Plural effusion - ANSWER-fluid accumulation in pleural cavity
Thoracic cavity - ANSWER-houses and protects organs of cardiopulmonary
system
Pleural cavity - ANSWER-contains the lungs
Mediastinum - ANSWER-center of thoracic cage between right and left lungs;
trachea, heart, great blood vessels, various nerves, portions of esophagus,
thymus gland, lymph nodes
Which type of epithelium composes 95% of alveolar wall? - ANSWER-Type I
alveolar pneumatocytes
Where does ETT tube go if you stick down too far? - ANSWER-Right lung
Two fistulas when there is on overinflated cuff - ANSWER-innominate artery
(tracheoinnominate) and esophagus (tracheoesophaghageal)
What is LTB and what causes it? - ANSWER-laryngotracheobronchitis,
parainfluenza
, What's another name for turbinate's? - ANSWER-Nasal conchae
Common sign for respt distress in infant or new born? - ANSWER-Nasal flaring,
enlarged chest, alar collapse
what's common treatment for ear infections? - ANSWER-Myringotomy (lancing of
the eardrum)
Glottis - ANSWER-space between vocal cords or opening of the larynx
Vallecula - ANSWER-between glossoepiglottic folds on each side of posterior
oropharynx
Costophrenic angle - ANSWER-diaphragmatic angle, an essential anatomical
structure observed in chest X-rays and CT scans. Formed at the junction of the
chest wall (the ribs) and the diaphragm (blunting)
how many lobes and segments in left lung? - ANSWER-2 lobes, 8 segments
how many lobes and segments in right lung? - ANSWER-3 lobes , 10 segments
What does sympathetic nerve system stimulate? - ANSWER-Increase heart rate
and contraction, relax bronchial smooth muscle, decrease secretions in bronchial
and salivary glands, decrease motility in stomach and intestines, dilate eyes
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