Respiratory Emergencies

Question 1

Upper anatomy of the respiratory system:

Answer 1

Mouth
Nose
Larynx 
Pharynx 
Sinuses

Question 2

Lower anatomy of the respiratory system:

Answer 2

Lungs
Trachea 
Bronchi 
Bronchioles 
Alveoli 
Diaphragm

Question 3

Layers protecting the lungs

Answer 3

1. Visceral
2. Pleural Cavity
3. Parietal Pleura

Question 4

Primary muscles involved in inspiration

Answer 4

1. Diaphragm

2. External intercostals

Question 5

Secondary muscles involved in inspiration

Answer 5

1. Scalenes
2. Sternocleidomastoid
3. Trapezius
4. Serratus anterior
5. Pectoralis major and minor
6. Latissimus Dorsi
7. Quadratus Lumborum

Question 6

Muscles involved in expiration

Answer 6

1. Rectus abdominis
2. Internal Oblique
3. External Oblique
4. Transverse abdominis
5. Internal intercostals

Question 7

Why does breathing occur?

Answer 7

Lack of O2 causes diaphragm to contract and take in oxygen for the blood.

Question 8

Volume of air in 1 breathe

Answer 8

Tidal volume

Question 9

Normal respiration rate

Answer 9

12-20 Breathes per minute for adults

Question 10

Tidal volume x Respiratory rate =

Answer 10

minute volume

Question 11

amount of air in lungs after forced exhale

Answer 11

residual volume

Question 12

max amount of air exhaled after max inhale

Answer 12

vital capacity

Question 13

vital capacity x residual volume =

Answer 13

total lung capacity

Question 14

What accronym is used to determine the patient’s injury history?

Answer 14

OPQRST

Onset, Provokes, Quality, R , S , Time

Question 15

What happens when breathing slows due to brain injury, stroke, drug use, etc?

Answer 15

Hypoventilation

Question 16

Increase in breathing due to lack of O2

Answer 16

Hyperventilation

Question 17

What does a gargling noise indicate?

Answer 17

Wet airway

Question 18

What does a stridor or crowing noise indicate?

Answer 18

Obstruction of airway

Question 19

What does snoring indicate?

Answer 19

Closure of airway

Question 20

What does wheezing indicate?

Answer 20

Asthma, bronchitis

Question 21

Ways to manage respiratory conditions:

Answer 21

1. Supplemental oxygen
2. Sit down or semi-fowlers position
3. Inhalers
4. Artificial ventilation

Question 22

What do you look for when providing artificial ventilation?

Answer 22

Chest rise and fall

Question 23

Which condition of the respiratory system is due to an infection of the alveoli that can be either bacterial, viral, or fungal?

Answer 23

Pneumonia

Question 24

A pattern of breathing in which the abdomen lifts and the chest sinks during inhalation is known as

Answer 24

Seesaw Breathing

Question 25

A high pitched sound on inspiration is what type of breath sound?

Answer 25

Stridor

Question 26

An abnormal thickening of the heart in which there is a distinctively larger left ventricle is known as

Answer 26

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy