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Prehospital Emergency Care CH 16: Respiratory Emergencies
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Prehospital Emergency Care CH 16: Respiratory Emergencies
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UPREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE CH16: RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES 100%
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most common symptom of respiratory distress? - Shortness of breath
What are the 3 parts to the respiratory system? - 1. Upper airway
2. Lower airway
3. Lungs/Accessory structures
What separates the upper and lower airways? - Vocal cords (glottic opening)
What's the purpose of the upper and lower airways? - To get air in/out of the lungs
What's the purpose of the lungs/accessory structures? - To perfuse the body
What are 10 signs of normal breathing? - 1. Normal rate
2. Normal rhythm
3. Normal quality
4. Equal/bilateral breath sounds
5. Open airway
6. No accessory muscles
7. Normal mentation
8. Normal muscle tone
9. Normal SpO2 reading
10. Normal skin
, What are the 3 receptors? What do they do? - 1. Stretch receptors (keeps lungs from overexpanding)
2. Irritant receptors (cough)
3. Juxtacapillary receptors (too much blood near alveoli, shortness of breath)
How and where should you auscultate breath sounds? - Have pt sit upright.
Always over bare skin.
Instruct pt to cough and take deep breaths with an open mouth.
What is wheezing? What does it sound like? Inhalation/exhalation? - Inflamed bronchioles. Whistling
heard on exhalation
What causes wheezing? - Asthema
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
CHF
Pneumonia
What should you use to treat wheezing? - MDI or SVN
What is Rhonchi? What does it sound like? - Mucus obstructs the larger airways. Snoring/rattling
What causes rhonchi? - Bronchitis
Emphysema
Aspiration
Pneumonia
Does the quality of rhonchi sounds change? - Yes, if the person moves or coughs
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