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Chapter 16 vocabulay
Chapter 16 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Apnea | Absence of breathing; respiratory arrest |
Bronchoconstriction | Constriction of the smooth muscles of the bronchi and bronchioles causing narrowing of the airway. |
Brochodiator | A drug that relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchioles |
Dyspnea | Shortness of breath or perceived difficulty in brething |
Hypercarbia | Increased carbon dioxide levels in the blood |
Hypoxemia | A low oxygen content in arterial blood |
Hypoxia | A reduced oxygen delivery to the tissue |
Metered-dose-Inhaler | is a device that can give a patient medications by inhaling it |
Pulsas Paradoxas | A decease in the strength in the patients |
Respiratory Aresst | complete stoppage of breathing |
Respiratory Distress | increased respiratory effort resulting from impaired respiratory function |
Respiratory Failure | insuficient respiratory rate or tidal volume |
Small-volume nebulizer | a device that uses compressed air or oxygen to nebulize a liquid medication |
Spacer | a chamber that is connected to the meter dose inhaler to collect the medication |
tripod position | the position where the patients is sitting down and holding them up with there arms |