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1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?: -
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0x 350ml
2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?: 500ml
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3. How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating?-
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: 150ml
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4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes
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4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent
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respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi.What should you
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suspect?: Chronic bronchitis
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EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles. 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x
Excessive mucus and pus production leads to obstructed airways. the consistent
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cough is 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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times a minute. which device should you use to administer oxygen?
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: Bag-valve mask
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, EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow.This is a "sick" patient an 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x x0 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x
assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention.You can increase his
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respiratory rate with a bag-valve mask.
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6. diaphoretic : Characterized by profuse sweating.
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7. Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen
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8. What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into the lower airway?-
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: Bronchi
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EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x 0x
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
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chest pain. he has been coughing up "rusty" sputum for the last 3 days. what
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is the most likely cause?
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: Pneumonia
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is a sign of a lower airway infection.He is febrile (has a fever) from an immune response
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the infection, and the "dull" chest pain is a common symptom at the location of the
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infection.
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11. A 42 year old male complains of shortness of breath after being sprayed
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with super-heated steam. He has burns to his face, neck and upper chest.
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