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respiratory practice
practice questions regarding respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the mechanism that stimulates the release of surfactant | alveolar stretch from deep breathing |
| during inspiration, air enters the thoracic cavity as a result of | decreased intrathoracic pressure relative to pressure at the airway |
| the ability of the lungs to adequately oxygenate the arterial blood is best determined by examination of the | arterial oxygen tension |
| a diagnostic procedure done to remove pleural fluid for analysis | thoracentesis |
| when auscultating the chest of an elderly patient in respiratory distress, it is best to begin listening at | lungbases |
| air in the pleural space | pneumothorax |
| blood in the pleural space | hemothorax |
| air in pleural space that doesn not escape. continued increase in amt of air shifts intrathoracic organs and increases intrathoracic pressure | tension pneumothorax |
| a ____is a medical emergency and will require a needle decompression followed by chest tube insertion with chest drainage sys | tension pneumot |
| fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in tow or more places with loss of chest wall stability | flail chest |
| paradoxic movement of the chest wall, pespiratory distress, may be associ with hemothorax, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion.. symptoms of _____ | flail chest |
| how do u stabilize flail chest? | positive pressure, cpap, bipap, vent. bag of saline til u can get these items |
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