| A | B |
|---|
| Good way to determine severity of patient's dyspnea... | scale of 0-10 |
| Raising shoulders and pulling of neck muscles (chart this as...) | use of accessory muscles |
| Cause of barrel-shaped chest... | air trapping |
| If you hear an adventitious sound on the left, do this.. | listen on the right |
| Have the patient do this when breathing in and out while you listen... | open mouth |
| Term meaning normal breathing... | eupnea |
| Breathing has periods of fast, deep, then apnea... | Cheyne-Stokes |
| RR of 32/min is termed... | tachypnea |
| Moist, bubbling sounds in lungs... | crackles (rales) |
| Sound made by airway obstruction... | stridor |
| Sound associated with asthma... | wheezing |
| Teach patient to do this before coughing to make it more effective... | deep breaths |
| Do this before ABG's are drawn.. | Allen's test |
| Do this after ABG's are done... | hold pressure for 5 minutes |
| PCO2 of 55 is... | high |
| Describe oxygen saturation... | % of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen |
| Pulse ox is 88% - what do you do?... | place on 2L NC and obtain an order |
| Check gag reflex like this... | touch back of throat with cotton tipped swab |
| Teach dyspneic patient this type of breathing... | pursed lip |
| Best position for dyspneic patient to allow maximum lung expansion... | Fowler's |
| Make sure of this concerning nonrebreathing mask... | both side vents are closed and reservoir bag is inflated |
| Best way to determine whether or not a patient can administer neb treatments or MDI's... | have them demonstrate the procedure |
| Tell patient to avoid this when using MDI's... | taking more often than prescribed |
| Intervention to encourage deep breathing after surgery... | Incentive Spirometer (IS) |
| Actions before a thoracentesis... | teach relaxation techniques, assist patient to sit on side of bed or maintain a curved spine, have consent form signed prior to procedure |
| Best way to tell if thoracentesis was effective... | patient staes his dyspnea has lessened |
| Remember this about the chest tube drainage system... | always keep below chest level |
| Vigorous bubbling in chest tube system may indicate this... | air leak in system |
| Fluctuation of water level in the water seal chamber means... | Nothing. This is "tidaling" and is normal. |
| Trach patient has coarse crackles and is dyspneic. Have the patient do this to try to relieve the problem... | take a deep breath and cough |
| Time for safe suctioning... | 15 seconds |
| Do this before the need for intubation arises... | check advance directives |
| High pressure alarm on ventilator may mean the patient is coughing, or... | needs suctioned |
| PEEP on a ventilator does this... | provides positive pressure on expiration to keep alveoli open |
| First step to do when a ventilator alarm sounds... | check the patient |
