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This is a compensatory response that helps keep alveoli open at the end of an exhalation
Grunting (Table 21.4)
Which part of the respiratory tract separates the lower airway from the upper?
The larynx/voice box (Page 319: Lower Airway)
What are the 4 cardinal signs of respiratory distress?
Diaphoresis, tachycardia, tachypnea, restlessness. (Powerpoint!)
Which disease can be treated with rifampin and what education should be provided?
Rifampin treats TB. It can cause benign red/orange secretions, is teratogenic (use contraception if indicated), monitor kidney and liver fxn. (pg 342)
Name 5 risk factors for a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Name 3 medications that are nephrotoxic:
Name 3 defects that cause an increase in pulmonary bloodflow. Are these acyanotic or cyanotic?
What is a ventricular septal defect? Describe the clinical manifestations of a VSD:
*Describe Coarctation of the Aorta here and have peers name it*
*Describe Kawasaki Disease here and have peers name it and describe how to treat*
*Hypercyanosis/TET spell question here*
Who is at risk for endocarditis?
At what position in the air way do we hear stridor? Wheezing?
Stridor - in the upper airway. Wheezing - in the lower airway (bronchus)
Your 5 year old patient just underwent a heart catheterization, what education do you provide to the child and their parents?
Is a respiratory rate of 26 normal for a 7-year-old?
No, they would be tachypneic. Normal range: 16-22
What are differences in LTB and Spasmotic Laryngitis? In what ways are they similar?
