Med Serg COPD test Questions and
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Ventilation - ✔✔the actual movement of air into and out of the lungs to maintain gas
exchange.
Respiration - ✔✔The process after air enters the lungs, as oxygen enters the blood
Avelioi and capillaries is were - ✔✔exchange of oxygen and C02 take place
hypoxia - ✔✔decreased oxygen in desired air
hypoxemia - ✔✔the effect of decreased oxygen, which causes blue nail beds and blue
lips
C02 - ✔✔when you breath out you exhale
Blowing off C02 - ✔✔PH will be high because of the alkaline component
The more Co2 the more acidic.
co2 is related to acid.
Blowing off acid - ✔✔Low C02, PH is high, Acidity level low, more alkaline
Respiratory Acidosis - ✔✔High Co2 and low PH
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, Brown paper bag - ✔✔used for a person who is hyperventilating to help balance Co2
and breath it back in
respiratory alkalosis - ✔✔Ph is high, and C02 is low, in a person who is
hyperventilating
Low Co2 and High PH
Respiratory - ✔✔PH and Co2 goes opposite direction
Metabolic - ✔✔PH and Co2 goes the same direction
Kyphosis (hunch back) - ✔✔effect ability to breath and get air in and out
3 things that fall under COPD umbrella - ✔✔Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis (last 3 months, and reoccurring)
emphysema
chronic bronchitis characteristic - ✔✔Inflammation
Mucus is closing it off, causing obstruction
Decreases oxygen in air into the lungs
chronic bronchitis symptoms (pt complaints) - ✔✔SOB
dry cough
wheezing
crackles
Thick yellow, green cough - ✔✔signs of infection
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Ventilation - ✔✔the actual movement of air into and out of the lungs to maintain gas
exchange.
Respiration - ✔✔The process after air enters the lungs, as oxygen enters the blood
Avelioi and capillaries is were - ✔✔exchange of oxygen and C02 take place
hypoxia - ✔✔decreased oxygen in desired air
hypoxemia - ✔✔the effect of decreased oxygen, which causes blue nail beds and blue
lips
C02 - ✔✔when you breath out you exhale
Blowing off C02 - ✔✔PH will be high because of the alkaline component
The more Co2 the more acidic.
co2 is related to acid.
Blowing off acid - ✔✔Low C02, PH is high, Acidity level low, more alkaline
Respiratory Acidosis - ✔✔High Co2 and low PH
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, Brown paper bag - ✔✔used for a person who is hyperventilating to help balance Co2
and breath it back in
respiratory alkalosis - ✔✔Ph is high, and C02 is low, in a person who is
hyperventilating
Low Co2 and High PH
Respiratory - ✔✔PH and Co2 goes opposite direction
Metabolic - ✔✔PH and Co2 goes the same direction
Kyphosis (hunch back) - ✔✔effect ability to breath and get air in and out
3 things that fall under COPD umbrella - ✔✔Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis (last 3 months, and reoccurring)
emphysema
chronic bronchitis characteristic - ✔✔Inflammation
Mucus is closing it off, causing obstruction
Decreases oxygen in air into the lungs
chronic bronchitis symptoms (pt complaints) - ✔✔SOB
dry cough
wheezing
crackles
Thick yellow, green cough - ✔✔signs of infection
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