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Respiratory. Medical – Surgical Nursing P10B. Nasal Cavity. Location Btw mouth & cranium Function Remove foreign bodies Warm Moisten Olfactory. Nasal Cavity. Contains Cilia Hair-like Sensitive nerve endings: Sneeze. Para-Nasal Sinuses. Description 4 pairs Facial area
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Respiratory Medical – Surgical Nursing P10B
Nasal Cavity • Location • Btw mouth & cranium • Function • Remove foreign bodies • Warm • Moisten • Olfactory
Nasal Cavity • Contains • Cilia • Hair-like • Sensitive nerve endings: • Sneeze
Para-Nasal Sinuses • Description • 4 pairs • Facial area • Continuous w/ nasal cavity • Function: • Speech
Pharynx (throat) • Passageway • Food & liquids • Digestive tract • Air • Respiratory tract • Lowest portion • Opens into 2 space
Pharynx (throat) • Location • Behind nasal cavity • Contains • Adenoids • Tonsils • Lymph system • Eustachian tubes
Larynx (voice box) • Location • Btw pharynx & trachea • Function • Vocalization • Facilitates cough/sneeze
Larynx (voice box) • Epiglottis • Gateway / trap door • Flap of elastic cartilage • Thyroid cartilage • Adam’s apple
Larynx (voice box) • Vocal cords • Speech
Trachea (Windpipe): • Location • Btw larynx & bronchi • Description • 4-5 inches long • Palpate • Above sternal notch • C-shaped rings of cartilage
Trachea (Windpipe): • Function • Conduct air
Bronchi • Location • Below trachea • Center of chest • Behind the heart • Branches into 2 tubes • Rt • h diameter • More vertical • Shorter in length
Question? Mr. Henderson had a CVA 5 days ago and is having some difficulty swallowing. There is some question that he may have aspirated some food and developed pneumonia. What side pneumonia would you except him to have? A. Right sided B. Left sided
Lungs • Location • Thoracic cage • Description • Airtight • Mult. Air sacs • Rt • 3 lobes • Lf • 2 lobes
Lungs • Bronchi • Bronchial tree • Bronchioles • No cilia • No cartilage • Patency d/t • elastic recoil of the smooth muscles • alveolar pressure
Lungs • Alveolar ducts • Smallest tubes • Alveoli • Functional unit • Air sacs • Gas exchange • Surrounded by pulm. Capillaries
Lungs • Alveoli • Thin membrane • Tendency to collapse • Alveolar Pressure • surfactant
Pleural membrane • Location • Surrounds surface of lung & interior wall of thorax • Function • Protects • Neg. pressure • Allows movement (i friction)
Pleural membrane • Pleural space/cavity • Btw • Contains fluid
Mediastinum • Location • Space btw lungs • Contains • Heart • Large blood vessels • Esophagus • Trachea • Bronchi
Diaphragm • Location • Muscle btw lungs & abd. Cavity • Aids in resp
Skeletal System • Ribs • 12 pairs • Thoracic cage • Sternum
Pulmonary circulation • Main function of resp. system is to deviler O2 to the blood & remove CO2 from it. • Pulm. Art. • CO2 / deoxygenated • Pulm vein • O2 / oxygenated
Blood flow: heart and lungs • Inf/sup vena cave • Rt atrium • Tricuspid • Rt ventricle • Pulm • Pulm art • Pulm cap • Pulm vein • Lt atrium • Bicuspid / mitral • Left venticle • Aorta
Small Group Questions • Name the structures that air flows past on its way to the lungs • What is the function of the epiglottis? • What are the supporting structures of the trachea? • Where in the circulation of blood do you find deoxygenated blood?
How many lobes do the rt and lf lungs each have? • What is the purpose of the serous fluid btw the pleural membranes?
Processes of respirations Ventilation • Movement of air in & out of the the tracheobronchial tree. Delivering O2 to the alveoli & removing CO2 Perfusion • Blood flow in the capillary bed in the lungs Diffusion • Movement of gases (O2 & CO2) across the alveoli membrane • Flows from area of greater concentration to lesser concentration
Patient airway • Choking
Changes assoc. with aging • Cartilage hardens • Muscles weaker • i cough reflex • i elasticity
Assessment: Subjective • Nasal Congestion • Sore throat • Change in voice • Difficulty breathing • Orthopnea • Pain • Cough • Sputum • Affect on ADL’s
History • Physical problems • Function problems • Life style • Smoking • Family Hx • Occupation hx • Allergens / environment • Anxiety
Inspection • Normal chest • 2x as wide as deep • Anterior/posterior diameter • 1:2
Inspection • Barrel chest • D/t over inflation of lungs • anterior-posterior diameter • 2:2
Inspection • Kyphosis • AKA • Hunchback • Abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine
Inspection • Lordosis • AKA • Sway-back • Abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine
Inspection • Uniform expansion of the chest • Intercostal spaces
Inspection • Shoulder rise • Accessory muscles • Posture
Inspection: • Trachea • midline • Color • LOC • Emotional state
Inspection: Breathing patterns Rate • Eupnea • Normal • 12-20 / min • Tachypnea • h rate • Bradypnea • i rate
Inspection: Breathing patterns Depth • Hyperventilation • h depth & rate • Hypoventilation • i depth & rate
Auscultation Purpose • Asses air flow through bronchial tree Procedure • Diaphragm of stethoscope • Superior inferior • Compare rt to lf
Auscultation: Results Normal • Vesicular • Lung field • Soft and low • Bronchial • Trachea & bronchi • Hollow
Auscultation: Results Adventitious • Crackles • air bronchi with secretions • Fine crackles • Air suddenly reinflated • Course Crackles • Moist
Auscultation: Results • Wheezes • Sonorous wheezes • Deep low pitched • Snoring • Caused by air narrowed passages • D/t h secretions • Sibilant Wheezes • High pitched • Whistle-like • Caused by air narrowed passages • D/t constriction • Asthma
Early & late signs of hypoxia • Anxiety • Bradycardia • Cyanosis • Depressed respirations • Diaphoresis • Disorientation • Dyspnea • Restlessness • Headache • Agitation • Poor judgment • Retraction • Tachycardia • Tachypnea
Dyspnea • Definition • SOB • SOB, flat affect, BS x 4
Dyspnea • Significance • Common with cardiac & resp. disease