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Peds - Module 5

Respiratory - Chapter 15

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bronchodilator medication a drug that expands the bronchi by relaxing the bronchial muscle
arterial blood gas (ABG) test uses the blood taken from an artery to measure partial pressure of oxygen, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, pH, oxygen content, and saturation values. Measures lungs removing carbon dioxide from the blood and move oxygen into the blood
pediatric polysomnography (PSG) sleep study test-diagnostic. Info is collected about brain waves, blood oxygen levels, eye and leg movements, repsiratory effort or events, and heart rhythm.
polysomnogram analyzed by scoring several variants of sleep including sleep onset latency, sleep stages, and sleep effeciency
sleep onset latency time elapsed from lights out to onset of sleep
sleep stages REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, slow wave sleep, and two stages of light sleep
sleep efficiency minutes of sleep divided by minutes in bed, breathing irregularities, oxygen saturation, and cardiac rhythm abnormalities
hyposmnia decreased sense of smell
tonsillectomy surgical removal of the tonsils
croup generic term encompassing a heterogeneous group of illnesses affecting the larynx, trachea, and bronchi of children 3 months of age to 5 years, with peak incidence around age 2
tripod position a classic sign of acute epiglottitis in which a child sits upright with the chin thrusted out (sniff position)
steeple sign soft tissue imagining of the neck and chest demonstrates the classic presentation of subglottic narrowing
status asthmaticus refers to persistent and intractable asthma where the child does not respond to therapy and a medical emergency ensues
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