Respiratory crossword

2. one of the vital signs
7. oxygen _________ should be written in the patient notes and drug chart
8. type of respiratory failure where the PaO2 = < 80 mmHg and the PaCo2 = Normal
9. patients pulse should be checked manually for rate, rhythm and _______________-
13. communicable respiratory disease
14. all patients with shock or sepsis should be managed initially with high concentration oxygen therapy via a ___________ mask (2 words)
15. Patients with _________________________ and chest wall deformity are at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure (2 words)
19. tension pneumothorax would move the trachea ___________ from the affected side
21. 0.21 represents the __________-of room air
24. the preferred method for oxygen administration in most COPD patient (2 words)
25. carbon dioxide levels > 45 mmHg in arterial blood

1. is a more common physical finding than cyanosis in a hypoxemic patient
3. a useful mnemonic that can be used to investigate chief or primary complaints that a patient has
4. common complaint/symptom experienced by patients who have respiratory conditions
5. commonly used respiratory medication
6. chronic respiratory condition that is genetically linked and diagnosed after birth
10. pulse _______ should be available in all clinical situation where oxygen is used
11. percussion over a lung with hyperinflated alveoli (as in COPD) will produce a _________________ percussion note
12. respiratory diagnostic test used in for collecting specimens and deploy devices, sometimes done under x-ray guidance
16. patients with COPD should receive bronchodilator therapy via ____ driven nebulisers
17. percussion over an area of consolidation will result in a _________ percussion note
18. describes flecks of fresh blood in the sputum most commonly caused by infection in the lung
20. adventitious sound heard in patients who have asthma
22. important to collect data on ______________ history for patients with respiratory disease/conditions
23. should be taken in critically ill patients