NSG 460 Respiratory (Complete And Verified Study material) (9pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. What are we MOST concerned with when it comes to the airway?: Answer Patency 2. The most common cause of upper airway issues is .: Answer Obstruction (thetongue is a common culprit) 3. Why is intubation the DEFINITIVE way of treating airway issues?: Answer Intubationallows a means of bypassing the potential obstruction or welling that may be affecting the airway. 4. Where does bifurcation (parting/splitting/branching) of the R and L lungoccur?: Answer The carina 5. If an intubation tube is inserted too far, will it end up in the R or Lmain-stem?: Answer The R main-stem 6. When assessing a patient,what is a major assessmentfinding that indicateslack of oxygen?: Answer LOC (restlessness, somnolence, etc.) 7. Hypoxia will initially cause , but as PaCO2 rises/hypoxia becomes more severe, it will cause .: Answer restless behavior somnolence