Exam 8: Disorders of Oxygenation

Functionally, pneumonia acts to increase dead space, that area in the lungs where gas does not exchange.

____ is the inability of the respiratory system to get life-giving oxygen to the cells.

The total oxygen content of the blood is represented by the symbol ____.

The ____ of oxygen for hemoglobin is the tendency for it to chemically react with and bind to hemoglobin in an endothermic redox reaction.

____ is the key finding in pneumonia that is cause for concern for a Paramedic.

Typically, ARDS occurs in less than ____ hours from the initial lung injury.

____________________ sign, pain in the back of the knee with dorsiflexion of the foot on the affected side, has long been considered a cardinal sign of DVT.

____ respiratory failure is the inability of the lungs to diffuse adequate oxygen into the blood.

The Paramedic can use the mnemonic ____ as a guide when completing the patient's history.

A(n) ____ is a space occupying lesion which prevents the exchange of gasses and causes hypoxia.

Type I respiratory failure is sometimes termed ____________________ respiratory failure.

In the ____ equation, the amount of oxygen delivered to the tissues equals the cardiac output times the arterial oxygen content minus venous oxygen content.

While the presence of acrylic nails does not interfere with pulse oximetry readings, the presence of blue, green, or black nail polish may interfere with the pulse oximeter.

Normal oxygen delivery to tissues is approximately ____ per minute.

A pressure gradient will result in a movement of gas from one area of high pressure to another area of lower pressure, via ____.