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Prolonged life threatening attack that produces inadequate breathing and severe signs and symptoms |
Acute severe Asthma |
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Respiratory arrest (a patient is no longer breathing) |
Apnea |
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Shortness of breath |
Dyspnea |
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Narrowing of the lower airways which include the bronchi and bronchioles, from inflammation, swelling, or constriction of the muscles layer |
Bronchoconstriction aka bronchospasm |
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Medication known as beta 2 which can be in a form of aerosol (inhaler) and is designed to relax the bronchi and bronchiole smooth muscle, causing dilation, which results in a decrease in airway resistance and an increase in the effectiveness of moving air in and out of the alveoli,better gas exchange, and a relief from the signs and symptoms ( |
Bronchodilator |
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Aka rales, are bubbly or cracking sounds heard during inhalation. These sounds are associated with with fluid that has surrounded or filled the alveoli or small bronchioles. Sound typically does not change when parient coughs or changes movement |
Crackles |
This sound can be commonly associated with the alveoli and terminal bronchiole “popping” open with each inhalation. Can indicate pulmonary edema or pneumonia. |
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Increased carbon dioxide in the blood stream (breathing too fast) |
Hypercarbia |
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Decreased oxygen in the blood stream |
Hypoxemia |
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Condition where the cells of the body are not getting an adequate supply of oxygen |
Hypoxia |
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A medication commonly prescribed for the patient with a chronic history of breathing problems. Beta 2 specific bronchodilator that comes in ___MDI_________. |
Metered-dose inhaler |
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A device that uses compressed air or oxygen to nebulize a liquid medication into a mist that a patient can inhale SVN |
Small volume nebulizer |
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An umbrella label for any type of inhalation that occurs secondary to exposure to toxic substances that can cause airway occlusion and of pulmonary dysfunction by inhibiting the normal exchange of gases at the cellular level |
Poisonous inhalation injury |
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A decrease in pulse strength during inhalation; a drop in systolic blood pressure of 10 mmHG or not on inhalation resulting from increased pressure within the chest that surprises the filling of the ventricles of the heart with blood |
Pulses paradoxus |
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Complete cessation of breathing effort or the patient experiences Agonal breathing caused by brain stem reflex (no breathing at all . Act fast!) |
Respiratory arrest |
Can lead to cardiac arrest cz of lack of oxygen delivery to the brain and heart |
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Mild to severe. Typically is breathing too fast or too slow. Patient should receive a high concentration of oxygen via nonrebreather mask reguardless of spO2 reading |
Respiratory distress |
Can use nasal cannula at 2 lpm |
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(Everything inadequate or one of both) When the tidal volume decreases or the respiratory rate is inadequate and can no longer provide an adequate oxygenation of the cells. If not treated properly patient can go into respiratory arrest |
Respiratory failure |
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Are referred to as snoring or rattling noises heard on auscultation. Can also be referred to a coarse crackles. They indicate obstruction of the larger conducting airways of respiratory tract by thick decorations of mucus. Goes away or quality changes once person coughs or changes position |
Rhonchi |
Can be often heard in chronic bronchitis, emphysema, aspiration, and pneumonia |
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High pitched musical whistling sound that is best heard initially on exhalation but can be heard on inhalation if severe case. It is an indication of swelling and construction of the inner lining of the lower airways (heard over the lung fields) |
Wheezing |
Primary indication for the administration of MDI or SVN. Can be heard in asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia |
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A chamber that is connected to the metered dose inhaler to collect the medication until it is inhaled |
Spacer |
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Accessory device for a metered-does inhaler that includes valves that prevent the chamber from being cleared on exhalation |
Valved holding chamber |
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(collapsed lung )Sudden rupture of a portion of the visceral lining of the lung not caused by trauma that caused lung to partially collapse. No underlying disease |
Spontaneous pheumothorax |
There are two types Primary and secondary |
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Occurs in patients who have no underlying disease. This type of spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lungs) occurs in patients in their teenage years to early 20s who are tall and thin. |
Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax |
Thought to happen when person is straining as coughing lifting heavy object |
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Occurs In patients which do have underlying lung disease. Many have history of cigarette smoking or connective tissue disorder |
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax |
Shortness of breath with out evidence of trauma to the chest Decreased breath sounds to one side of the chest |
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(Position) Leaning forward, braced with arms and elbow locked and hands on hard surface |
Tripod position |
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