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NSG 262 Exam 2 Review Study Guide
Compliance - Ans:✔✔-the ability of the lungs to distend or expand in response to increased intra-
alveolar pressure
> decreases in diseases like pulmonary edema or with injuries like fractured ribs
Airway Resistance - Ans:✔✔-the increase in pressure that occurs as the diameter of the airways
decreases from mouth/nose to alveoli
> this decreases the amount of oxygen delivered to the alveoli
Oxygen Demand - Ans:✔✔-how much oxygen the body needs for an a certain activity level
Chronic Diseases that affect oxygenation - Ans:✔✔-> COPD
> asthma
> bronchitis
Conditions that affect chest wall movement that ultimately affect oxygenation - Ans:✔✔-> pregnancy
> obesity
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> neuromuscular disease
> trauma
Surfactant - Ans:✔✔-chemical produced in the lungs to maintain the surface tension of the alveoli and
keep them from collapsing
> "alveoli are coated with it"
Hyperventilation - Ans:✔✔-breathing too fast
> loss of CO2
Hypoventilation - Ans:✔✔-breathing too slow
> too much CO2
Hypoxia - Ans:✔✔-insufficient oxygen supply to the tissues at a cellular level
Hypercapnia - Ans:✔✔-excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
> caused by hypoventilation
Hypovolemia - Ans:✔✔-low blood volume
> caused by hemorrhage
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Atelectasis - Ans:✔✔-collapse of alveoli (collapsed lung)
Anemia - Ans:✔✔-lack of a normal number of red blood cells
CP - Ans:✔✔-chest pain
Dyspnea - Ans:✔✔-difficulty breathing
Orthopnea - Ans:✔✔-difficulty breathing when lying down
Wheezing, Rales, Rhonchi - Ans:✔✔-harsh lung sounds
If patient has a cough, what should be the first thing assessed? - Ans:✔✔-"is it productive?"
Semi-Fowlers Position - Ans:✔✔-most effective position for promotion of lung expansion
Coughing and deep breathing are techniques that.... - Ans:✔✔-protect the alveoli and promote lung
expansion
Incentive Spirometry - Ans:✔✔-method of encouraging voluntary deep breathing by providing visual
feedback to patients of the inspiratory volume they have achieved
Nasal Cannula - Ans:✔✔-> 1-6 L/min
> 24-44% O2
> does NOT impede eating or talking
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