Lower airways - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 B A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED). Physical Examination Client presents to the ED with upper abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder. Client rates pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client also reports nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia. Client is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Lung sounds clear bilaterally, S1 and S2 heart tones noted. All pulses palpable. Bowel sounds active in all 4 quadrants. Comp...

TMC test bank NBRC 2023 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) Disadvantages of noninvasive ventilation include which one of the following? A. costs more than invasive ventilation B. requires heavy patient sedation C. limits direct access to lower airway D. increases the likelihood of VAP - ANS Disadvantages of noninvasive ventilation (NPPV) include the following: it can only be used in cooperative patients; it does not provide direct airway access (thus increasing the risk...

Harsh, High-pitched, Loud - Answer-You can hear bronchial sounds above the manubrium, over the trachea. Bronchial Sounds are: Medium in loudness, medium in pitch - Answer-Bronchiovesicular sounds are heard over the main bronchi. These sounds are: Softest, lowest in pitch - Answer-vesicular sounds are over the lower bronchi, the bronchioles, and the lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right lung has three lobes. Right lung - Answer-3 lobes: Vesicular Right Superior, Vesicular Right Midd...

Kettering airway Care QUESTIONS With VERIFIED CORRECTANSWERS 2023/2024 Compare and contrast the main indications for oral and nasal pharyngeal airways. - ANSWER Oral: Unconscious, support base of tongue, bite block (with ET tube or seizure), facilitate oral suctioning. Nasal: Conscious patient, support base of tongue, facilitate nasotrachel suctioning, and used to decrease trauma during nasotracheal suctioning. List the complications which could be associated with oral and nasal ph...

Lasix correct answers Loop diuretic,promotes diuresis,⬇BP,⬇Potassium Metoprolol correct answers Beta blocker It can treat high blood pressure, chest pain (angina), and heart failure. This may lower the risk of death after a heart attack. DO NOT CRUSH Emphysema /COPD correct answers Destruction and enlargement of the air spaces, Symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, or a chronic cough. Treatment consists of self care and bronchodilators Rescue inhalers and inhaled or oral st...

The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger. ...

TNCC 9th Edition 2023 What are the greatest risks for transport? - CORRECT ANSWER-Loss of airway patency, displaced obstructive tubes lines or catheters, dislodge splinting devices, need to replace or reinforce dressings, deterioration in patient status change in vital signs or level of consciousness, injury to the patient and/or team members According to newtons law which of these two force is greater: size or force? - CORRECT ANSWER-Neither. For each force there is an equal and opposit...

EMT FISDAP Airway, Ventilation, and Respiratory Test Questions and Answers (Verified by Expert) What are the adult ventilation rates and adequate volumes? - ANS12-20 breaths per minute, 120/80 BP, O2 Stat of greater than 95% What are the complications of hyperventilation? - ANSLeads to carbon dioxide blow off, which causes vasoconstriction, and limits blood flow to the brain What is dyspnea? - ANSdifficulty breathing What is nocturnal dyspnea? - ANSDifficulty breathing after sleep or whi...

Paroxsymal nocturnal dyspnea - redistribution of fluids from dependent areas of the body that occurs in the recumbent or supine positions, increases intravascular fluids and places more fluid in the heart. may take a few hours resulting in the patients wake up from SOB. usually relieved by upright position which redistributes the fluids back to dependent areas of the body such as the legs. Abd. pressure plays a greater role in orthopnea, but there is overlap between the two terms. Since the...

From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? - Answer- Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? - Answer- To warm/humidify air as it passes through What is the difference between respiration and ventilation? - Answer- Respiration refers to the exchange of gases in the alveoli, ventilat...