Resp flashcards
What are 2 human behaviors that effect disease?
social/cultural factors and motivation
What is ventilation?
Inspiration and expiration, movement of air between the atmosphere and alveoli and the distribution of air within the lungs to maintain appropriate conc. Of oxygen and CO2 in the blood
What is perfusion?
The movement of blood through the pulmonary capillaries
True or false, ventilation and perfusion occur simultaneously
TRUE
What is diffusion?
movement of gases between the alveoli, plasma, and RBCs
What is WOB?
Work of breathing, it?s a measurement of the amount of energy expended to move a litre of gas into a patient
True or False, Gas exchange problems enable the lungs to oyxgenate blood/eliminate CO2
FALSE, lungs cannot oxygenate blood or eliminate CO2
What is respiratory insufficiency?
Gas exchange is maintained at an acceptable level, but a much increase work of the cardiopulmonary system
How is respiratory failure different than respiratory insuficiency?
Respiratory failure is the inability of the cardiopulmonary system to maintain adequate gas exchange at the pulmonary level
What are 3 causes of impaired ventilation?
upper airway obstruction, chest wall injury, and weakness/paralysis
What are 4 possible causes of impaired ventilation/perfusion?
COPD, restricted lung disease, pneumonias, atelectasis
True or false, atelectasis is a partial or complete collapse of the lung
TRUE
Effects of narcotics, head trauma, and sleep apnea is an example of which factor for impaired ventilation/perfusion?
Decreased CNS drive to breath
What are 2 other factors that influence impaired ventilation/perfusion?
decreased respiratory muscle strength (endurance, paralysis) and increased load (bronchial edema, obstructed airway)
What can influence impaired diffusion?
increased pulmonary pressure, anemias, and pulmonary edema
Define dyspnea
subjective sensation of uncomfortable breathing
Define orthopnea
dyspnea when a person is lying down
What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?
attacks of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occur at night
True or False, dyspnea and angina are the key s/s of pulmonary disease
FALSE, Dyspnea and abnormal breathing patterns are the correct answers
What are 2 examples of abnormal breathing patterns?
Kussmaul respirations (hyperpnea) and Cheyne-Stokes respirations
What are 8 other s/s of Pulmonary Disease?
HHCH- Hypo/hyperventilation, Cough (acute & chronic), hemoptysis, cyanosis, pain, clubbing, and abnormal sputum
Stridor, noisy, retractions, flaring nares, and labored with use of accessory muscles are examples of what?
Inadequate airway
Inadequate ventilation causes the PaO2, PaCO2, ph to do what?
v PaO2, ^PaCO2, v pH
True or false, inadequate ventilation is the presence of air exchange
FALSE, it is the absence of air exchange w/ minimal/absent chest wall movement
What are the signs of an obstructed airway?
central cyanosis, decreased or absent breath sounds, anxiety, confusion
What are the s/s of impaired gas exchange?
tachypnea, increased dead space, cyanosis (late sign), and chest infiltrates
Will decrease O2 in the blood cause an effect on the CNS or PNS?
CNS
Restlessness, agitation, incoordination, euphoria, delirium, coma, death are all s/s of what?
hypoxemia
A patient presents with a tachycardia HR, cool and pale skin. Initially there was an increase in BP, HR. However, right before she died, she was hypotensive and bradycardic. What could she be suffering from?
hypoxemia
Hypercapnea is a direct _______
vasodialator
Suzie visits the clinic. She has a headache, flushed skin, conjunctiva hyperemia. She seems very disoriented to what is going on in the room right before her BP increases and goes into a coma. What could she be suffering from?
Hypercapnea
Normal pH is?
7.35-7.45
Normal PaO2 is?
75-100
Normal PCo2 is?
35-45
Normal HCO3 is?
22-26
If a person has a O2 sat of 84 or 85%, what would you do?
Call code b/c they are barely life sustaining
If a person has a O2 sat of 35 %, describe what is going on?
They are either dead or O2 sat is wrong
Normal O2 sat is ?
96-100%
Intubated patients, persons on mechanical ventilators, persons with increased flow and O2% are at risk for what?
Oxygen toxicity
What does hyperoxia cause?
release of free O2 radicals, which causes alveolar/capillary membrane damage, absorption atelectasis from nitrogen washout, and CO2 retention
Gloria presents to the community clinic with a non-productive cough, substernal chest pain, GI upset, and dyspnea. She suddenly stops breathing. What could this be a sign of?
Oxygen toxicity
What are 3 types of pleural abnormalities?
Pneumothorax, hemothorax and pleural effusion
What is the difference between open and closed pneumothorax?
open is an opening in thorax from the outside and closed is something internal has created the collapse
What are the 4 types of pneumothorax?
open pneumothorax/traumatic, tension pneumothorax, spontaneous pneumothorax, and secondary pneumothorax
What will a full collapsed lung do?
push things over, interfere with the other lungs from ventilating and cause the heart to stop beating
Why is a tension pneumothorax so bad?
it can push and affect the other side
A spontaneous pneumothorax is common in what gender and what causes it?
in tall thin men, nothing causes it, it just happens
Collecting liquid in the pleural space is called what?
pleural effusion