Stridor upper airway - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pediatric triangle appearance work of breathing circulation to skin General appearance considerations Tone Interactiveness: drawn to sounds or people. Wants to play Consolability Look/Gaze Speech/cry Work of breathing: Increased work of breathing evidenced by tachypnea, stridor, grunting, retractions, accessory musles, nasal flaring, head bobbing, abnormal positioning Circulation to Skin Observe palor mottling cyanosis Sick, Sicker, Sickest Sick: no disru...

PALS1 Questions with complete solution PALS Decreased or asymmetrical chest expansion may result from: - correct answer inadequate effort, airway obstruction, atelectasis, pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, mucous plug or foreign-body aspiration Lung and airway sounds - correct answer Stridor - higher pitched inspiration...upper airway obstruction Snoring Grunting - short,low-pitched sound expiration - partially closed glottis Gurgling - inspiration or expiration from...

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area” d. “dea...

CMN 568 LATEST 2024 FORM A REAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALL ARE CORRECT) GRADED A+ Key symptoms of viral croup in Peds - Answer-- ages 6 months - 5 year - Recent URI - Fall and early winter onset - New onset stridor in the setting of an upper respiratory illness or fever What is the characteristic presentation of croup? - Answer-- inspiratory stridor - Barking seal cough - retractions at rest What are the causative agents of croup? - Answer-Para influenza virus RSV...

Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions and Verified Answers (Revised &Updated). A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: A. Rhonchi B. Resonance C. Fremitus D. Crackles - C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable" Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing? A. hypoxemia B. tachypnea C. fremitus D. resonance - B. tachypnea Increas...

Fisdap Airway + Anatomy Questions and Answers Already Passed, 2024. What is the term for abnormal breath sounds that result from an obstructed airway? a. crackles b. wheezing c. snoring d. stridor d. stridor is an upper airway obstruction caused by tissue swelling around the trachea, layrnx, or epiglotitis. Stridor is often present with an airway obstruction, epiglottitis, or croup What is the term for high-pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration? a. fri...

AHA PALS Practice exam Questions and Answers 100% accurate 1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oximeter displays an oxygen saturation of 95% and a pulse rate of 93/min. On the basis of this information, which of the following provides the b...

Respiratory Therapy - Lindsey Jones/Clinical Simulations 459 Questions with Verified Answers Information Gathering - Emphysema: (Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity) - CORRECT ANSWER LEVEL I : Cyanosis, Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter, Accessory muscle use, Digital clubbing of the nail beds, Significant history of smoking and/or occupational exposure to smoke or other pulmonary irritant LEVEL II : Dyspnea, Wheezing breath sounds LEVEL III ...

EMT FISDAP ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUSTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] REAL EXAM 100% Stridor - ANS---strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx Snoring - ANS---Soft tissue of the upper airway creating impedance -indication that the airway needs assistance to stay open Gurgling - ANS---The sound of fluid obstructing the airway Signs of an inadequate airway - ANS----No signs of breathing or air movement -Evidence of foreign bodies in the ...