Sandy - Respiratory

4. Type of drug (ending in -ronium) given to suppress effort during intubation
5. Can develop after long bone fracture or polytrauma within 12-48 hours
9. Position used during extubation to reduce aspiration risk
11. Nursing intervention to help clear secretions if patient cannot cough effectively
13. Positioning ARDS patients to improve gas exchange in posterior lungs
14. Removal of the breathing tube; suction before this procedure
15. Severe asthma attack where airway constriction is the priority problem
17. Device used after trauma or surgery to allow lung re-expansion
20. – Emergency signaled by tracheal deviation and circulatory compromise

1. Expected with exhalation in chest tube water seal chamber
2. Placement of a breathing tube, often required for severe ARDS
3. First-line inhaled medication to open airway in status asthmaticus
6. Tiny air sacs that cough and deep breathing help keep open after surgery
7. Finger change seen in chronic COPD
8. Subcutaneous emphysema around a new chest tube feels like rice-crispies under skin
10. Collapse of part of the lung from hypoventilation or blocked bronchioles
12. Type of lung sounds often heard first in atelectasis
16. Late symptom of fat embolism, along with headache and chest pain
18. Thoracic shape often found in COPD patients
19. Therapy often required in COPD, but saturations should not be too low