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FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide Certified A+

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Alveolar air volume Ans- Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Ans- Anatomically: structures that hold ai ... r, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume Ans- Amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume Ans- Amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration Ans- Exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow Ans- The greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume Ans- After maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelled Tidal volume Ans- Amount of air in a respiratory cycle (500 ml, 5-7ml/kg) Minute volume Ans- Amount of gas moved in and out of respiratory tract per minute Air trapping Ans- A respiratory pattern associated with an obstruction in the pulmonary tree. Rate increases to overcome resistance Angle of Louis Ans- Angulation of the sternum that indicates the point where the second rib joins the sternum. (manubriosternal junction) Anoxia Ans- total lack of oxygen available to the tissues Apnea Ans- Respiratory arrest Atelectasis Ans- Abnormal condition characterized by collapse of alveoli, preventing exchange of co2 and o2 in a part of the lungs Barrier device Ans- Thin film of material placed on the patient's face used to prevent direct contact with the patient's mouth during PPV Carina Ans- Where the trachea divides into right and left bronchi Ronchi Ans- Rattling or rumbling in the lungs. Inspiration and expiration. Fluid in larger airways and may be cleared from a cough. Stridor Ans- Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sound best heard over the neck Rattles (ronchi) Ans- Inflammation and mucus or fluid in larger airways heard on inspiration. Associated with bronchitis or pneumonia Crackles (rales) Ans- Wet lungs - sounds like hair rolled in finger tips. fluid in smaller airways, crackling or popping sound on inspiration, sound that indicates presence of fluid in smaller airways Croup Ans- Viral infection in upper airway that sounds like a seal bark Wheeze Ans- Whistling sound heard on inspiration or expiration in pharynx, trachea, bronchi Biots respirations Ans- Irregular respirations and rate with periods of apnea from increased ICP, brain damage at medulla, DKA, and OD'in [Show More]

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