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HCC 2008 Respirations

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Respiration is   the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs  
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comprised of two cycles   inhalation and exhalation  
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normal respiration   eupnea  
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eupnea has...   an even, regular pattern, requires no effort  
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number of breaths per minute is the   respiratory rate  
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normal adult breaths about...   12-10 times per minute  
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the relationship btw pulse and respiratory rates is __ to __ in healthy people   1 to 4  
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Factors Affecting Respiration   age and gender (resp rates increase w/age, male movements come primarily from diaphram, females use intercoastals more) stress (sighing resp. and increase rate) medications (might increase of slow rate) enviro/altitude, excercise, fever, body position  
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Characteristics of Respirations   rate, depth (normal, shallow, deep) rhythm (irregular, regular) quality (normal should be effortless and quiet)  
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dyspnea   difficulty breathing  
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tachypnea   rapid greater then 20 breaths per minute  
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hyperpnea   increase depth of breath  
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apnea   absence of breathing  
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Cheyenne Stokes   alternating episodes of apnea and hyperpnea on continuum, usually seen in the critically ill  
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