Respiratory Assessment

Question 1

Diffusion/ Perfusion

Movement of gases from high pressure to low pressure.
Alveoli and capillaries in the lungs, Cells and capillaries in internal tissues

Flow of blood or fluid through the circulatory or lymphatic systems to organs and tissues.
Flow of blood to the capillary beds of tissues

Answer 1

Diffusion
Movement of gases from high pressure to low pressure.
Alveoli and capillaries in the lungs, Cells and capillaries in internal tissues

Perfusion
Flow of blood or fluid through the circulatory or lymphatic systems to organs and tissues.
Flow of blood to the capillary beds of tissues

Question 2

Frontal, Maxillary, Ethmoid, Sphenoid

Beside the upper nose
cheekbones
behind the nose
lower forehead

Answer 2

Frontal:Lower forehead

Maxillary:Cheekbones

Ethmoid:Beside the upper nose

Sphenoid:Behind the nose

Question 3

Behind the oral and nasal cavities is the….

It is divided into 3 parts

Answer 3

Upper throat: PHARYNX

3 PARTS

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

Question 4

_____ is the line of Demarcation
Connecting the Upper & Lower Airways

Why is it important to know?

Answer 4

Larynx: Voice box

Any infection Above = Upper
Below = Lower

Question 5

Epiglottis main function

Answer 5

Prevent Aspiration

Question 6

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Answer 6

Nurses make 40$ an hour

Question 7

Which side of lung is more likely to aspirate

Answer 7

Right side.

It’s a straight shot

Question 8

Which side of the lung has the cut out area for the heart

Answer 8

Left

Question 9

Line with Goblet cells (mucin and create a protective mucus layer) and cilla the main function of this organ is air conduction

Answer 9

Trachea

Question 10

Bifurcation point of trachea

Answer 10

Carina

Question 11

Brach from bronchioles

Basic unit of gas exchange

Role of surfactant (Lubricant)

Answer 11

Alveoli

Question 12

With out surfactant what will happen to the poor little alveoli

Answer 12

They will collapse and fill with water

Question 13

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Answer 13

1135 or something

Question 14

What happens to diaphragm during inspiration

Answer 14

Lowers

Question 15

Process of body delivering blood to a capillary bed in tissue

Answer 15

Perfusion

Question 16

_____ is the process of exchanging air between the lungs and the atmosphere, which allows for the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide in the alveoli.

Answer 16

Ventilation

Question 17

Where does gas exchange & diffusion take place

Answer 17

Alveoli

Question 18

Diagnostic test

CBC

what are we looking for

Answer 18

H & H

RBC, WBC,

Sputum

Gram & Acid-fast stain

Question 19

_____ , is a nuclear test that uses the perfusion scan to delineate the blood flow distribution and the ventilation scan to measure airflow distribution in the lungs

Answer 19

Pulmonary ventilation (V) and Perfusion (Q) scan, also known as lung V/Q scan

Question 20

Skin test associated with lung functioning

Answer 20

Mantoux, TB skin test, tuberculin skin test, and PPDs

Question 21

Bronchoscopy does

Patient prep

After care

Answer 21

Looks at Larynx, trachea, bronchi

Prep: NPO

After care: Test for gag reflex before giving food.

To test: Give small ice chip

Question 22

Lung biopsy

Purpose: Obtain tissue for analysis, culture, cytology exam

Follow up care

Assess breath sounds q__h

Monitor for hemoptysis

What is hemoptysis

Answer 22

Q4H

Hemoptysis: coughing up of blood or blood-stained mucus

Question 23

After thoracentesis, what is the correct position for the patient

Answer 23

Side-lying position with the unaffected side down for an hour or longer

Question 24

What is a pulmonary angiograms function

Nursing concerns

Answer 24

Assess vascular structure of the heart.

Patient drink plenty of water.
The procedure uses a radioactive dye which must be Flushed out

Question 25

Why do COPD patients have a barrel chest

Answer 25

Over inflation of the alveoli with air

Question 26

Pack years =

Answer 26

Packs per day × years of smoking = pack years