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    Cari's Story

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    her sinuses? - Since Cari is a smoker‚ cigarette smoke has paralyzed her cilia and stimulated the goblet cells lining her respiratory passages to secrete excess amounts of mucus. Ducts from the sinuses open into the internal nose providing a passageway for microorganisms to travel into the sinuses. B.) What is the couch reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by couching. - A long drawn and deep inhalation followed by a complete closure of the glottis

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    would lower her total lung capacity by not allowing the space that is taken up by the fluid to be filled with air. G. How does the elevation of Cari’s respiratory rate alter her minute ventilation? The elevation in her respiratory rate would alter her minute ventilation by raising it. Minute ventilation is determined by times ing respiratory rate by total volume. H. Normal

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    Chapter 68: Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of ordered interventions for a patient with ventilatory failure‚ which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse? a. Chest x-ray b. Oxygen saturation c. Arterial blood gas analysis d. Central venous pressure monitoring ANS: C Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO2

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    pharynx to the sinuses resulting in a spread of infection (book). B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is the body’s was of elimination pathogens‚ particulate matter‚ liquid‚ and toxins from the body (Canning‚ 2006). In Cari’s case cilia lining the upper respiratory tract in charge of filtering inhaled air are paralyzes from smoking‚ so toxins are able to get into the lungs. When this happens

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    how close the passages and sinuses are to each other. B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is deep inhalation followed by complete closure of the glottis and strong exhalation suddenly opening the glottis‚ and blasting air through the upper respiratory passages. Cari’s respiratory system is forcing out mucous in order to maintain enough space within her lungs for oxygen. C. Which structures found

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    Evaluation of Goal/Outcome Attainment | Subjective:Unobservable subjective data due to patient unresponsive. Objective:- Adventitious lung sounds (rhonchi)- Excessive sputum- History of pneumonia - Presence of Tracheostomy tube- Absent of cough- Respiratory rate of 19 - O2 Sat of 98%- On ventilator machine.Cluster Data:- Was treated for a stage III pressure ulcer that has now healed. - Patient is colonized with Klebsiella in urine.- Has a swelling lesion on palate. | 1. Ineffective airway clearance

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    Chapter 1 Nursing Images throughout History 1) The angle of mercy 2) The handmaiden 3) The battle-ax 4) The naughty nurse 5) The military image A. Nurses on the battlefield Hospitalers – specialized soldiers who at the end of battle returned to the outposts to care for the sick and injured Army nursing service – organize nurses and hospitals and coordinate supplies for the soldiers during the Civil War Clara Barton a. Provided care in tents set up close to the fighting b. Did not discriminate

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    Chapter 49 Score: 100%  (Modified) Due: Monday‚ May 04‚ 2015 11:59 PM Submitted: Friday‚ March 06‚ 2015 2:26 PM Answers: 1.  The primary respiratory gases are _______ and _______.   nitrogen; carbon dioxide nitrogen; helium oxygen; nitrogen. oxygen; carbon dioxide     Correct nitrogen; hydrogen See Section 49.1: What Physical Factors Govern Respiratory Gas Exchange?     Score: 1 of 1 2.  Which of the following best explains the limiting effects of water in oxygen exchange?   Low diffusion

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    Lesson 5: The Function of Respiration Human Respiratory System Larynx Voice box Contains 2 thin elastic ligaments Vibrate to produce sound As air is forced up from lungs through larynx Muscular tension & position of vocal cords Produce different sounds Alveoli Network of capillary surround each alveoli Allow for exchange of O2 and CO2 Trachea‚ Bronchi & Bronchioles Trachea & Bronchi Supported by rings of cartilage Cilia & Mucus (producing goblet cell) Line inside

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    How lungs work

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    How lungs Work Your lungs are part of a group of organs and tissues that all work together to help you breathe. This system is called the respiratory system. The main job of the respiratory system is to move fresh air into and get waste gases out of the body. Lungs are very important because Oxygen‚ a basic gas‚ is needed by every cell in your body in order to live. The air that comes into the body through the lungs contains oxygen and other gases. In the lungs‚ the

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