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asthma in the peds patient

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show nose, pharynx, and larynx  
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show trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs including alveoli  
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what comprises lower respiratory airway.   show
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The trachea   show
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right main bronchu   show
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show lobar bronchi, segmental bronchi, and bronchioles and terminate in alveoli. Mucus-secreting goblet cells line the bronchi and protect the lungs from dust and bacteria.  
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right lung   show
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left has two lobes   show
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show lines the entire thoracic cavity  
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show encases each lung  
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alveoli   show
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show a breath sound that is not normally heard, such as a crackle, gurgle, rhonchus, or wheeze. It may be superimposed on normal breath sounds.  
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show Discontinuous, short, crackling, popping sounds heard during inspiration and not cleared by coughing. Described as discrete (short), discontinuous. Fine crackles are high pitched whereas coarse crackles are louder and lower pitched.  
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show Heard when air moves through airways narrowed by fluid. Airways suddenly pop open, creating crackling sound as gas pressures between the two compartments equalize.  
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Clinical Example Crackles (rales, crepitations)   show
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Pleural friction rub   show
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Pleural friction rub Mechanism   show
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show Pleuritis, accompanied by pain with breathing. (Rub disappears after a few days if pleural fluid accumulates and separates pleurae).  
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High-pitched wheeze heard with narrowing of the air passages from fluid, swelling, spasm, and tumors   show
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show Low-pitched, musical snoring, moaning sounds. Heard throughout the respiratory cycle, although they are more prominent on expiration and may clear somewhat with coughing.  
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fremitus   show
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show Partial arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2) Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood (PaCO2) Acid-base balance (pH) Bicarbonate (HCO3-)  
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show a test for the patency of the radial artery after insertion of an indwelling monitoring catheter.  
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show greater than normal amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood.  
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show Allow parent to hold child and continue with assessment Allowing the parent to hold a child who begins crying while the nurse is auscultating the lungs may console the child from crying and it is the most appropriate intervention for this situation.  
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Demonstrate the appropriate method of conducting respiratory assessment in this child by organizing the sequential steps listed.   show
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nurse notes an increased resp rate and retractions while the child is supine on the examining table. action nurse to perform next to obtain an accurate resp assessment? Reposition the child upright. Begin auscultating the lungs. Ask the child to blow   show
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show Pulse oximetry is useful to determine oxygenation status and is the most appropriate method to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygen therapy in a 2-year-old child.  
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Grade 0   show
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show upper chest lag on inspiration lower chest and xiphoid retractions just visible  
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show upper chest see-saw lower chest and xiphoid retractions marked  
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show Cilia move mucous to the pharynx.  
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