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The golden standard for assessing the function of the respiratory systems is measuring what?
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Arterial blood gas
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The LEMON mnemonic stands for_________
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Look externally, Evaluate 3-3-2, Mallampati, Obstruction and Neck mobility
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Innervation of the diaphragm is from what nerve?
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The phrenic nerve
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Diseases that result in difficulty moving air into the lungs are defined as __________ diseases.
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restrictive
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Restrictive diseases typically result in the _________________
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loss of chest or lung compliance, either individually or together.
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The vagus nerve is a branch of what cranial nerve?
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It is a branch (superior laryngeal) of the tenth cranial nerve.
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Name the structures contained within the larynx.
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thyroid cartilage, aryepiglottic folds, epiglottis, vallecula, and arytenoid cartilages.
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Mallampati Class II is described as:
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a posterior pharynx partially exposed
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The nerve that controls the diaphragm branches from the spinal cord at what level?
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C3-C5
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The nasal cavities are connected to how many sinuses?
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Four: the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary
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The normal I:E ratio is:
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1:2. Normally expiration is at least twice as long as inspiration.
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