RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES Flashcards
1
Q
SNORING
A
Obstruction of the airway
Usually the tongue
2
Q
STRIDOR
A
Obstruction of the airway
High-pitch
3
Q
CROUP
A
Seal like barking
4
Q
RHONCI
A
Rattling mucus
5
Q
WHEEZING
A
Constriction of the airway
6
Q
RALES
A
Fluid Bubbling sound
7
Q
CPAP
A
Continuous positive airway pressure
8
Q
COPD
A
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Lung damage
Chronic bronchitis
Difficult to exhale
9
Q
CHF
A
Congestive heart failure
Heart doesn’t pump blood
Can back up to lungs
Causing shortness of breath
10
Q
pulmonary pneumothorax
A
when air builds up in the pleural cavity, the space between the lung and chest wall
11
Q
Nasal canal
A
94%< SPO2
2-6 L/M
12
Q
Non-Re-Breathing mask
A
93% > SPO2
10-15 L/M
13
Q
Bvm
A
89%> SPO2
15-25 L/M
14
Q
Bvm
A
89%> SPO2
15-25 L/M
