tutorial 2

Question 1

tachynopnoeic

Answer 1

increased respiratory rate

Question 2

ABGs

Answer 2

a test of gases and PH in arterial blood

Question 3

consodilation

Answer 3

Areas of density due to fluid, mucous, and oedema on a chest s-ray

Question 4

diaphoretic

Answer 4

sweaty

Question 5

high heart rate

Answer 5

tachycardic

Question 6

haemoptysis

Answer 6

coughing bloody sputum

Question 7

cyanosis

Answer 7

bluish tinge around skin, nail beds, and mucus due to lack of oxygen

Question 8

course rales

Answer 8

a series of short low popping sounds called crackles

Question 9

febrile

Answer 9

high temp

Question 10

sats

Answer 10

a test of the oxygen-saturated haemoglobin

Question 11

pneumonia affects gas exchange in which part of the lungs

Answer 11

Alveoli

Question 12

4 common causes of low arterial oxygen levels

Answer 12

anaemia
hyperventilation
diffusion abnormalities
perfusion

Question 13

does a person with pneumonia display crackles on auscultation

Answer 13

true

Question 14

do a person with pneumonia display hyper-resonance on percussion

Answer 14

false

Question 15

the body’s respiratory centre is primarily stimulated by

Answer 15

a rise in blood carbon dioxide

Question 16

the inflammation of penumonia is most likely to cause a change in

Answer 16

diffusion of gases

Question 17

a person experiencing pneumonia may only speak?

Answer 17

one or 2 words per breath

Question 18

wehn gathering information from a person who is very breathless, it is important to ask_____

Answer 18

closed ended questions

Question 19

4 groups who may likely to be affected by pneumonia

Answer 19

older people
those with alcoholsim
immunocomprised people
those with chronic illness

Question 20

pleural effusion

Answer 20

buildup of fluid in the space between the lung and chest wall

Question 21

empyema

Answer 21

pockets of pus in the space between the lung and chest wall

Question 22

mucus production

Answer 22

sputum material coughed up from the lungs

Question 23

pockets of pus that from in lung itself

Answer 23

lung abscess

Question 24

secondary bacterial lung infection after a viral infection

Answer 24

secondary infection

Question 25

bacteria in the blood stream

Answer 25

bacteremia or septicaemia

Question 26

dyspnoea

Answer 26

clinical sign of hypoxia, manifestated by a feeling of shortness of breath

Question 27

fatigue

Answer 27

subjective sensation of a patient reporting loss of endurance

Question 28

malaise

Answer 28

general feeling of being unwell