Respiratory

Question 1

Upper airway consists of

Answer 1

pharynx, larynx and glottic opening

Question 2

Lung sound made when large bronchioles fill with mucus

Answer 2

rhonchi

Question 3

Lung sound when small bronchioles constrict

Answer 3

wheezing

Question 4

Pleura that wraps organs

Answer 4

visceral

Question 5

Pleura that lines cavity

Answer 5

parietal

Question 6

Oxygen is transported on iron containing compound of what molecule

Answer 6

hemoglobin

Question 7

Tidal volume

Answer 7

amount of air in 1 breath about 500-600ml

Question 8

Minute volume

Answer 8

amt of air in/out in a min. TV X RR

Question 9

low oxygen level in blood

Answer 9

hypoxemia

Question 10

dual lumen airway

Answer 10

use after 2 attempts at intubation. (LMA, combitube, king tube, cobra ILA)

Question 11

suctioning complications

Answer 11

hypoxia, only suction for max of 15 sec on the way out

Question 12

pediatric intubation differences

Answer 12

always straight blade, tongue/occiput larger, glottis higher, no cuff, smallest area is cricoid

Question 13

Normal CO2 level

Answer 13

35-45 mmHg. means adequate gas exchange

Question 14

Carina

Answer 14

vagal, split in bronchus

Question 15

Cause of rales and crackles

Answer 15

alveoli filled with fluid/blood

Question 16

Respiratory center in brain

Answer 16

medula

Question 17

after failed attempts to intubate use

Answer 17

LMA or dual lumen

Question 18

Cricothyrotomy indications

Answer 18

ineffective breathing, clenched teeth(trismus), laryngospasm, facial trauma, inability to ventilate by other means