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Constriction, or blockage, of the bronchi that lead from the trachea to the lungs?
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION
What are the side effects of using an inhaler?
-INCREASED PULSE RATE
-TREMORS
-NERVOUSNESS
What should you do after the use of an inhaler?
-TAKE VITALS
-PERFORM A FOCUSED EXAM
-DETERMINE IF BREATHING IS ADEQUATE
What should you have the patient do before using an inhaler?
EXHALE DEEPLY
Each activation of the inhaler provides a metered, or exactly measured, dose of medication. This is know as what?
METERED-DOSE INHALER
What is COPD?
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Constriction, or blockage, of the bronchi that lead from the trachea to the lungs?
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION
What are the side effects of using an inhaler?
-INCREASED PULSE RATE
-TREMORS
-NERVOUSNESS
What should you do after the use of an inhaler?
-TAKE VITALS
-PERFORM A FOCUSED EXAM
-DETERMINE IF BREATHING IS ADEQUATE
What should you have the patient do before using an inhaler?
EXHALE DEEPLY
Each activation of the inhaler provides a metered, or exactly measured, dose of medication. This is know as what?
METERED-DOSE INHALER
What is COPD?
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Is a high-pitched sound that is heard on inspiration?
STRIDOR
Are lower-pitched sounds that resemble snoring or rattling?
RONCHI
A fine crackling or bubbling sound heard upon inspiration?
CRACKLES
Are high-pitched sounds that will seem almost musical in nature?
WHEEZES
The adequate rate for artificial ventilation is how many for infants and children?
20 BREATHS PER MINUTE
The adequate rate for artificial ventilation is how many for adults?
12 BREATHS PER MINUTE
True or False

Infants' and children's tongues are proportionately larger and therefore take up more space in the mouth than an adult's tongue.
TRUE
These are referred to as dying breaths?
AGONAL RESPIRATIONS
What is the normal breathing rate for an infant?
25-50 BREATHS PER MINUTE
What is the normal breathing rate for a child?
15-30 BREATHS PER MINUTE
What are the normal breaths per minute in an adult?
12-20 PER MINUTE
Another term for expiration?
EXHALATION
A passive process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax, causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and forcing air from the lungs?
EXPIRATION
What is another term for inspiration?
INHALATION
an active process in which the intercostal (rib) muscles and the diaphragm contract, expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs?
INSPIRATION
A muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?
DIAPHRAGM
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