Respiratory rate

A case study of asthma in a 10 year old European child. This case study will cover the normal structure and function of the respiratory system. This case study will also discuss the changes that occur when asthma is triggered, and the routine diagnostic tests/vital signs for asthma. The normal range of the routine tests/vital signs for asthma and three nursing interventions that are required to meet the clients needs in relation to asthma will be explained further. To stay alive we need…

environment to the cells in the body. Biochemistry defines respiration as the metabolic process by which cells utilize glucose and oxygen to produce Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). Inspiration, which is an active part of respiration, is initiated by the respiratory control center in medulla oblongata. Nerve impulses from medulla oblongata causes diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles to contract, which leads to the expansion of the thoracic cavity. According…

It test how well you inhale and exhale, and it also test how much air your lungs take in with each breath. To perform this test, an instrument called a spirometer is used which measures the volume of air moving in and out of the lungs during pulmonary ventilation. When given this test a person can be standing up or sitting down but whichever one that person must remain in that position throughout the whole test. The person cannot change positions because that will mess of the results from the…

This lab will be testing the respiratory system. The respiratory system is how the body gets oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. The body needs oxygen to perform cellular respiration and make ATP. The body also needs to get rid of carbon dioxide because when carbon dioxide builds up in the body it lowers blood pH(Kellman, 2000). Oxygen is taken in when the body inhales, it is taken through the lungs to the alveoli, where it is transformed into the hemoglobin and transported around the body…

because it freely diffuses across the blood-brain barrier. Here, a feedback loop is induced where the central chemoreceptor sends signals to the medullary respiratory group. As a result the dorsal respiratory group receives the signal from the apneustic center to fire rapid rates of action potential. This homeostatic mechanism increases respiratory drive, which aimed to increase oxygen levels and counteract the high carbon dioxide through increase acts of expiration. As for the peripheral…

Bree Edwards October 12, 2015 Respiratory Therapy 210 What Does a Respiratory Therapist Do? Respiratory therapists are important health care professionals who provide care for patients with acute and chronic abnormal cardiopulmonary systems. They are educated and trained professionals who focus on providing quality respiratory care to patients. Almost seventy five percent of respiratory therapists work in a hospital setting while the other twenty five percent work in clinics, sleep study…

Our bodies maintain many complex systems in order to have a consistent internal environment to achieve homeostasis. The lungs which are part of the respiratory system play a crucial role in homeostasis by controlling our breathing. The lungs provide the appropriate interface for gas exchange to occur, this includes the delivery of oxygen to the blood and the removal of carbon dioxide carried in the blood to the alveoli which is then expired out of the body. The removal of carbon dioxide also…

Introduction Breathe in , Breathe out. That is one main way your body relies on itself to keep you alive and your other organs function in the way that they should be. The respiratory system, the system that brings oxygen into your body and delivers it to the blood to be sent around for everything else to use. Breathing out seems like a simple task but it takes many different anatomical parts of your body and physiology to get the oxygen where it needs to go. There is also pathophysiology that…

The overall function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide. In order for respiration to take place, pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of respiratory gases, and internal respiration must occur. Pulmonary ventilation, commonly called breathing, is when air moves into and out of the lungs and gases continuously change and refresh. Breathing consist of two phases; inspiration, when air flows into the lungs and expiration,…

and is correlated with elevated mortality rates (Oie et al, 2013). Pneumonia was chosen as the priority pathophysiology because it further deteriorates the individual’s immune system through the active bacterial growth, and compromises the individual’s ability to maintain a patent airway. Thus, the earlier the treatment for pneumonia begins, the fewer risks of complicating treatments associated with cancer. However, if treatment is delayed, the respiratory system is further suppressed as the…