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The Respiratory System and Its Disorders

Resource : deWit, S. C., Stromberg, H. K., Vreeland Dallred, C. (2017). Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts and Practice (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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With this disease, it becomes harder to exhale than it is to inhale because of the destruction of alveolar walls and the narrowing of airways
Respirations over 20 BPM
This trach tube insertion guide has an olive-shaped tip
This discoloration occurs late in the process of oxygen depletion
Oxygen deficiency in cells
This genetic disease is characterized by excessive mucus production
Opening created during a tracheostomy
This word is used as an umbrella term for abnormal lung sounds
This can be minor or life-threatening. This occurs when a pulmonary vessel is plugged with a mass or clot
Incomplete expansion or collapse of alveoli
Absence of breathing
Ability of the the lungs and chest to move air in and out of the body
This acronym includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis
This condition causes sharp, abrupt pain and is noted to cause inflammation of the pleura
Excessive amounts of CO2 in the blood
Blood flow into cellular tissues
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Inflammation of the lung
Caused by fibrotic changes in the lung, it is characterized by granulomas
Patients with asthma present with this whistling, high-pitched sound as air is being forced through a narrowed airway
This state occurs when someone is hyperventilating, and can result in respiratory alkalosis
These medications relax the smooth muscle of the bronchi and relieve bronchospasms
Tiny sacs that come into contact with pulmonary arterioles and venules, exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
Airway hypersensitivity to stimuli, reversible airway obstruction, or inflammation cause this chronic lung disease
A high level of ____________ __________ is the primary signal for respiration
Surgical opening into the trachea for the purpose of inserting a tube for breathing
Difficulty breathing
Collapsed Lung
Machine that produces a fine mist of bronchodilators or other respiratory medications
Produced by air passing through moisture. Heard in patients with pneumonia, CHF, and bronchitis
Body positioning to facilitate breathing. Pillows often used.
Otherwise known as a nose bleed
This element, in gas form, is essential for life