NURS 272 Respiratory and Cardio flash
cards Exam Questions With Correct
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upper |respiratory |tract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nasal |cavity, |
pharynx |(nasopharynx, |oropharynx, |and |laryngopharynx) |
larynx; |serve |to |warm, |filter, |and |moisten |incoming |air; |lined |with |cilia |to |help |trap |debris |and |
keep |foreign |substances |from |entering |the |lungs
lower |respiratory |tract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trachea
L |and |R |primary |bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveolar |duct
Alveolar |sac
Alveoli
Capillary
Alveoli |is |the |site |of |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gas |exchange
Causes |alveoli |depression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Illness
Immobility
Chronic |dz
Smoking
predisposing |factors |for |a |respiratory |illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--environment |factors
-lifestyle
,-history
-chronic |illness
-smoking |(frequency |of |smoking |past |or |present) |no |judgement, |are |they |interested |in |
quitting? |
-chewing |tobacco
-anatomical |structure
-genetics
-geographical |locations
-live |in |close |confinement
atelectasis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collapse |of |alveoli
-affect |ability |to |perfume
-can |happen |d/t |immobility, |fluid |build |up, |illness, |HF
Stages |of |smoking |cessation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Diagnostic |procedures |related |to |respiratory |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--CXR |(PA |& |
lateral)
-CT |(contrast)
-Pulse |oximetry
-Pulmonary |function |test
-Sputum |culture
-ABGs
-Bronch/thoraoscopy
-thoracentesis
-V/Q |scan
-Mantoux |test
,CXR-PA |& |LAT |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chest |x-ray-posteroanterior |and |lateral |views
-most |common |X-ray
-produces |images |of |(lungs, |heart, |airways, |bones, |and |spine |of |chest) |
-can |show |hyperinflation |of |lungs |= |COPD
-in |some |cases |show |fluid |in |lungs= |diagnose |pneumonia
-show |atelectasis |
-broken |rib
-look |at |heart |size |(enlarged |or |cardiomyopathy) |
-can |show |foreign |bodies
CT |contrast |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--used |to |assess |soft |tissue |(lesions, |clots)
-visualize |things |you |cant |see |on |an |X-ray
-may |or |may |not |use |contrast |(shellfish |allergy |w/ |contrast, |and |when |pt |returns |from |
procedure |make |sure |to |increase |fluids |if |can |to |flush |out |dye |b/c |there |is |risk |for |kidney |
injury
pulse |oximetry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |assessment |tool |that |measures |oxygen |saturation |
of |hemoglobin |in |the |capillary |beds.
-on |pt |finger |
-inaccurate |readings |d/t: |cold |hands, |nail |polish, |raynauds |dz |(ear |lobe, |foot), |pt |also |that |
move |around |a |lot.
Raynaud's |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recurrent |episodes |of |pallor |and |cyanosis |primarily
|in |fingers |and |toes
If |O2 |sat |is |dropping |what |is |the |first |thing |you |should |do |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--look |at |the
|pt |first |and |see |if |they |look |okay
, -then |take |reading |again
pulmonary |function |tests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-measurement |of |lung |volumes |to |assess |
breathing |and |ventilation; |instrument |used |is |a |spirometer
-help |to |assess |resp |dz |: |asthma, |COPD, |efficacy |of |tx, |if |back |to |acceptable |base |line |function
sputum |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-microbial |test |used |to |identify |disease-causing |
organisms |of |the |lower |respiratory |tract, |especially |those |that |cause |pneumonias
-look |for |TB
-spit |into |cup |
-cough |into |cup
-sputum |induced |bronch |
-respiratory |therapist |can |help
ABGs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--usually |obtained |by |resp |therapist |
-thru |radial |artery
-some |ICU |nurses |can |do |this |w/ |additional |training
Bronchoscope |and |thoraoscopy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bronchoscopy: |scope |inserted |into |
airways |and |can |go |as |far |as |2nd |bronchi
-can |observe, |obtain |biopsy/culture, |also |get |a |sputum |specimen |
-require |minimal |sedation |
Thoraoscopy: |scope |inserted |thru |small |incision |in |the |chest |to |look |at |thoracic |cavity
-can |view |structure, |biopsy, |culture
thoracentesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |surgical |puncture |of |the |chest |wall |with |a |needle |
w/ |a |vacuum |sealed |bottle |to |obtain/remove |fluid |from |the |pleural |lining |of |lungs
cards Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
upper |respiratory |tract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nasal |cavity, |
pharynx |(nasopharynx, |oropharynx, |and |laryngopharynx) |
larynx; |serve |to |warm, |filter, |and |moisten |incoming |air; |lined |with |cilia |to |help |trap |debris |and |
keep |foreign |substances |from |entering |the |lungs
lower |respiratory |tract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Trachea
L |and |R |primary |bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveolar |duct
Alveolar |sac
Alveoli
Capillary
Alveoli |is |the |site |of |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gas |exchange
Causes |alveoli |depression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Illness
Immobility
Chronic |dz
Smoking
predisposing |factors |for |a |respiratory |illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--environment |factors
-lifestyle
,-history
-chronic |illness
-smoking |(frequency |of |smoking |past |or |present) |no |judgement, |are |they |interested |in |
quitting? |
-chewing |tobacco
-anatomical |structure
-genetics
-geographical |locations
-live |in |close |confinement
atelectasis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collapse |of |alveoli
-affect |ability |to |perfume
-can |happen |d/t |immobility, |fluid |build |up, |illness, |HF
Stages |of |smoking |cessation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Diagnostic |procedures |related |to |respiratory |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--CXR |(PA |& |
lateral)
-CT |(contrast)
-Pulse |oximetry
-Pulmonary |function |test
-Sputum |culture
-ABGs
-Bronch/thoraoscopy
-thoracentesis
-V/Q |scan
-Mantoux |test
,CXR-PA |& |LAT |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chest |x-ray-posteroanterior |and |lateral |views
-most |common |X-ray
-produces |images |of |(lungs, |heart, |airways, |bones, |and |spine |of |chest) |
-can |show |hyperinflation |of |lungs |= |COPD
-in |some |cases |show |fluid |in |lungs= |diagnose |pneumonia
-show |atelectasis |
-broken |rib
-look |at |heart |size |(enlarged |or |cardiomyopathy) |
-can |show |foreign |bodies
CT |contrast |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--used |to |assess |soft |tissue |(lesions, |clots)
-visualize |things |you |cant |see |on |an |X-ray
-may |or |may |not |use |contrast |(shellfish |allergy |w/ |contrast, |and |when |pt |returns |from |
procedure |make |sure |to |increase |fluids |if |can |to |flush |out |dye |b/c |there |is |risk |for |kidney |
injury
pulse |oximetry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |assessment |tool |that |measures |oxygen |saturation |
of |hemoglobin |in |the |capillary |beds.
-on |pt |finger |
-inaccurate |readings |d/t: |cold |hands, |nail |polish, |raynauds |dz |(ear |lobe, |foot), |pt |also |that |
move |around |a |lot.
Raynaud's |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-recurrent |episodes |of |pallor |and |cyanosis |primarily
|in |fingers |and |toes
If |O2 |sat |is |dropping |what |is |the |first |thing |you |should |do |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--look |at |the
|pt |first |and |see |if |they |look |okay
, -then |take |reading |again
pulmonary |function |tests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-measurement |of |lung |volumes |to |assess |
breathing |and |ventilation; |instrument |used |is |a |spirometer
-help |to |assess |resp |dz |: |asthma, |COPD, |efficacy |of |tx, |if |back |to |acceptable |base |line |function
sputum |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-microbial |test |used |to |identify |disease-causing |
organisms |of |the |lower |respiratory |tract, |especially |those |that |cause |pneumonias
-look |for |TB
-spit |into |cup |
-cough |into |cup
-sputum |induced |bronch |
-respiratory |therapist |can |help
ABGs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--usually |obtained |by |resp |therapist |
-thru |radial |artery
-some |ICU |nurses |can |do |this |w/ |additional |training
Bronchoscope |and |thoraoscopy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bronchoscopy: |scope |inserted |into |
airways |and |can |go |as |far |as |2nd |bronchi
-can |observe, |obtain |biopsy/culture, |also |get |a |sputum |specimen |
-require |minimal |sedation |
Thoraoscopy: |scope |inserted |thru |small |incision |in |the |chest |to |look |at |thoracic |cavity
-can |view |structure, |biopsy, |culture
thoracentesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |surgical |puncture |of |the |chest |wall |with |a |needle |
w/ |a |vacuum |sealed |bottle |to |obtain/remove |fluid |from |the |pleural |lining |of |lungs
