Resp Emerg

Question 1

What is adequate breathing?

Answer 1

Unlaboured
Normal resp
Equal adequate chest expansion
Quality of breath sounds
Reg rhythm
Adequate depth

Question 2

What is inadequate breathing?

Answer 2

Laboured
Increased effort
Nasal flaring
Unequal inadequate chest expansion
Diminished chest sounds
Irregular rhythm
Higher or lower resp rate

Question 3

What is stridor?

Answer 3

High pitched sound in upper airway sound indicated partial obstruction of trachea or larynx

Question 4

Signs and symptoms of resp compromise (someone having trouble breathing)

Answer 4

Cyanosis pale flushed skin
Flaring nostril
Wheezing stridor snoring
Tripod position
Oxygen below 95
High or low pulse grabbing at chest
Numbness/tingling in hands feet

Question 5

Bag valve mask respirations

Answer 5

Adult 10-12/min

Child 12-20/min

Question 6

What happens to our resp system as we age?

Answer 6

Muscles become less flexible
Effectiveness of cough lessens
Increase of risk of lung infection

Question 7

Nasal cannula used when ?

Answer 7

Adequate breathing
Speaks full sentences
Alert and calm

Question 8

Use non rebreather when?

Answer 8

Visibly short of breath
Speaking 3-4 word sentences
Increasing anxiety

Question 9

Use BVM when?

Answer 9

Severe resp distress
Speaking 1-2 word sentences
Severe anxiety
Continuing to deteriorate
Becomes unarousable
8 breaths or less with full ppe

Question 10

When do we start artificial ventilations?

Answer 10

When they aren’t breathing, do with CPR
At rate of 10-12/min adults
12-20/min kids

Question 11

What are some causes of pulmonary edema?

Answer 11

Heart failure
Acute respiratory distress
Adverse drug reactions or drug overdose
Blood clots in the lungs
Hi altitudes, near drowning, smoke in elation, viral infections

Question 12

Signs and symptoms of pulmonary Edema?

Answer 12

Shortness of breath
Chest pain non-radiating
Cough
Frothy sputum
Sob
Peripheral edema
Shock signs & symptoms 

Question 13

What are the signs and symptoms of pneumonia

Answer 13

Cough
Fever
Shaking Chills
SOB
Confusion in elderly
Excess sweating clammy skin
Headache
Loss of appetite low energy
Malaise
Sharp stabbing chest pain that gets worse when they take a deep breath or cough
White nail syndrome

Question 14

What is a pulmonary embolism

Answer 14

A blockage in an artery of the lung

Question 15

Signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism

Answer 15

Chest pain may be worse when breathing in
SOB
Cough
Leg pain or swelling
Dizziness
Blueish lips nails

Question 16

If someone has had a recent major surgery history of being bedridden takes birth control is pregnant had a recent history of travel with long flight time or fracture to the lower extremity what may they have? 

Answer 16

Pulmonary embolism

Question 17

What is a spontaneous pneumothorax And what are the signs and symptoms

Answer 17

Collapsed lung.
Chest pain
sOB
Excessive sweating
Tachycardia
Low ox reading
Hypotension