FISDAP AIRWAY & AIRWAY EMERGENCIES Exam 2024 100% Accurate!

Hypoxia - ANSWERLow oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood. Will disrupt normal function Hypercapnia - ANSWERexcessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration. Respiration - ANSWERthe diffusion of O2 & CO2 between the aveoli & the blood (pulmonary respiration) & between the blood & the cells (cellular respiration) Also used to mean simply breathing alveolar ventilation - ANSWERthe amount of air that reaches the alveoli artificial ventilation - ANSWERForcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing. Also called positive pressure ventilation. automatic transport ventilator (ATV) - ANSWERA device that provides positive pressure ventilations. It includes settings designed to adjust ventilation rate and volume, is portable, and is easily carried on an ambulance. bag-valve mask (BVM) - ANSWERA handheld device with a face mask and a self-refilling bag that can be squeezed to provide artificial ventilations to a patient. It can deliver air from the atmosphere or oxygen from a supplemental oxygen supply system. celluar respiration - ANSWERthe exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between