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What are the signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fati
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gue & respiratory failure?
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How are effective oxygenation & ventilation assessed? Oxygen saturation
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Visible chest rise w/ each breath
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How can gastric inflation impair bag-
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mask ventilation? It decreases lung compliance
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Which is true about the difference between hypoxemia & tissue hyp
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Tissue hypoxia can occur with normal arterial oxygen sa
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turation
What does hyperventilation, which refers to increased alveolar ventilation,
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result in? PaCO2 less than 35 mm Hg
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What happens to the arterial oxygen level in a child w/ severe anemia?
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May increase when dissolved oxygen is increased
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Which is true of increased carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood?
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May be caused by disordered control of breathing
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What happens when ventilation is inadequate?
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ACTUAL EXAM WITHCORRECTANSWERS G j j j j j
UARANTEED PASS! GRADED A+ j j j
Where may padding be required under when properly positioning a child ol
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der than 2 years of age to maintain a patent airway? The occiput
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Conditions that [blank] air resistance lead to increased respiratory [bl
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ank]. Increased
Effort
What actions are appropriate when providing 1-person bag-
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mask ventilation?
j
Perform a head tilt, insert an oral airway, & squeeze th
j j j j j j j j j j
e bag until chest rise
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What does the E-C clamp technique include?
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Using the third, f j j j
ourth, & fifth fingers of one hand along the jaw to lift it forward
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,Using the thumb & index finger of the same hand to hold the face mask
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What are the signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fati
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gue & respiratory failure?
j j j Nasal flaring
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Retractions H j
eadbobbing
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Seesaw respirations j
Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest ri
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ses in [blank] seconds & multiplying by [blank]. 30
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2
Tachypnea is often the first sign of respiratory [blank] in infants.
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Distress
What do central chemoreceptors respond to?
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Hydrogen ions in the c j j j j
erebrospinal fluid j
,Why may excessive ventilation during CPR be harmful? It impedes venous r
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eturn
It increases intrathoracic pressure
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What should you do if you cannot achieve effective ventilation with a bag
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-mask device? j Reposition the airway j j
Verify the mask size
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How are effective oxygenation & ventilation assessed? Oxygen saturation
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Exhaled carbon dioxide j j
Visible chest rise w/ each breath
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How can gastric inflation impair bag-
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mask ventilation? It decreases lung compliance
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, What is the most appropriate precautionary action to minimize gastric infl
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ation during a bag-mask ventilation?
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Deliver each breath over aj j j j
bout 1 second
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Which is true about the difference between hypoxemia & tissue hyp
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oxia?
Tissue hypoxia can occur with normal arterial oxygen sa
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turation
What does hyperventilation, which refers to increased alveolar ventilation,
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result in? PaCO2 less than 35 mm Hg
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What happens to the arterial oxygen level in a child w/ severe anemia?
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May increase when dissolved oxygen is increased
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Which is true of increased carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood?
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May be caused by disordered control of breathing
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What happens when ventilation is inadequate?
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