Week 12 vocab

Question 1

atelectasis

Answer 1

collapse of a portion or all of one or both lungs

Question 2

breathing resistance

Answer 2

the level of difficulty to breath/move air in and out of the respiratory system

Question 3

cataleptic

Answer 3

state produced by dissociative agents in which a patient doesn’t respond to external stimuli and has a variable degree of muscle rigidity

Question 4

dead space

Answer 4

the breathing passages and tubes that convey fresh oxygen from the source (the atmosphere or breathing circuit) to the alveoli but in which no gas exchange can occur

Question 5

hypostatic congestion

Answer 5

pooling of blood in the dependent lung and tissues (those nearest the floor/table)

Question 6

mechanical dead space

Answer 6

the breathing passages and tubes that convey fresh oxygen from the source (the atmosphere or breathing circuit) to the alveoli but in which no gas exchange can occur

Question 7

regurgitation

Answer 7

flow of stomach contents into the esophagus and mouth unaccompanied by retching

Question 8

sphymomanometer

Answer 8

a monitoring device consisting of a pressure gauge and cuff used to measure arterial blood pressure

Question 9

vomiting

Answer 9

flow of stomach contents into the esophagus and mouth accompanied by retching

Question 10

volatile

Answer 10

readily evaporate