction due to low volume, causes HR increase, need increase in O2 demand
- Increased metabolic rate: w/ exercise, vasodilation to reduce heat, lots of RBCs moving around needs O2
What conditions affect chest wall movement (affecting oxygenation)?
- Pregnancy: diaphragm gets pressed
- Obesity: same as pregnancy, can’t get full lung expansion
- Musculoskeletal abnormalities: kyphosis decreases lung expansion
- Trauma: decreased lung expansion, broken ribs don’t want to breath.
- Neuromuscular disease: w/ injury to medulla oblangata
- CNS alterations: w/ injury Ex C4 or C5 issue, no signal for breathing
Developmental Factors:
- Premature infants need ____, lung development, not fully fxnl, is brain dvlpd enough to send signal for normal insp/expiration.
- Infants and toddlers: infants teethe, w/ dvlpt of teeth, get stuffy nose, prone to _______ infections.
- School-age children and adolescents: big factors _____ and 2nd hand smoke
- Young and middle-age adults: look at diet, _____, where working (all from other slide)
- Older adults: osteoporosis? heart status: hardening of valves or arteries? cilia changes (in lung lining) some _____ of heart muscle makes it harder to pump
- surfactant
- upper respiratory
- asthma
- exercise
- thickening
Hyperventilation:
- Caused by: ___, ___ and ____ , get hyperoxygenated, need for balance
- fever causes _____ in BMR; get the paper bag to rebreath.
3: Definition: _____ in excess of that required to eliminate carbon dioxide produced by ______.
- stress, fever and pain; CO2
- increase
- Ventilation; cellular metabolism
Hypoventilation:
- signs and symptoms: change in ____ status, confusion, crazy behavior. Heart dysrhythmias: heart muscle not getting enough _____.
- Definition: ____ ventilation inadequate to meet the body’s oxygen demand or to _____ sufficient carbon dioxide
- mental; oxygen
2. Alveolar; eliminate
Hypoxia:
- decrease in ____, patient that is anemic or has pneumonia, anyone w/ shock or trauma usually has hypoxia. Poor tissue ____ at tissue level.
- Decrease in ____ oxygen. Ex. going to Denver, hard to breath at high altitude.
- Definition: Inadequate _____oxygenation at the cellular level
- Hgb; perfusion
- inspired
- tissue
What diagnostic tests could be performed with oxygenation issues?
- CBC: look at RBCs and platelets
- Pulmonary Function tests
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Scan VQ scan (checks for clots)
- Thoracentesis: 6 in needle in pleural cavity wherever fluid collection occurs.
- Sputum cultures: For CS, AFB
- Cytology looking for cancer or mold growth
- MANII test: for Tb
For health promotion:
- Influenza and _____ vaccine: pneumonia vaccine can be given to infant in series of 4 shots. Normally give pneu vac to people w/ history and elderly. Make sure pts that are immunocompromised get flu shot.
- Environmental modifications: if living in house & child develops asthma, teach parents why they can’t smoke around child anymore.
pneumococcal
What 4 nursing interventions can be performed for dyspnea management?
- Positioning
- Medications
- Oxygen therapy
- Psychosocial techniques