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21 Cards in this Set
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Pulmonary Goal
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to relieve it, you may not be able to correct it.
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Partial Plura
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lining thoracic cavity
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Viscera Plura
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covers the lung
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Herring Breur Reflex
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prevents over expansion of the lungs
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Opiates
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decrease respirations
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Stab wound to the chest
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may cause a ruptured diaphragm
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Respiratory emergencies
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account for over 200,000 deaths each year
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Intrinsic risk factor
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those influenced by the patient. Most important is genetic predisposition
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Extrinsic risk factor
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are external to the patient. Most important one is cigarette smoking...leading to COPD
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Pulmonary Shunting
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when an area of lung tissue is appropriately ventilated but no capilary perfusion occurs, and avalable ox is not moved into the circulatory system
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Peripheral Cyanosis
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reflects the slowing of blood flow and increased extraction of oxygen from red blood cells
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Central Cyanosis
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Involves lips,tongue and truncal skin, is more ominous finding seen in hypoxia.
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Asthma patients
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most important question to ask...have you been intubated or put in ICU with C-pap. LOAD & GO!
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Snoring
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upper airway---tongue
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Stridor
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upper airway--obstruction or croup
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Wheezing
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lower airway--whistling due to narrow airways due to excessive mucus
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Phonchi
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lower airway--rattling sounds in larger airway due to mucus
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Crackles (Rales)
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lower airway--Fine moist crackling sounds, fluid in smaller airways
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Plural Friction Rub
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lower airway--sounds like dry leather or hair rubbing together. Occurs when plura is inflamed (pluracy)
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Pink Puffer
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Skinny emphysema
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Blue Bloater
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bloated COPD, chronic bronchitis
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