oxygenation Flashcards
what controls breathing?
the respiratory center of the brain- medulla & pons
A:P diameter
the diameter from the front to the back
what happens when to the AP diameter when someone has COPD?
gas cannot exchange properly so their AP diameter expands outward. the AP diameter becomes the same as the transverse diameter 1:2
normal breathing pattern
regular and comfortable at a rate of 12-20 per minutes
bradypnea
slower than 12 breaths per minutes
tachypnea
faster than 20 breaths per minute
hyperventilation (hyperpnea)
faster than 20 breaths per minutes, deep breathing
sighing
frequently interspersed deeper breath, not an abnormal process
air trapping
increasing difficulty in getting breath out, common with asthma
cheyne-stokes
varying periods of increasing depth interspersed with apnea, exhibits end of life
kussmaul
rapid, deep, labored; diabetic ketoacidosis
biot
irregular interspersed periods of apnea in a disorganized sequence of breaths
ataxic
significant disorganization with irregular and carying depths of respiration
which breathing patterns are a result of a neuro injury?
bio & ataxic
PaO2
O2 level in the blood 80-100
PCO2
CO2 level in the blood 35-45
HCO3
bicarbonate level in the blood 22-26
normal bronchiole sound
heard over trachia
normal bronchovesicular sound
heard over bronchioles