N363 - CHAPTER 1+8- UPPER RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Upper Airway anatomy Nose, sinuses, nasal passages, pharynx (throat), tonsils, larynx
(voice-box)
2. Functions of the communication, filtering of air, and warming and humifying of
upper airway air
include
3. Any artificial airway normal protective function of warming/humifying/filtering the air
by-passes what? mak-ing it a risk for infection
4. What structure of the up- larynx
per airway is
responsible for voice?
5. During expiration, noise
liga-ments within
the lumen of the
larynx vibrate to
produce
6. Lower Airway anatomy trachea, right and left mainstem bronchi, bronchioles, lungs
(alveoli)
7. Function of lower means that any fracture at or above
airway include this level will cause
8. Diaphragm is
innervat-ed by the
phrenic nerve which
exits the spinal
column at the level of
C3 to C5. This
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,N363 - CHAPTER 1+8- UPPER RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
respiration, ventilation, perfusion, and
dittusion of gas respiratory paralysis
9. Orthopnea diflculty breathing when laying down
10. Hemoptysis bleeding while coughing
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, N363 - CHAPTER 1+8- UPPER RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
11. Respiratory pulmonary function testing (PFTs), arterial blood gases, venous
Diagnostic tests blood gases, pulse oximetry, end tidal CO2/continuous
waveform capnogra-phy, and sputum study
12. Arterial Blood arterial blood sample (ex. radial artery), nurse is responsible
Gases (ABG) for mon-itoring site to make sure bleeding stops, no
hematoma, and the rare instance of an air embolism
13. Venous Blood Gas (VBG) take a venous blood sample, tells you what the pH is not the
oxygen as
it already has gone through gas exchange
14. End title CO2 total CO2 at the end of expiration
15. Respiratory chest x-ray, chest computed tomography (CT), CT angiography
diagnostic imaging (injec-tion of contrast media into the vein to show blood
flow), MRI
16. The nurse is
concerned the pt CT angiography
has developed
a pulmonary
embolism, what
diagnostic test does
the nurse antici-pate
being ordered?
17. Bronchoscopy endoscopic procedure that is a direct inspection of the airway
utilizing
a fiber topic bronchoscope, can be done to remove foreign
bodies, obstructive secretions, or for diagnostics
18. Thoracentesis aspiration of fluid or air from the pleural space, and fluid can
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DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Upper Airway anatomy Nose, sinuses, nasal passages, pharynx (throat), tonsils, larynx
(voice-box)
2. Functions of the communication, filtering of air, and warming and humifying of
upper airway air
include
3. Any artificial airway normal protective function of warming/humifying/filtering the air
by-passes what? mak-ing it a risk for infection
4. What structure of the up- larynx
per airway is
responsible for voice?
5. During expiration, noise
liga-ments within
the lumen of the
larynx vibrate to
produce
6. Lower Airway anatomy trachea, right and left mainstem bronchi, bronchioles, lungs
(alveoli)
7. Function of lower means that any fracture at or above
airway include this level will cause
8. Diaphragm is
innervat-ed by the
phrenic nerve which
exits the spinal
column at the level of
C3 to C5. This
1/
21
,N363 - CHAPTER 1+8- UPPER RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
respiration, ventilation, perfusion, and
dittusion of gas respiratory paralysis
9. Orthopnea diflculty breathing when laying down
10. Hemoptysis bleeding while coughing
2/
21
, N363 - CHAPTER 1+8- UPPER RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
11. Respiratory pulmonary function testing (PFTs), arterial blood gases, venous
Diagnostic tests blood gases, pulse oximetry, end tidal CO2/continuous
waveform capnogra-phy, and sputum study
12. Arterial Blood arterial blood sample (ex. radial artery), nurse is responsible
Gases (ABG) for mon-itoring site to make sure bleeding stops, no
hematoma, and the rare instance of an air embolism
13. Venous Blood Gas (VBG) take a venous blood sample, tells you what the pH is not the
oxygen as
it already has gone through gas exchange
14. End title CO2 total CO2 at the end of expiration
15. Respiratory chest x-ray, chest computed tomography (CT), CT angiography
diagnostic imaging (injec-tion of contrast media into the vein to show blood
flow), MRI
16. The nurse is
concerned the pt CT angiography
has developed
a pulmonary
embolism, what
diagnostic test does
the nurse antici-pate
being ordered?
17. Bronchoscopy endoscopic procedure that is a direct inspection of the airway
utilizing
a fiber topic bronchoscope, can be done to remove foreign
bodies, obstructive secretions, or for diagnostics
18. Thoracentesis aspiration of fluid or air from the pleural space, and fluid can
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