EMERGENCY CARE IN THE STREETS CHAPTER 16
RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES REVISED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
alveoli ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in
the lungs, in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place; also,
small pits or cavities, such as bony sockets for the teeth that reside in the mandible
and maxilla; (singular, alveolus)
aspiration ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The entry of fluids or solids into the
trachea, bronchi, and lungs; the act of drawing material in or out by suction; can
occur when a patient is unable to protect his or her own airway
atelectasis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Alveolar collapse that prevents the use of
that portion of the lungs for ventilation and oxygenation
beta-2 agonist ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A pharmacologic agent that stimulates
the beta-2 receptor sites found in smooth muscle; includes common
bronchodilators such as albuterol and levalbuterol
botulism ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Poisoning characterized by severe muscle
paralysis and usually caused by eating food containing botulinum toxin
bronchospasm ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Severe constriction of smooth muscle
surrounding the bronchial tree
, cape cyanosis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Deep cyanosis of the face and neck and
across the chest and back; associated with little or no blood flow; a particularly
ominous sign
carina ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A ridgelike projection of tracheal cartilage
located where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left mainstem bronchi
carpopedal spasm ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A contorted position of the hand or
foot in which the fingers or toes flex in a clawlike manner; may result from
hyperventilation or hypocalcemia
chronic bronchitis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A chronic inflammatory condition
affecting the bronchi that is characterized by excessive mucus production as a
result of overgrowth of the mucous glands in the airways
cor polmonale ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Heart disease that develops because of
chronic lung disease and affects primarily the right side of the heart
crackles ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The breath sounds produced as fluid-filled
alveoli pop open under increasing inspiratory pressure; can be fine or coarse;
formerly called rales
croup ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A common disease of infancy and childhood
caused by upper airway obstruction and characterized by stridor, hoarseness, and a
barking cough
RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES REVISED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
alveoli ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in
the lungs, in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place; also,
small pits or cavities, such as bony sockets for the teeth that reside in the mandible
and maxilla; (singular, alveolus)
aspiration ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The entry of fluids or solids into the
trachea, bronchi, and lungs; the act of drawing material in or out by suction; can
occur when a patient is unable to protect his or her own airway
atelectasis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Alveolar collapse that prevents the use of
that portion of the lungs for ventilation and oxygenation
beta-2 agonist ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A pharmacologic agent that stimulates
the beta-2 receptor sites found in smooth muscle; includes common
bronchodilators such as albuterol and levalbuterol
botulism ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Poisoning characterized by severe muscle
paralysis and usually caused by eating food containing botulinum toxin
bronchospasm ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Severe constriction of smooth muscle
surrounding the bronchial tree
, cape cyanosis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Deep cyanosis of the face and neck and
across the chest and back; associated with little or no blood flow; a particularly
ominous sign
carina ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A ridgelike projection of tracheal cartilage
located where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left mainstem bronchi
carpopedal spasm ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A contorted position of the hand or
foot in which the fingers or toes flex in a clawlike manner; may result from
hyperventilation or hypocalcemia
chronic bronchitis ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A chronic inflammatory condition
affecting the bronchi that is characterized by excessive mucus production as a
result of overgrowth of the mucous glands in the airways
cor polmonale ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Heart disease that develops because of
chronic lung disease and affects primarily the right side of the heart
crackles ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The breath sounds produced as fluid-filled
alveoli pop open under increasing inspiratory pressure; can be fine or coarse;
formerly called rales
croup ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A common disease of infancy and childhood
caused by upper airway obstruction and characterized by stridor, hoarseness, and a
barking cough
