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Respiratory Midterm2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THROAT CULTURE | to identify & isolate pathogens such as beta-hemolytic streptococci |
| normal resp for newborn | 30-80 per min |
| normal resp for early childhood | 20-40 per min |
| normal resp for late childhood | 15-25 per min |
| normal resp for adult -men | 14-18 per min |
| normal resp for adult -women | 16-20 per min |
| S/S of sinusitis | recent URI, HA, facial pain, purulent nasal discharge, foul breath and fever |
| nasal polyps | benign tumors which once removed may occur |
| throat culture negative | no need for antibiotics |
| post op tonsillectomy | monitor for throat hemorrhage; ability to swallow and dehydration |
| laryngitis post op | rest voice, saline gargles, analgesia and no change, return in 2 weeks |
| aphonia | means loss of voice |
| epitasis | may result from hypertension, clotting disorders and liver disease (nose bleed) |
| signs and symptoms of hypoxemia | (low oxygenation) color, shortness of breath, anxious, restless, tachycardia, tachypnea |
| asthma | caused by narrowing of air passages |
| order of resp system | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli. |
| pharynx | has dual function: respiratory and digestive |
| trachea | a passageway for air to reach the lungs |
| bronchi | passageway for air to and from the lungs |
| when alveoli becomes enlarged with age | it becomes harder to breathe |
| flouroscopy | shows respiratory function (continous x ray) - it shows air going in and out |
| tachypnea | increased respiration- over 20 breathes per min |
| normal breathing | 500 ml of air inhaled and exhaled |
| orthopnea | difficulty breathing in a lying position |
| chest tubes | in water sealed drainage, device is working properly when fluctuation of column of water is moving up and down in the water seal |
| myocarditus | inflammation of middle layer of heart |
| pneumonia | classified according to the causative organism, usually bacteria or viruses |
| pneumococcal vaccine-conjugated type | only given to kids younger than 24 months |
| pneumococcal vaccine-unconjugated type | given to older people |