Respiratory and Oxygen Delivery
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anoxia | Condition of being without oxygen |
| Apnea | Absence of breathing |
| Atelectasis | Collapsed area of lung |
| Cannula | Tube for insertion into a cavity |
| Cyanosis | Blue tinge to skin or mucous membrane |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Endotracheal | Within the trachea |
| Expectorate | Cough up and spit out |
| Expiration | The movement of air out of the lungs |
| Humidifier | Device supplying moisture |
| Hypercapnia | Too much carbon dioxide in the blood |
| Hypoxemia | A decreased amount of oxygen in the bloodstream |
| Hypoxia | A reduced amount of oxygen available to meet cellular needs |
| Inspiration | the movement of air into the lungs |
| Nebulizer | A device that dispenses liquid in a fine spray, used to thin out thick secretions and open the bronchial tree by relaxing spasm |
| Obturator | Curved guide that facilitates placement of the tracheal tube when inserted, removed after placement |
| Retractions | When muscles move inward on inpirations, this is |
| Stridor | High pitched wheezing sound resulting from turbulent air flow in upper airway, partial obstruction |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
| Tenacious | Adhesive or sticky |
| Tracheostomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air |
| Three | The right lung has ___ lobes |
| Two | The left lung has ___ lobes |
| Forced Out | When the diaphragm relaxes, the thoracic cavity space is decreased and air is ___ ___ of the lungs. |
| Enlargement | When the diaphragm pulls, it causes ___ of the thoracic cavity. |
| Macrophages | The aveoli contain ___ that quickly phagocytize inhaled bacteria and other foreign particles |
| Chemoreceptors | ___ send signals to the medulla in response to changes in arterial blood gases |
| Twenty-One | The air we breath has ___ percent oxygen |
| Vomitus | Hypoxia occlusion by foreign body |
| Asthma, Chemical or Heat Burns ( that result in) | Hypoxia caused by inflammation |
| Thoracic | Extreme obesity can restrict ___ movement, causing hypoxia |
| High Altitude | Environmental causes of hypoxia |
| Emphysema | Hypoxia caused by disturbance in the diffusion of gases |
| Drugs, Coma, and Multiple Sclerosis | Hypoxia caused by decreased neuromuscular function |
| Irritability or Restlessness; Respirations, Blood Pressure, and Pulse Increased | One of the first signs of hypoxia |
| Tense Muscles | Anxiety causes ___ ___, which need more oxygen |
| Suction Chamber | There should be continuous bubbling in the ___ ___ |
| Raise Bed, Set Suction Between 80-100 mm Hg, and Moisten the Catheter | Nasopharyngeal suctioning requires you |
| Obstructed Airway | The most common cause of respiratory insufficiency is ___ ___ |
| Teach them to cough effectively | The most effective way to clear a patient's respiratory tract of secretions after a thoracotomy and lung resection is to |
| Elasticity of respiratory tissues and efficiency of the immune system | Older people are more prone to respiratory problems because they have decreased |
| PaCO2 | In normal individuals, the drive to breathe and the control of the respiratory rate are dependent on |
| Assist the patient to turn, cough, and deep breathe | One nursing intervention that can prevent respiratory insufficiency is to |
| Acidosis | Less oxygen in the bloodstream leads to respiratory ___ |
| Pooling | Inadequate inflation of the lungs leads to ___ |
| Medium | Pooling of secretions provides a ___ for microorganisms to grow |
| Pa | Stands for the partial pressure of gases in the arterial blood, measured in mmHg |
| Sa | Stands for the arterial saturation of gases, the amount of molecules which are oxygenated in arterial blood, measured in % (arterial blood gas sampling) measured directly |
| Flowmeter | A ___ is used to deliver oxygen |
| Ineffective Airway Clearance, Risk for Infection, Deficient Knowledge, and Risk for Injury | Nursing Diagnoses relevent to the respiratory patient are |
| Two Hours | Every respiratory patient should turn, cough, and deep breathe every ___ ___ |
| 3L/min | The patient with COPD should not be given oxygen at more than ___, it may depress respiratory drive |
| Changing the ties and dressings,and Suctioning | Trach care includes: cleaning stoma area, inner cannula of the tube, ___, and ___ |
| Sp | An indirect measurement of the gas content of blood (ex. oximetry) |
| 90-100 % | Normal SpO2 saturation is |
| 80-100 mm Hg | Normal PaO2 |
| Four | Rotate clip-on oximetry probes every ___ hours |
| Twenty-four | Rotate disposable probes every ___ hours |
| Cyanosis and Muscle Retractions | Late signs of hypoxia |
| Tongue | In the unconscious person, the most common airway obstruction is the ___ |
| Infection | Dried tissues may become cracked and provide less resistance to ___ |
| Cotton | When using oxygen, patients should wear ___ clothing |
| Breathing and Lung Sounds | Always assess ___, and check the chart for ordered flow rate and oxygen delivery method when administering oxygen |
| PaO2 | Patients with obstructive lung diseases have a ___ breathing incentive; therefore, higher O2 concentrations will reduce the respiratory rate. |
| Sterile Technique | Use ___ for nasopharyngeal and tracheobronchial tree and the intubated patient |
| Pharyngeal Airways | Used for postoperative patients who can breathe on their own |
| Endotracheal tubes | Used to maintain an airway in those patients who are unconscious or unable to ventilate on their own |
| Constant Bubbling | There should be a ___ in suction chamber |
| Small Pillow | Splint the chest incision with a ___ |
| Atelectasis and Pnemonia | The incentive spirometer is used to open alveoli and prevent or relieve ___ and ___ |
| Confusion | In the elderly, ___ is often present with falling oxygen levels |
| Relax | Nurses can help patients with dyspnea to ___, expand chest fully, and use less of the limited oxygen with good positioning |
| Carina | Junction of main bronchi |
| Milking | Squeezing the tubing between the fingers with milking motion in a direction toward the drainage container and away from the patient |
| Stripping | Pinch tubing close to chest and stabalize, then compress and pull finger down the tube toward the drainage container, use alcohol or petrolatum to lubricate |
| Water-Chamber | This chamber should be filled and refilled to the correct level with sterile water as needed |
| Sterile NSS and H2O2 | Used to clean the tracheostomy |
| Water Fluctuations and Gentle Continuous Bubbling | In the water seal chamber there should be |
| 2 minutes | It may take up to ___ for the pulse oximetry probe to stabalize and a reading to appear |
| Lubricated | Dressing for the chest tube sight should be |
| Postural Drainage | Used to promote drainage from the lungs |
| Non-Rebreather Mask | This mask delivers the highest concentration of O2 |
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