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| Excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood. |
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| Low level of oxygen in the blood. |
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| Difficulty with breathing in a lying position. |
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| Abnormal lung sound heard on auscultation. Upon inspiration. "Rales" |
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| Presence of AIR in the pleural cavity that causes the lung on the affected side to collapse. |
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| Presence of BLOOD in the pleural cavity, causing the lung on the affected side to collapse. |
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| Dry, rattling sound caused by a partial bronchial obstruction. |
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| Blood flow through the blood vessels of tissue. |
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| Collapse of the expanded lung or part of the lung. |
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| Low oxygen level; decreased availability of oxygen to body tissues. |
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| Measures saturated hemoglobin level |
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| Nusing Implications for measuring oximetry? |
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| Warm hands, remove nail polich and artifical nails, rotate clip or probes q 4 hours, don't tape sensor, Don't take blood pressure on the extremity that is oximetry is placed on. |
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| What measurement should you report from an oximetry reading? |
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| Persistent reading below 90 |
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| A low oximetry reading indicates what condition? |
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| What non-invasive test measures arterial oxygen saturation? |
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| What are the most sensitive organs affected by hypoxia (low supply of oxygen to the tissues) |
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| Low supply of oxygen to the tissues |
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| Slowing down of respiration and accumulation of carbon dioxide causig respiratory acidosis and cardiac arrest. |
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| Reduced amount of oxygen in the blood. |
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| Too much carbon dioxide in the blood. |
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| Respiratory Insufficiency |
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| Inability of the body to meet it's oxygen needs and remove excess of carbon dioxide. |
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| Restlessness, irritability, agitation, anxiety, confusion, headache, >pulse, tachycardia, dysrhythmias, tachypnea, retractions. |
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| High altitude, gas diffusion disturbance, thoracic cage movement restriction, airway obstruction, decreased neuromuscular function. |
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| What does the RBC's determine in a CBC test? |
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| The efficiency of oxygen being carried to tissues to be perfused. |
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| Diagnostic test ordered...AP and Lateral |
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| A chest radiograph will diagnosis what conditions? |
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| Procedure done durng chest radiograph to see visualization of structures in motion. |
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| During a fluoroscopy the 2 motions that are being watchd on a screen are? |
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| Inspiration and Expiration |
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| During a lung ventilation and perfusion scan what is the test looking for? |
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| The lung ventilation and perfusion scans are NUCLEAR MEDICINE which means the pt has an IV injection of? |
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| In lung ventilation and perfusion scans decreased radioactivity area shows what? |
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| For a lung ventilation or perfusion scan the pt has to be NPO for how many hours before? |
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| During a lung ventilation or perfusion scan the pt needs to remove what? |
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| Metal jewelry around the neck |
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| Patient teaching for a lung ventilation or perfusion scan should include info about? |
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| Radioactive material will be excreted in urine, nurses & pt should wash hads thoroughly when handling urine |
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| Diagnostic test that allows visualization of pulmonary vasculature |
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| After a perfusion scan, a pulmonary angiography is done why? |
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| Verify diagnosis and is a little mores specific than scan. |
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| Describe the procedure of a pulmonary angiography? |
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| Radiopaque dye is injected into the R side of the heart or the pulmonary artery. X rays are taken. |
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