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Respiratory Emergencies Flashcards

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Treatment of Patients with COPD

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Low flow (2L/min) to higher flow until symptoms improve

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Use of a small volume nebulizer

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COPD, Anaphylaxis, bronchiolitis, asthma

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Coup: Gross Cause

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Upper or Lower Airway Infections

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Coup: Area Effected

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Inflammation of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea. Secondary to acute viral infections

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Coup: Symptoms

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Coughing, cold, low fever over two days, stridor, and seal-bark cough

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Coup: Primary Patient Population

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Children, their airway muscles are weaker and thinner than adults

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Coup: Treatment

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Humidified Oxygen. DO NOT GIVE BRONCHODILATORS

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Epiglottitis: Gross Cause

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Upper or Lower Airway Infection, Bacterial

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Epiglottitis: Area Effected

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Epiglottis

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Epiglottitis: Symptoms

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Sore throat, high fever, drooling, stridor, tripod position

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Epiglottitis: Primary Patient Population

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Children

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Epiglottitis: Treatment

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High-flow Oxygen

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Gross Cause

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Upper or Lower Airway Infection

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RSV: Area Effected

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Lungs and Breathing Passages

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RSV: Symptoms

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Dehydration, cough, wheezing, fever

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RSV: Patient Population

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Young Children

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RSV: Treatment

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Humidified Oxygen

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Bronchiolitis: Gross Cause

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Upper or Lower Airway Infection

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Bronchiolitis: Area Effected

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Inflammation of Bronchioles

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Bronchiolitis: Symptoms

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Tachypnea, Tachycardia, Wheezing, Coughing, Fever, Dehydration

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Bronchiolitis: Primary Patient Population

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Newborns, Toddlers (boys)

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Bronchiolitis: Treatment

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Oxygen

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Pneumonia: Gross Cause

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Upper or Lower Airway Infection

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Pneumonia: Area Effected

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Lungs, mucus in the lungs, inability to perform gas exchange

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Pneumonia: Symptoms

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Children: rapid or labored breaths, grunting, or wheezing indicates upper airway.
Fever, abdominal pain, and vomiting indicates lower aiway

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Pneumonia: Treatment

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Airway support and supplemental oxygen

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Pertussis: Gross Cause

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U/L Airway Infection

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Pertussis: Area Effected

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Airborne Bacterial Infection passed through droplets affecting the lungs

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Pertussis: Symptoms

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Fever, “whoop” couch, red or purple after coughing, dehydration

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Pertussis: Treatment

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Oxyge

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Tuberculois: Gross Cause

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U/L airway infection spread by cough

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TB: Area Effected

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Primarily lungs, but can spread to any area of the body

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TB: Primary Patient Popluation

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Nursing Homes, Inmates, Junkies, etc.

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TB: Treatment

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Oxygen & N-95 mask

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Acute Pulmonary Edema: Gross Cause

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The heart muscle is injured after a heart attack or trauma, so the heart cannot circulate blood properly. As a result, there is a buildup of blood between the capillaries and the alveoli, preventing adequate gas exchange of CO2 and O2.

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APE: Symptoms

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High Blood Pressure, Low Cardiac Output, Dyspnea

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APE: Treatment

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CPAP if pulseox is below 90%

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CPAP Contraindications

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Pneumothorax, Tracheostomy, Chest Trauma, Decrease in Consciousness, Inability to follow commands, active GI bleed

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COPD: Cause

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Dilation and disruption of airways and alveoli from bronchial obstruction

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COPD: Statistics?

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12 million people diagnosed

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COPD” Associated Illness

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Emphysema: loss of elastic material in the lungs when alveolar spaces are stretched

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COPD: Symptoms

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Difficulty expelling air from lungs

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Asthma: Cause

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Spasm of Bronchioles, excessive mucus, swelling

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Asthma: Symptoms

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Wheezing, cyanosis

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Asthma: Statistics?

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25 million americans between the ages of 5 and 17

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Asthma: Treatment

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Assist with MDI

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Pleural Effusion: Cause

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Collection of fluids outside the lungs on one or both sides of the chest. Caused by Irritation, infection, CHF< or cancer

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Pleural Effusion: Symptoms

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Decreased breath sounds

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Pulmonary Embolism: Cause

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Clot that moves from one area and lodges to obstruct blood flow in the heart

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PE: Symptoms

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Afib, dyspnea, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypoxia, cyanosis, chronic pain, hemoptysis

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Wheezes Issues

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Asthma, COPD, CHF, PE, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Anaphylaxix

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Rhonchi:

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COPD< Pneumonia, Bronchitis

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Crackles

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CHF, PE, Pneumonia

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Stridor

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Croup, Epiglottitis

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D/A Breath Sounds

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Asthma, COPD, Pneumonia, Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, Atelectasis.

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