Respiratory

2. Continuous activity in the water-seal chamber that is an indication of an air leak.
5. Amount of blood flow going to the alveoli.
6. The triad of hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and distended neck veins.
12. An increase in arterial carbon dioxide levels that may cause headaches and confusion.
14. A severe form of hypoxemic respiratory failure characterized by refractory hypoxemia and bilateral infiltrates.
15. An abnormal opening between the trachea and esophagus caused by excessive cuff pressure.
19. A condition where the heart cannot adequately fill due to compression from fluid in the pericardial sac.
21. The expected rise and fall of the fluid level with respiration in the water-seal chamber.
23. Movement of air in and out of the airways continually replenishes the oxygen.
25. Shifting of the trachea which is a cardinal sign of a tension pneumothorax.
26. A device that must be kept at the bedside for emergency tracheostomy tube reinsertion.
28. A laboratory test indicative of clots and fibrinogen breakdown products.
29. A blue or gray coloration of the skin and nail beds indicating hypoxemia.
30. A nursing action that should never be done to a chest tube as it may result in a tension pneumothorax.

1. A device placed in the inferior vena cava to prevent future pulmonary embolisms.
3. A neurological symptom caused by hypercapnia.
4. A sterile airway clearance procedure that should be limited to 10 to 15 seconds.
7. Subcutaneous air in the tissues producing a crackling feeling under the skin.
8. An intravenous anticoagulant that prevents clot propagation but does not dissolve existing clots.
9. A type of tracheostomy tube with small openings above the cuff that allows the patient to speak.
10. A condition of decreased systemic oxygenation best measured by arterial blood gas sampling.
11. Clot-busting medications reserved for massive pulmonary embolisms with hemodynamic compromise.
13. The initial respiratory acid-base imbalance caused by tachypnea in a pulmonary embolism.
16. A chest injury featuring paradoxical chest wall movement where the area moves inward on inhalation.
17. A complication of tracheostomy use involving the narrowing of the trachea due to scar tissue.
18. When the ventilation to perfusion ratio is greater than or less than 0.8.
20. An early neurological symptom caused by hypoxemia.
22. The triad of venous stasis, vessel wall damage, and hypercoagulability that predisposes to DVT.
24. A life-threatening pneumothorax causing positive thoracic pressure and a mediastinal shift.
27. The process of removing a tracheostomy tube when it is no longer needed.