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supine position ✔Correct Answer-lying face up
PRONE position ✔Correct Answer-lying face down
POSTERIOR ✔Correct Answer-back of body
ANTERIOR ✔Correct Answer-front of the body
MIDLINE ✔Correct Answer-An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it
into right and left halves.
DISTAL ✔Correct Answer-further away from the midline
proximal ✔Correct Answer-Closer to the midline
Lateral ✔Correct Answer-Further away from the midline
Inferior ✔Correct Answer-Towards to the feet, lower than
Superior ✔Correct Answer-Towards the head, higher than
Cyanosis ✔Correct Answer-a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or
inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Pallor ✔Correct Answer-Pale, light or discolored skin, decreased blow flow or low oxygen.
Flushed ✔Correct Answer-Redness, indicates increased blood flow/BLOOD VESSEL DILATION.
JAUDICE ✔Correct Answer-yellowish discoloration of the skin
HYPER ✔Correct Answer-Increased
HYPO ✔Correct Answer-decreased
Tachy ✔Correct Answer-fast
tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
BRADY ✔Correct Answer-slow
bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
, A ✔Correct Answer-Without (Apneic without breathing)
UPPER AIRWAY ✔Correct Answer-Nose and mouth
Pharynx
Oropharynx
Larynx
LOWER AIRWAY ✔Correct Answer-trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs
Epiglottis ✔Correct Answer-a leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter
from entering the trachea
Alveoli ✔Correct Answer-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
Gas Exchange ✔Correct Answer-takes place in the alveoli
Gurgling ✔Correct Answer-..., indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway, need for
suctioning for no more than 15 seconds with a maximum suction power of -300mmHG.
SNORING ✔Correct Answer-partial obstruction of the upper airway by the tongue
OPA ✔Correct Answer-Is measured from the corner of the patient's ear to corner of the
patient's mouth.
NPA ✔Correct Answer-Corner of the patient's ear to the tip of the patient's nose.
OPA/NPA ✔Correct Answer-DOES NOT OPEN THE AIRWAY, IT KEEPS IT OPEN.
Stridor ✔Correct Answer-A high pitched sound generated from partially obstructed air flow in
the UPPER AIRWAY.
WHEEZING ✔Correct Answer-High pitched whistling sound caused by narrowing of the
structures in the LOWER AIRWAY. Often do to swelling, constriction or blockage by
fluid/muscous.
DIAPHRAGM ✔Correct Answer-Contracts it pulls downwards and chest cavity increases; when
it relaxes the chest cavity decreases.
POCKET-FACE MASK ✔Correct Answer-Best device for a single rescuer performing rescue
breathing as it allows for a two handed seal.
BAG-VALVE MASK ✔Correct Answer-Most effective with 2 rescuers.