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Airway

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patent (airway)   open or unblocked, functioning all the way to the cellular level including pulmonary, blood flow & neuro stimulation  
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mucous membrane   thin layer connective tissue lining many body cavities air passes thru, has small mucus secretin glands, 100% humidified & sterile, warmed, lubricates & protects  
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gag reflex   retching or striving to vomit, reflex triggered by touching back of soft palate or throat  
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epiglottis   leaf shaped, flexible cartilage, hangs over larynx, connected to hyoid bone, prevents food & liquid from entering larynx, important landmark for ET tube  
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Hyoid bone   only bone in body not attached to rest of skeleton, connected to epiglottis  
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vallecula   depression or pocket formed by base of the bongue & epiglottis  
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larynx   triangle shaped, connects pharynx(at epiglottis) 2 trachea(lower border of cricoid cartilage), inferior hyoid bone, anterior esophagus, made of thyroid & cricoid cartilage, vocal cords & arytenoid folds  
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thyroid cartilage/"Adam's Apple"   main laryngeal cartilage, consists of 2 large shield shaped pieces, form anterior wall & give it's V shape, posterior wall open & is muscle  
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cricothyroid membrane   situated between top of cricoid & bottom of thyroid cartilage in larynx, site for surgical & advanced airway placement  
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cricoid cartilage   below thyroid cartilage, attached to 1st ring of tracheal cartilage, only complete ring with posterior bulky part, narrowest part in children  
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sellick maneuver   putting pressure on cricoid cartilage to occlude esophagus & prevent regurgitation  
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arytenoid cartilages   2 pyramid shaped, attached to vocal folds & pharyngeal wall, open & close vocal cords, landmark for ET tube  
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glottis   slitlike opening between vocal cords leading into trachea, in adult narrowest part  
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vagus nerve   richly lines larynx, stimulation of pharyngeal & laryngeal mucous membranes can cause bradycardia, hypotension & decreased respiratory rate, sends signals to medullla oblongata & pons in brain to control breathing  
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serous membrane/pleura   2 layer epithelial membrane that lines body cavities & covers surfaces of organs, form sac & includes 2 layers  
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apex   top of lungs  
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hilum   slits in ea lung where bronchi, pulmonary blood vessels & nerves are firmly anchored in meshwork of dense connective tissue in2 lung, form "root of the lung", only spot where lungs are anchored  
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visceral pleura   membrane closely covering the lungs  
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parietal pleura   lines inner surface of chest wall, diaphragm & mediastinum  
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pleural space   seperates parietal & visceral pleura in lungs, contains just a few drops of pleural fluid to prevent friction as lung tissue expands & contracts  
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external respiration   involves exchange of gases between circulating blood & air & is carried on by expansion & contraction of lungs  
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internal respiration   involves exchange of dissolved gases between circulating blood & interstitial fluids in peripheral tissues  
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cellular respiration   use of O2 by cells in the process of metabolism  
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diaphragm   largest, wide muscule separating thoracic/chest cavity from abdominal cavity, slants upward anteriorly & dome shaped when relaxed, contracts downward  
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ventilation   process of moving air in & out of lungs, includes inspiration & expiration  
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process of breathing   initiated by respiratory center in medulla oblongata & pons in brain, respond to increased levels of CO2 in blood  
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minute volume   volume of air exchanged in 1 min, about 6000mL - 16,000mL average, necessary to remove CO2 & bring in sufficient supplies of O2  
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tidal volume   air inhaled & exhaled in single respiration, 500mL - 800mL, 12-20x per min  
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dead air space   air remaining in trachea & bronchi unavailabe for gas exchange, about 150 mL  
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physiological dead space   development of additional dead space from diseases such as COPD or atelectasis  
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total lung capacity   about 6L in average adult male,  
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PO2 or PCO2   abbreviation for partial pressure of O2 or carbon dioxide  
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medulla oblongata & pons   in brainstem, control rate & depth of breathing, connected to respiratory muscles by vagus nerve, pons 2ndary control center if medulla fails, also controls expiration  
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hypoxia   increased respirations, insufficient oxygenation of the cells  
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hiccup   sudden inspiration caused by spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm & intermittent spastic closure of glottis  
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sighing   incoluntary slow deep breath followed by prolonged expiration, hyperinflates the lungs & opens atelectatic alveoli, normally about once per min  
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cheyne-stokes breathing   regular pattern of gradually incerasing rate & tidal volume followed by gradual decrease & then short period of apnea, associated with brainstem insult  
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kussmaul breathing   deep gasping respirations, common in diabetic coma  
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biot's respirations   group of quick, shallow inspirations followed by regular or irregular periods of apnea, seen with increased intracranial pressure  
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central neurogenic hyperventilation   pattern of deep rapid respirations similar to kussmaul breathing, also indicative of increased intracranial pressure  
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agonal breathing   pattern of slow shallow irregular respirations, results from brain anoxia  
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pulsus paradoxus   systolic B/P decreases more than 10mmHg during inspiration, seen in COPD, severe asthma, cardiac tamponade, pericardial effusion, CHF, AMI & tension pneumothorax  
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hypoxemia   insufficient oxygenation of the blood  
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anoxia   insufficiant oxygenation of the tissue  
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pulse deficit   peripheral pulse is @ different rate than the ventricle is contracting, poor peripheral profusion  
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ARDS   adult/acute respiratory distress syndrome, non-cardiac w/ cardiac signs, pulmonary edema, trauma, contusion, spasm, sepsis  
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respirations   exchange of gases between the body cells & the atmosphere  
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dysphonia   difficulty speaking  
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aphonia   cannot speak  
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atelectasis   dead space, collapse of alveoli  
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dyspnea   shortness of breath or difficulty breathing  
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