Chapter 15 AAOS EMT Questions and Verified Solutions 2024

Chapter 15 AAOS EMT Questions and Verified Solutions 2024 pulmonary embolism - Answer -blood clot lodged in a pulmonary artery Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here - Answer -alveoli When is PASTE used? - Answer -Respiratory distress calls If carbon dioxide drops too low how does a person breath? - Answer -slower and less deeply If carbon dioxide in the arterial blood rises above normal, how does the patient breathe? - Answer - Rapidly and deeply Inflammation and swelling in the upper airway, that produces a "seal bark" cough is called. - Answer - Croup This is a common sign of hypoxia to the brain. - Answer -Altered mental status. An obstruction to the exchange of gases between the alveoli and the capillaries may result from what disease process? - Answer -pneumonia After a major heart attack what can develop? - Answer -Pulmonary edema Pulmonary edema can also be caused by: - Answer -Inhaling toxic chemical fumes. Emphysema - Answer -This is a loss of elastic material around the air spaces as a result of stretching of the alveoli. Cystic Fibrosis - Answer -Genic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system. Dependent edema can help you distinguish between what two disease processes? - Answer -COPD and CHF pneumothorax - Answer -air in the pleural