HCC Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Respiration is | the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs |
comprised of two cycles | inhalation and exhalation |
normal respiration | eupnea |
eupnea has... | an even, regular pattern, requires no effort |
number of breaths per minute is the | respiratory rate |
normal adult breaths about... | 12-10 times per minute |
the relationship btw pulse and respiratory rates is __ to __ in healthy people | 1 to 4 |
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 |
Characteristics of Respirations | rate, depth (normal, shallow, deep) rhythm (irregular, regular) quality (normal should be effortless and quiet) |
dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
tachypnea | rapid greater then 20 breaths per minute |
hyperpnea | increase depth of breath |
apnea | absence of breathing |
Cheyenne Stokes | alternating episodes of apnea and hyperpnea on continuum, usually seen in the critically ill |
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