Fisdap Airway management and respiratory emergenciesQuestions with Complete Solutions 2023/2024 subcutaneous emphysema - Correct Answer presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue traumatic asphyxia - Correct Answer medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.hyperresonance - Correct Answer lower pitch on percussion of the body pulmonary edema - Correct Answer caused by excessive fluid in the lungs
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - Correct Answer Pain: chest
cough: can be dry or with phlegm
whole body: dizziness, fatigue, inability to exercise, or loss of appetite
respiratory: fast breathing, shortness of breath at night, shortness of breath on exercise, or shortness of breath on lying down
Gastrointestinal: water retention or bloating
Also common: excess urination at night, sensation of an abnormal heartbeat, swollen feet, swollen legs, or weight gain How to Treat CHF - Correct Answer 12 lead ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, noninvasive blood pressure CPAP Pleural effusion - Correct Answer abnormal amount of fluid around the lung causes: congestive heart failure CHF, pneumonia, liver disease (cirrhosis), end stage renal disease, nephrotic syndrome, cancer, pulmonary embolism, lupus and other autoimmune conditions Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Correct Answer a disease characterized by a decreased ability of the lungs to perform the function of ventilation
umbrella term for: emphysema, chronic asthma, and chronic bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis - Correct Answer inflammation of the bronchial tubes causes a cough that normal brings up mucus causes shortness of breath, wheezing, a low fever, and chest tightness 1 / 2
Emphysema - Correct Answer gradually damages the air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs, making you progressively more short of breath blue bloaters - Correct Answer Bronchitis
symptoms: chronic productive cough, purulent sputum, hemoptysis, mild dyspnea
initially signs: cyanotic (secondary to hypoxemia and hypercapnia), peripheral edema, crackles, wheezes, frequently obese
complications: secondary polycythemia, cor pulmonale
pink puffers - Correct Answer Emphysema
symptoms: dyspnea, minimal cough, tachypnea
signs: pink skin, pursed lip breathing, accessory muscle use, hyperinflation barrel chest, hyperresonan percussion, decreased breath sounds
complications: pneumothorax, weight loss
Pneumonia - Correct Answer acute infection of the lung, including alveolar spaces and interstitial tissue Treatment for Asthma - Correct Answer O2, nebulizer meds, sol Medrol, epi cystic fibrosis - Correct Answer affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. It causes these fluids to become thick and sticky. They then plug up tubes, ducts, and passageways.symptoms: cough, repeated lung infections, inability to gain weight, and fatty stools.Causes of Pulmonary edema - Correct Answer CHF, burns, drowning tension pneumothorax - Correct Answer air in the pleural space cannot escape, causing a build up of pressure and collapse of the lung tension hemothorax - Correct Answer a collection of blood in the pleural space ARDS - Correct Answer usually associated with infection pneumonia sepsis infection can damage the alveolo-capillary membrane treatment: use of positive pressure ventilation to support this patient who demonstrates signs of respiratory failure (CPAP) (PEEP) 10,30 rule - Correct Answer breathing less than 10 more than 30 bag them
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