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practice questions regarding respiratory

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