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Diagnostic tests of respiratory failure - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔ABG analysis |\
Sputum analysis |\
Respiratory failure imaging exams - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔bronchoscopy
chest x-ray|\
MRI
CT
Respiratory failure cardiovascular indicators - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔tachycardia- classic first sx
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dysrhythmias- new or changed |\ |\ |\
acute HTN with tachycardia (sympathetic response)
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hypotension due to tachycardia if hypovolemic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cyanosis/ pallor |\
Respiratory failure respiratory indicators - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔extreme work of breathing (SOB) |\ |\ |\ |\
use of accessory muscles for breathing (retractions)/ nasal flaring
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dyspnea (SOB) |\
, wheezing/ grunting |\
sputum/ coughing |\
body position (upright or may spontaneously lean forward while
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sitting to help take a deeper breath)
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Bradypnea causes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔excessive sedation
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tissue damage |\
diabetic coma |\
depressed resp center of the brain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Tachypnea causes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fever |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anxiety
resp distress
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restrictive lung disease |\ |\
obesity
Kussmaul casues - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rapid and deep
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breathing
occurs in metabolic acidosis as the resp system tries to lower
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CO2 level in blood to compensate
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Cheyne- stokes causes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔alternating rapid
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and shallow breathing
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seen in pts with HF, kidney failure, CNS damage
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