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Chapter 15 AAOS EMT pulmonary embolism - correct answer blood clot lodged in a pulmonary artery Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here - correct answer alveoli When is PASTE used? - correct answer Respiratory distress calls If carbon dioxide drops too low how does a person breath? - correct answer slower and less deeply If carbon dioxide in the arterial blood rises above normal, how does the patient breathe? - correct answer Rapidly and deeply Inflammation and swelling in the upper airway, that produces a "seal bark" cough is called. - correct answer Croup This is a common sign of hypoxia to the brain. - correct answer Altered mental status. An obstruction to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the capillaries may result from what disease process? - correct answer pneumonia After a major heart attack what can develop? - correct answer Pulmonary edema Pulmonary edema can also be caused by: - correct answer Inhaling toxic chemical fumes. Emphysema - correct answer This is a loss of elastic material around the air spaces as a result of stretching of the alveoli. Cystic Fibrosis - correct answer Genic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system. Dependent edema can help you distinguish between what two disease processes? - correct answer COPD and CHF pneumothorax - correct answer air in the pleural space What lung sound can you expect with a patient with Asthma - correct answer Wheezing What is the treatment of choice for anaphylaxis? - correct answer epinephrine Pleural effusion - correct answer Collection of fluid outside the lungs on one or both sides of the lungs If a patient was just eating, and is now having difficulty breathing what should we consider first? - correct answer upper airway obstruction Hyperventilation - correct answer Over breathing to the point that the level or arterial carbon dioxide falls below normal. What are some signs of inadequate breathing? - correct answer cyanosis, accessory muscle use, unequal chest rise and fall, too fast or too slow, poor tidal volume. meter dose inhaler - correct answer A miniature spray canister used to direct medications through the mouth and into the lungs. small-volume nebulizer - correct answer A respiratory device that holds liquid medicine that is turned into a fine mist. The patient inhales the medication into the airways and lungs as a treatment for conditions such as asthma. How often should vital signs be taken on a stable patient? - correct answer 15 minutes How often should vital signs be taken on an unstable patient? - correct answer 5 minutes