Pulmonary system Flashcards
What is perfusion without ventilation called?
A. Alveolus
B. shunt
C. deadspace
B. shunt
What is ventilation without perfusion called?
A. Alveolus
B. shunt
C. deadspace
C. deadspace
What disorder has the instability of a portion of the chest wall?
Fail chest
What are some CM for fail chest? SATA
a. dyspnea
b. tachypnea
c. bradycardia
d. pain on inspiration
e. asymmetrical chest expansion
a. dyspnea
b. tachypnea
d. pain on inspiration
e. asymmetrical chest expansion
What is it called when there is presence of air or gas in plueral space.
a. asthma
b. tb
c. pneumothorax
c. pneumothorax
A patient comes in with pneumothorax. What are some CM the nurse is going to look for? SATA
a. dyspnea
b. tachypnea
c. sudden pleural pain
d. loud breath sounds on affected side
a. dyspnea
b. tachypnea
c. sudden pleural pain
there are decreased or absent breath sounds on affected side
a patient comes in with excess fluid in pleural space, what is this called?
a. pneumothorax
b. pleural effusion
c. empyema
b. pleural effusion
How can a patient get excess fluids on pleural space (pleural effusion) ?
from trauma, CV, OR pulmonary diease, malignancies
what CM will you see with a patient with pleural effusion?
SATA
a. dyspnea
b. dry cough
c. breath sounds on affected side
d. pleural friction rub
e. pleuritic chest pain
a. dyspnea
b. dry cough
d. pleural friction rub
e. pleuritic chest pain
there wont be any breath sounds on affected side
A patient comes in with an infected pleural effusion; pus. What abnormality is this?
a. empyema
b. pleural effusion
c. pneumothorax
a. empyema
What are some ways a patient can get Empyema?
pneumonia, surgery, trauma bronchial tumors
A patient comes in with an infected pleural effusion; pus (Empyema). What CM will the nurse probably see? SATA
a. bradycardia
b. cyanosis
c. fever
d. tachycardia
e. cough
j. jaundice
b. cyanosis
c. fever
d. tachycardia
e. cough
and pleuritic chest pain and decreased breath sounds on affected side
A patient comes in with fluid and solid particles in their lungs. What is this called?
a. atelectasis
b. pulmonary fibrous
c. aspiration
c. aspiration
What are some predisposing factors of Aspiration (fluid/food in the lungs)?
- Altered LOC
- Increased age
- Depressed cough reflex
- GERD (acid reflex)
What CM will you see in a patient with Aspiration?
cough fever hypoxia Increased RR dyspnea
What is it called when a patient has a collapse of lung tissue?
a. aspiration
b. atelectasis
c. pulmonary edema
b. atelectasis
What causes atelectasis (collapse of lung tissue)
- alveoli lack full inflation
- build up of secretions
- collapse of alveoli
- reduced gas exchange
CM of Atelectasis (collapse of lung tissue)
- Dyspnea
- Diminished BS
- Productive cough
- Fever
- Leukocytosis