TEST 2 Flashcards
What is the neurochemical control of ventilation?
Respiratory center
Central and peripheral chemoreceptors
What are the mechanics of breathing?
Major and accessory muscles
Lung elasticity
AIrway resistance
Alveolar surface tension
Work of breathing
What is Gas Transport for breathing
Distribution of ventilation and perfusion
Oxygen transport
Carbon dioxide transport
What is control of pulmonary circulation
Distribution of pulmonary blood flow
What is negative pressure breathing
Air moves from higher pressure to lower pressure
During inspiration: Diaphram and intercostal muscles contract expanding lungs. This creates an increase in volume and a decrease in pressure causing outside air to flow in
Hypoxemia
Low levels of 02 in blood
Hypoxia
Decreased tissue oxygenation
How many liters can a nasal cannula give
2-6L
After 4 make sure it is humidified
How many liters can a simple face mask give?
6-10L
How many liters can a non-rebreather give?
10-15L
**
Difference between a partial and full non-rebreather?
Partial - No one-way valves, allows patient to rebreathe some exhaled air which mixed with fresh oxygen, typically delivers 40-70% oxygen
**Non-rebreather **- one-way valves which prevent patient from inhaling exhaled air, delivering only fresh oxygen 60-100%
What is a venturi mask?
O2 concentration ranging from?
Which allows?
Adjustable oxygen concentration - typically ranging from 24-60%
Mixes fresh 02 with room air in precise ratios allowing for accurate control of Fio2**
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
*primarily used for?
Provides 1 continuous pressure level into airway to keep it open during inspiration and expiration / Patient must be able to breathe independently
*Primarily used for Sleep apnea
**Goal is to prevent airway collapse and maintain regular breathing patterns
BiPap
Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
*commonly used for?
2 levels of pressure - one for inhalation and a lower pressure for exhalation
The pressure changes between inhalation and exhalation
*Commonly used for COPD, central sleep apnea or resp failure
**Goal to assist both with inhaling more effectively and reducing effort required to exhale
Define Ventilator Modes
How many breathes are delivered to the patient.
Many different modes
A/C Assist Control or CMV Continuous mandatory ventilation
Delivers a preset tidal volume or pressure at a preset rate of respirations
Every breath is the preset volume whether initiated by patient or machine
*pts who need total assistance from vent
SIMV
Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
Delivers preset tidal and # of breaths per min
Patient can also breath spontaneously with no assistance from vent
*Pt doesnt need as much assistance from ventilator
In what ways can a patient be weaned off ventilator?
CPAP
SIMV - rate slowly decreased
Tidal volume
Vents give?
Amount of air delivered with each breath
Vents 10-15Ml/kg of body weight
Fi02
Fraction of inspirated oxygen concentration / % of oxygen delivered to pt
Normal 21% / on vent close to 30%
PEEP
Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Like keeping a small amount of air in lungs to prevent them from collapsing after breathing out
Pneumothorax
What to do?
Open-
Closed-
OPEN - Cover it immediately w/ occulsive dressing go to surgery or chest tube insertion
CLOSED - CHEST TUBE!
-Chest tubes are removed when lung is expanded (2-10days) or fluid is removed (3-4 days)
Hemothorax
Blood accumulation between chest wall and lung; often associated with pneumothorax
Same treatment as pneumothorax - maybe surgery to control bleeding
Empyema?
S/S
Treatment
Pus collected in pleural space
*Fever, chest pain, cough, SOB
Chest tube, surgery, antibiotics
Steps for chest tube removal?
Tell pt to take deep breath IN and bear down slightly on inspiration. so no air enters the pleural space
Hemopneumothorax
Both blood and air in chest cavity
Open pneumothorax
wound is large enough to allow air to pass freely in and out of thoracic cavity with each attempted respiration. “Sucking chest wounds”
*Lungs collapse, heart and vessels shift toward noninjured side with each inspiration and opposite side with each expiration “mediastinal flutter or swing” causes major circulatory problems
Nursing assessment of pneumothorax
Simple - Trachea midline, expansion of chest is decreased, breath sounds diminished, percussion may reveal normal or hyperresonance
Tension - trachea is shifted away from affected side, Chest expansion increased or decreased, breath sounds diminished, percussion on affected side is hyperresonant
Small chest tube is inserted where?
Large?
Suction?
Small - 28 french, 2nd intercostal space
Large - 32 french, 4th or 5th intercostal at midaxillary line
Suction - 20mmHg
When is a thoracotomy performed?
If more than 1500 ML blood aspirated by thoracentesis or chest tube output is greater than 200mL/H
ARDS classification
MILD
MODERATE
SEVERE
Mild - Pa02/FIO2 >200mmHg but <=300nnHg
Moderate - Pa02/FIO2 - >100mmHg but <=200mmHg
Severe = Pa02/FIO2 - <=100mmHg
BNP level is helpful in distinguishing ARDS from
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
What could be some causes of ARDS?
Trauma
Pulm infection
Prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass
Shock
Fat emboli
Sepsis
What are ABGS for ARDS
Decreased P02 increased dyspnea
*pt not getting better even with higher FIO2