Respitory Therapy

Question 0

Ventilator/respirator

Answer 0

Breathing machine

Question 1

Nebulizer

Answer 1

Vaporizes and can administer medication

Question 2

Purulent

Answer 2

Green (infection)

Question 3

Mucopurulent

Answer 3

Yellow (less degree of infection)

Question 4

Dark gray, black-ish

Answer 4

Has been in the lungs for a long time and is starting to oxidize

Question 5

Flecked with brown

Answer 5

Carbon- probably secondary to smoking

Question 6

Translucent

Answer 6

White- just saliva

Question 7

Hemoptysis

Answer 7

Fresh blood color, internal bleeding

Rusty, could be pneumonia

Question 8

Purple

Answer 8

Tumor

Question 9

What do you document for sputum description?

Answer 9

Amount, texture, color, and if coughs are productive or not

Question 10

Pink

Answer 10

Pulmonary edema

Question 11

Coughing maneuvers

Answer 11

Sit hugging a pillow, drink water, take a deep breath in, pause, contract abs, forceful exhalation making a “k” sound.

Question 12

Apnea

Answer 12

Absence of spontaneous breathing

Question 13

Bradypnea

Answer 13

Slow respiratory rate

Less than 12 breaths /min in adults

Question 14

Eupnea

Answer 14

Normal rate and depth of breathing

Question 15

Hyperpnea

Answer 15

Increased rate and depth of breathing

Question 16

Hypopnea

Answer 16

Decreased rate and depth of breathing

Question 17

Tachypnea

Answer 17

Fast respiratory rate

>20 breaths/min in adults

Question 18

Biot’s

Answer 18

Irregular breathing, breaths very in depth and rate with periods of apnea.

Question 19

Cheyne-Stokes (periodic)

Answer 19

Decreasing rate and depth of breathing with periods of apnea.