What is the purpose of the visceral and parietal pleura

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Anatomy and Physiology Review

1. What does it mean to have a patent airway? What are things that may obstruct the patency of an airway?

2. What does gas exchange mean? What are things that may impede the lungs ability to exchange gasses?

3. What is the difference between positive pressure and negative pressure?

4. What is the purpose of the visceral and parietal pleura?

5. The medulla oblongata plays an important role in managing the respiratory system and working with the renal system. How does the medulla know how to adjust respiratory functions?

Respiratory System Assessment

1. If a patient has diabetes or hypertension, what issues would you anticipate with oxygenation?

2. Patients who are in health facilities are at risk for DVT development. Why is this? What complications can occur from this in regards to the respiratory system?

3. Patients who are in health facilities are educated on frequent deep breathing/incentive spirometer use. Why is this? What complications can occur if these are not performed?

4. What is the effect of smoking on the respiratory system?

5. Foods and food allergies may be a particular concern in regards to the respiratory system. What may happen to the respiratory functions if a patient is allergic to some kind of food?

6. Bronchodilators are a common drug that is given for respiratory issues. What is a significant side effect that these drugs have on cardiac function and electrolytes?

7. What is a respiratory issue regarding sleep? Who is most at risk?

8. What is the difference between CPAP and BiPAP?

1. What is the relationship between cognition and oxygenation?

2. You are assessing your patient's respiratory system. Complete the chart related to assessment of this body system:

Assessment technique

What may the nurse assess using the technique?

Inspection

Auscultation

Palpation

1. What is the purpose of a bronchoscopy?

2. What is the purpose of a thoracentesis?

3. What is the purpose of a sputum culture?

4. What is the purpose of a Mantoux skin test?

Respiratory Tract Infections

1. What is the most common route in which respiratory infections are transmitted?

2. What precautions/PPE should be done for patients with respiratory infections?

3. How can you tell the difference between bacterial pharyngitis and fungal pharyngitis?

4. What three drugs can be given to treat strep throat?

5. Why do we give a new influenza vaccine annually?

6. What should the patient be educated about regarding the influenza vaccine?

7. What are the three primary reasons to receive a tracheostomy?

8. When should a patient with a tracheostomy be suctioned?

9. Why are the lungs susceptible to accumulating fluid and developing pneumonia?

10. Why is the diagnosis of pneumonia delayed in older adults? How does pneumonia present in the elderly?

11. What precautions should you have when giving fluids to patients diagnosed with pneumonia?

12. What is the benefit of giving fluids to patients with respiratory infections?

13. What populations are more at risk of developing tuberculosis and why?

14. What type of precaution is tuberculosis?

15. What kind of mask must be worn when taking care of TB patients? What type of room must these patients be placed in and why?

16. What are we looking to see when a chest x-ray is done for a suspected TB patient?

17. What are four drugs given for the treatment of TB?

18. Why is non-compliance common for TB treatment?

19. What are three types of pulmonary embolisms that may occur?

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