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NUR170 Oxygenation – Questions & Correct AnswersWhat is oxygenation? Right Ans - Mechanisms that facilitate or impair the
body's ability to supply oxygen to all cells of the body.
What is this. Glucose + O2 -> CO2 + H20 + ATP Right Ans - Cellular
respiration. Used in every cell. ATP. etc
What is the importance of hemoglobin. Right Ans - Delivers oxygen. A
molecules in the RBC that carries Oxygen. Low hemoglobin makes a person
anemic.
What is the respiratory rate in infants? Right Ans - 30 to 60 breaths per
minute.
Why do infants have such a high respirations? Right Ans - Smaller lungs.
They use lots of energy. Fast cellular development.
How is respirations effected by age? Right Ans - Respiration decrease as
closer to adulthood.
What is the normal respiration for adults? Right Ans - 10 to 20 respirations
per minute
What are major risk for respiratory alteration in infant/children respirations?
Right Ans - Obstruction, smaller airway, curious nature, upper respiratory
infections, immature immune systems.
What are risk for respiratory alterations in the elderly? Right Ans -
diseases such as pneumonia and chronic conditions.
Give some examples of physiological risk factors for oxygenation. Right Ans
- Cardiovascular, hemoglobin levels, scoliosis, kyphosis, obese, pregnant,
wound healing, Lou Gehrig ALS, midbrain, stress, hypovolemia, decreased
inspired oxygen (mountain climbing)
, List some lifestyle risk factors for alteration in oxygenation. Right Ans -
smoking, lack of exercise and nutrition. Overweight.
List some things found indoors and outdoor that can alternate oxygenation.
Right Ans - Indoor, mold, dust, dandruff, pets. Outdoor, pollen, pollution,
second hand smoke.
List some illnesses, infectious and noninfectious that can alter oxygenation.
Right Ans - - Influenza, TB, pneumonia.
- Cardiac COPD, anemia
How can we decrease the risk of developing alterations? Right Ans -
lifestyles choices in nutrition, exercise, weight gain. Vaccination. Safety.
Explain what drives us to take a breath. Right Ans - CO2 increases causing
hypercarbia. Chemoreceptors detect high CO2 and send signal to medulla and
pons. Next signal is sent down to the phrenic nerve. Diaphragm drops. We
breath.
List the components of respiratory assessment. Right Ans - - observation of
respiratory rate and rhythm.
- Checking oxygen saturation.
- Physical assessment.`
What are the two things nurses can use to check respirations and rhythm?
Right Ans - Counting chest rises, auscultate lungs.
A condition in which a person starts breathing very fast. Deep rapid breaths.
Right Ans - Hyperventilation
A condition in which a person starts to breath very slow. Shallow. Right
Ans - Hypoventilation
Breathing at a faster rate than normal. Right Ans - tachypnea
Breathing lower than the the range. Right Ans - Bradypnea
breathing normal within range is? Right Ans - eupnea
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