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Nose/nasal passages, sinuses, pharynx What consists of the upper airway? Larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, pulmonary alveoli What consists of the lower airway? Immediate hypersensitivity response that involves antigen-antibody reactions (IgE) What is the most severe type of allergic reaction? Liver What is the largest gland in the body? Pediatric patients What age group of patients will hypoxia occur much more rapidly in? Bradycardia is a sign relating to hypoxia Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) What does HIPAA stand for? Ischemia A decrease in blood flow in the coronary arteries? Can temporarily or permanently damage the heart muscle by decreasing O2 available to the muscle cells? 1 year- Plavix & Aspirin If a cardiac patient just had stent placement, how long are they required to be on antiplatelet drugs? What are the 2 drugs they usually do together? Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE) aka infectious endocarditis Type of infection that can further damage heart valves or cause systemic infections? Requires antibiotic prophylaxis P wave Atrial depolarization (contraction) QRS complex Ventricular depolarization T wave Ventricular repolarization (relaxation) Cushing's disease Type of disease due to excessive secretion of corticosteroid due to a presence of a tumor or from administration of high doses of corticosteriod drugs (ex: Prednisone)