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level: Chapter 15 paramedic level 25

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level questions: Chapter 15 paramedic level 25

Question	Answer
A pathological condition characterized by a blood pH of less than 7.35 and caused by the accumulation of acids int he body from a respiratory cause	Respiratory acidosis
A pathological condition characterized by a blood pH of greater than 7.45 and resulting from the accumulation of basses in the body from a respiratory cause	Respiratory alkalosis
The drawing in of the intercostal muscles and the muscles above the clavicles that can occur in respiratory distress	Retractions
A technique in which a wire is placed through he trachea and into the mouth with a needle vi the cricoid membrane; teh endotracheal tube is then placed over the wire and guided into the trachea	Retrograde intubation
A continuous, low-pitched sound; indicates mucus or fluid int he larger lower airways	Rhonchi
A nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent; used to maintain paralysis following succinylcholine-facilitated intubation	Rocuroniuum
The pressure at which an oxygen cylinder should be replaced with a full one; often 200psi	Safe residual pressure
The reduction of a patient’s anxiety, induction of amnesia, and suppression oft he gag reflex, usually by pharmacological means	Sedation
A narrowing, such as of a blood vessel or stoma	Stenosis
In the context of the airway, the resultant orifice of a thracheostomy that connects the trachea to the outside air; located int he midline oft he anterior part of the neck	Stoma
A blade designed to lift the epiglottis and expose the voaal cords; aka the miller blade	Straight laryngoscope blade
A high-pitched inspiratory sound representing air moving past an obstruction within or immediately above the glottis opening	Stridor
Int he context of intubation, a semirigid wire inserted into an endotracheal tube to mold and maintain the shape of the tube	Stylet
A depolarizing neuromuscular blocker frequently used as the initial paralytic during rapid sequence intubation; causes muscle fasiculation	Succinylcholine chloride
A device that attaches tot he stem of the oxygen cylinder and reduces the high pressure of gas to a safe range (about 50 psi)	Therapy regulator
A manual maneuver that involves grasping the tongue and jaw and lifting; commonly used to suction the airway and to place certain airway devices	Tongue jaw lift maneuver
A hard or rigid suction catheter; aka a yankauer catheter	Tonsil- tip catheter
Surgical removal of the entire larynx	Total laryngectomy
Breat sounds heard by placing the stethoscope diaphragm of the trachea or sternum; ak bronchial breath soudns	Tracheal breath sounds
Inserting a suction catheter into the endotracheal tube to remove pulmonary secretions	Tracheobronchial suctioning
A surgical opening intot he trachea	Tracheostomy
A plastic tube laced within the tracheostomy site (stoma)	Tracheostomy tube
A method of intubation that uses a lighted stylet to guide the endotracheal tube into thetrachea	Trans illumination intubation
A method used in conjunction with needle cricothyrotomy to ventilate a patient; requires a high-pressure jet ventilator	Trans laryngeal catheter ventilation
Clenched teeth caused by spasms of the jaw muscles	Trismus
A nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent; used to maintain paralysis following succinylcholine-facilitated intubation	Vecuronium
A mask with a number of interchangeable adapters that draws room air intot the mask along with the oxygen flow; allows for the administration of highly specific oxygen concentrations	Venturi mask
Soft, muffled breath sounds in which the expiratory phase is barely audible	Vesicular breath sounds
Visualization of the epiglottis and vocal cords through a video monitor that is attached to a laryngoscope	Video laryngoscopy
An imbalance between the anatomic portions oft he lung veins ventilated (V) and the anatomic portions being perfumed (Q)	V/Q mismatch
A waveform display of exhaled carbon dioxide shown on a portable cardiac monitor/defibrillator	Waveform capnography
A high-pitched whistling sound that may be heard on inspiration, expiration, or both; indicates air movement trough a constricted lower airway, such as with asthma	Wheezing
Soft plastic, nonrigid catheters; ak French catheters	Whistle tip catheters