Test 2: respiratory Flashcards
Diseases with increased compliance
Lobar emphysema
Asthma
Diseases with decreased compliance
Atelectasis Pneumothorax Pulmonary edema Pulmonary fibrosis Surfactant deficiency
how to determine ETT size
Age in years plus 16 divided by 4
Pinky finger size
Broselow resuscitation tape
What does DOPE stand for
Displacement
Obstruction
Pneumonthorax
Equipment failure
Clinical manifestations of respiratory failure
Restlessness
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Diaphoresis
Early signs of respiratory failure
Mood changes Headache Increased WOB Hypertension Anorexia
After strep you are risk for developing
Rheumatic fever
Acute glomerulonephritis
Scarlet fever
Inflammation of the middle eat
Acute onset ear pain
Red, bulging tympanic membrane
Acute otitis media
fluid in the middle ear without s/s infection
otitis media with effusion
Two viruses likely to precipitate OM
RSV
Flu
Treatment for LTB
Cortiocoseteroids (dexamethasone) Beta agonists Beta adrenergic Bronchodilators High humidity
RSV treatment
Ribovarin (for premature infants)
Palivizumab (prevention)
precaution for RSV
droplet, contact, and standard
All or large segment of one or more pulmonary lobes is involved. When both lung are affected it is known as bilateral or double pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
Begins in the terminal bronchioles, which become clogged with mucopurulent exudate to form consolidated patches n nearby lobules, also called lobular pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia pneumonia