Respiratory System

1. air sacs become less ______ and decrease in number as you age
4. chronic, progressive, incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing
6. the resident should not use ________ prior to obtaining a sputum specimen
9. the membrane covering the lung
10. when assisting with deep breathing and coughing exercises, encourage the patient to cough as _____ as possible
11. coughing up blood from the respiratory tract
12. use only _____ - based lubricant on the face of patient using oxygen
13. the nose serves as the body's air _____
19. symptoms include high fever, chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, chills, tachycardia
20. enables speech from allowing exhaled air to pass over vocal cords and causing vibration

2. transfers air to the lungs
3. used as a treatment for sleep apnea
5. chronic condition in which the walls between the alveoli become overstretched
7. increases the risk fr asthma, sleep apnea, pneumonia, bronchitis, and pulmonary hypertension
8. air passages in the lungs become inflamed and swollen
14. the act of inhaling and exhaling
15. can be latent or active; requires use of N95 or HEPA respirator; requires Airborne Precautions
16. inflammation of the lining of the bronch
17. __________ oxygen means the oxygen must be on at all times
18. using an incentive spirometer helps clear the lungs of this