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1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?:-
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2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?:500ml
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3. Howmuchairislostintheareaofdeadspacewhenanadultisventilating?-
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:150ml
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4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress.He smokes 4
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packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent
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respiratoryinfections.Chestsoundsrevealbilateralrhonchi.Whatshouldyou
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suspect?: Chronic bronchitis
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EXPLANATION:chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles. so so so so so so so so so
Excessivemucusandpusproductionleadstoobstructedairways.the consistent cough is
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the body's response to clear the airway obstruction
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5. An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic, and breathing 6
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timesaminute.whichdeviceshouldyouusetoadministeroxygen?
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:Bag-valve mask
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, EXPLANATION:Heisunresponsiveandbreathingtooslow.Thisisa"sick"patient and so so so so so so so so so so so so so
assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention.You can increase his respiratory
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rate with a bag-valve mask.
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6. diaphoretic :Characterized by profuse sweating.
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7. Nasalcannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen so so so so so so so :20-44%
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8. Whatarethestructuresthatbranchoffofthetracheaintothelowerairway?-
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:Bronchi
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EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The so so so so so so so so so so so so so
bronchi get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the
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alveoli are located.
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9. What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an adult
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10. A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of breath and has dull chest
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pain.hehasbeencoughingup"rusty"sputumforthelast3days.what is the most
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likely cause?
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: Pneumonia
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EXPLANATION:Pneumoniaisaninfectionofthelungtissueandthe"rusty"sputum (spit)i so so so so so so so so so so so so so so
asignofalowerairwayinfection.Heisfebrile(hasafever)fromanimmune response to the
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infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the location of the infection.
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11. A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed with
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super-heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest.
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