68WggModulegg2ggSummary
Theggpassagewayggbyggwhichggairggentersggandggtheggleavesggtheggbodyggairway
Theggnose,ggmouth,ggpharynx,gglarynx,ggtrachea,ggbronchiggandgglungsggtheggstructuresggofggtheggairway
Anggairwayggthatggisggopenggandggclearggandggwillggremainggopenggandggclearggwithoutgginterferenceggtoggtheggpass
ageggofggairggintoggandggoutggofggtheggbodyggpatentggairway
theggpharynxggisggdividedggintoggthreeggregionsggoropharynx,ggnasopharynx,ggandgglaryngopharynx
Largeggleaflikeggstructureggatggtiebackggofggtheggthroatggthatggprotectsggtheggglotticggopeningggwhichggisggtheggentr
yggpointggintoggthegglarynxggepiglottis
protectsggtheggfrontggofggthegglarynxggandggformsggtheggarmsggappleggthyroidggcartilage
Cartilageggringgginggtheggtracheaggextendsggfullygg360ggdegreesggaroundggcricoidggcartilage
whereggtheggtracheaggbranchesggintoggtheggrightggandggleftggmainggstreamggbronchiggcarina
smallerggairggpassagesgginggthegglung’sggbronchioles
tinyggsacsggthatggoccurggingggrapegglikeggbunchesggatggtheggendggofggtheggair.ggTheyggareggsurroundedggbyggpulmona
ryggcapillaries alveoli
gasggexchangesggbetweenggalveoliggandggcapillariesgghappensggthroughggtheggprocessggofggdiffusion
aggcommonggairwayggobstructiongginggaggpersonggwithggdecreasedggmentalggstatusggisggtheggtongue,gglossggofggton
eggandgglossggofggmuscleggtone
theggcontractionggofggsmoothggmuscleggthatgglinesggtheggbronchialggpassagesggthatggresultsgginggaggdecreasegginte
rnalggdiameterggofggtheggairwayggandggincreasedggresistanceggtoggairggflow bronchoconstriction
agghigh-pitchedggsoundgggeneratedggformggpartiallyggobstructedggairggflowgginggtheggupperggairway stridor
whenggswellingggobstructsggitggflowggthroughggtheggupperggairwaygg(dueggtogginfection)ggpatientggmayggpresentggi
nggtheggsniffingggposition
whenggassessingggrespirations,ggyougglookggforggriseggandggfallggofggtheggchest,gginspectggforggforeignggbodiesggincl
udingggobjectsggandggfluidgginggtheggairwayggandgglistenggforggsoundsggofggbreathing lookgglistenggandggfeel
noggsignsggofggbreathing,ggforeignggbodygginggairway,ggtheggpatientggisggunableggorgghasggdifficultyggspeaking,ggabn
ormalggbreathggsounds,ggabsent,ggminimalggorggunevenggchestggmovement,ggbreathggsoundsggdiminishedggorgga
bsent.ggInggchildggthereggmayggbeggretractionsggaboveggtheggclaviclesggandggbetweenggandggbelowggtheggribsggorggn
asalggflaringggsignsggofgginadequateggairway
typicallyggcausedggbyggseverelyggrestrictedggairggmovementgginggupperggairwayggstrider.
Usually,gganggominousggsinggginggaggpatientggwhoseggairwayggisggswellingggafterggaggburngghoarseness
inggtheggcaseggofgginjuryggorggillnessggcanggoftenggindicateggaggdecreasegginggmentalggstatus,ggitggindicatesggthatggth
eggairwayggneedsggassistanceggtoggstayggopen snoring
Theggpassagewayggbyggwhichggairggentersggandggtheggleavesggtheggbodyggairway
Theggnose,ggmouth,ggpharynx,gglarynx,ggtrachea,ggbronchiggandgglungsggtheggstructuresggofggtheggairway
Anggairwayggthatggisggopenggandggclearggandggwillggremainggopenggandggclearggwithoutgginterferenceggtoggtheggpass
ageggofggairggintoggandggoutggofggtheggbodyggpatentggairway
theggpharynxggisggdividedggintoggthreeggregionsggoropharynx,ggnasopharynx,ggandgglaryngopharynx
Largeggleaflikeggstructureggatggtiebackggofggtheggthroatggthatggprotectsggtheggglotticggopeningggwhichggisggtheggentr
yggpointggintoggthegglarynxggepiglottis
protectsggtheggfrontggofggthegglarynxggandggformsggtheggarmsggappleggthyroidggcartilage
Cartilageggringgginggtheggtracheaggextendsggfullygg360ggdegreesggaroundggcricoidggcartilage
whereggtheggtracheaggbranchesggintoggtheggrightggandggleftggmainggstreamggbronchiggcarina
smallerggairggpassagesgginggthegglung’sggbronchioles
tinyggsacsggthatggoccurggingggrapegglikeggbunchesggatggtheggendggofggtheggair.ggTheyggareggsurroundedggbyggpulmona
ryggcapillaries alveoli
gasggexchangesggbetweenggalveoliggandggcapillariesgghappensggthroughggtheggprocessggofggdiffusion
aggcommonggairwayggobstructiongginggaggpersonggwithggdecreasedggmentalggstatusggisggtheggtongue,gglossggofggton
eggandgglossggofggmuscleggtone
theggcontractionggofggsmoothggmuscleggthatgglinesggtheggbronchialggpassagesggthatggresultsgginggaggdecreasegginte
rnalggdiameterggofggtheggairwayggandggincreasedggresistanceggtoggairggflow bronchoconstriction
agghigh-pitchedggsoundgggeneratedggformggpartiallyggobstructedggairggflowgginggtheggupperggairway stridor
whenggswellingggobstructsggitggflowggthroughggtheggupperggairwaygg(dueggtogginfection)ggpatientggmayggpresentggi
nggtheggsniffingggposition
whenggassessingggrespirations,ggyougglookggforggriseggandggfallggofggtheggchest,gginspectggforggforeignggbodiesggincl
udingggobjectsggandggfluidgginggtheggairwayggandgglistenggforggsoundsggofggbreathing lookgglistenggandggfeel
noggsignsggofggbreathing,ggforeignggbodygginggairway,ggtheggpatientggisggunableggorgghasggdifficultyggspeaking,ggabn
ormalggbreathggsounds,ggabsent,ggminimalggorggunevenggchestggmovement,ggbreathggsoundsggdiminishedggorgga
bsent.ggInggchildggthereggmayggbeggretractionsggaboveggtheggclaviclesggandggbetweenggandggbelowggtheggribsggorggn
asalggflaringggsignsggofgginadequateggairway
typicallyggcausedggbyggseverelyggrestrictedggairggmovementgginggupperggairwayggstrider.
Usually,gganggominousggsinggginggaggpatientggwhoseggairwayggisggswellingggafterggaggburngghoarseness
inggtheggcaseggofgginjuryggorggillnessggcanggoftenggindicateggaggdecreasegginggmentalggstatus,ggitggindicatesggthatggth
eggairwayggneedsggassistanceggtoggstayggopen snoring
