Respiratory System

Hi There, BPM = beats per minute not breaths. Breathing does not constitute the exact amounts of your heart beating, its more supplying oxygen to your systems. In a normal relaxed state humans stay around a 60bpm pulse/heart rate. If you start to reach 100-120 you are either panicing or in a distressed state (or have high blood pressure, high blood sugar etc)

have someone count the number of times you inhalein 30 seconds

repeat 2 more times

calculate the average number of breathes

multiply the average number of breathes by 2

It can cause paralysis including paralysis of the muscles need for respiration.

In addition to Standard Precautions and Contact Precautions use Droplet (Respiratory) Precautions for patients known or suspected to be infected with microorganisms transmitted by droplets. Droplets can be generated by the patient coughing, sneezing, talking or during the performance of procedure (e.g. nebulisers).

The epiglottis closes (to stop food going into the lungs) and the muscular walls contract to push the food down the oesophagus.

you breath in as you inhale breath out is exhale

The epiglottis, a small flap in the throat, works by using nerves to sense when food is being swallowed. As food is on its way down, the epiglottis seals the opening of the trachea so that you don't accidentally swallow food into your lungs.

Because it is enlarged upper end of the trachea that houses the vocal chords...

Voice box
voice box
why, the voicebox, of course!

Intubation. This refers specifically to an endotracheal (ET) tube. Some smaller or more temporary tubes that do not go down so deep may be used as well. Intubation generally does not refer to these, but to ET tubes only.

Your diaphragm moves downward during exhaling.

Because it is much smaller than an adult heart. The smaller the heart the faster it beats. The heart of a marathon runner for example, which has grown through the training may only beat at 35 -40 when asleep. It's important to remember that a baby also breathes faster. This is because a baby's lungs are not fully developed. A baby's lungs have decreased alveolar surface area, which is essential for air exchange with the blood. There is also increased anatomical dead space where air taken in can not be made available for air exchange. For these reasons, the baby must breathe faster to move more air in and out of his lungs in order to make enough oxygen available to the relatively few alveoli. The oxygen is absorbed into the blood cells, which must move quickly through the baby's developing lungs, so that more blood can absorb oxygen. Thus, the baby's heart must beat much faster to make enough deoxygenated blood available for gas exchange in the developing lungs.

Without the digestive system, we wouldn't even be able to move! To get energy for everyday things, you need to eat and use the digestive system to get nutrients to your cells. Then, you can cartwheel, wash dishes, ride your bike, or anything else!

The correct answer is actually none. Many studies have shown that prescribing antibiotics does nothing to shorten the length or severity of symptoms, regardless of the color of the sputum, etc. The only studies that have shown any benefit (and there are only a few, compared with many studies showing no benefit) showed a very minor difference, for example a day less of symptoms. And for that very questionable benefit, you get the development of resistant organisms which are quickly becoming a public health crisis. Look for headlines involving "MRSA" or "VRE" for more info on that. Also look up "C. Diff Colitis" for another example of the dangers of overprescribing antibiotics.

The respiratory system is the system that handles breathing.

It will gradually approach body temperature as it is heated by the body. It is also filtered of large particles by the cilia in the nasal passages and accumulates moisture from the mucus secretions lining the passage.

It's acute. The full medical term is "streptococcal pharyngitis". The group of bacteria causing the condition may also secrete a toxin causing nausea, vomiting, and a headache. The recommended treatment is still penicillin. There are other options for those who are allergic. It's also a fact that the group of bacteria that cause "strep throat" do not do well in a slightly salty environment. This is the basis for gargling with salt water plus it helps deal with the pain. There may be examples where "strep throat" may be called chronic to make a point, such as a reason to remove ones tonsils but the disease is acute and warrants immediate treatment because toxins released may do permanent damage to heart valves and the bacteria have a propensity to travel to heart valves and set up shop there causing further permanent damage. Since the dawn of penicillin and in the current day of so many alternative choices, there is no reason anyone should suffer from a chronic form of strep throat. By the way, in case you save left over antibiotics for later use...beware, not ALL of them work for this condition.

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Monitor vital signs, breath sounds, breathing pattern and level of consciousness. Evaluate pulse oximetry.

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Elevate head of the bed to 45 degrees.

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Suction secretions as needed.

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Turn patient every 2 hours.

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Provide adequate fluid intake.

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Provide a calm environment to promote rest. Limit activities.

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Administer expectorants, bronchodilators, and antibiotics as ordered.

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Encourage deep breathing exercises.

Average Tidal Volume is 8-10 ml Kg-1 for a neonate. Hence for a 3 Kg nonate result in a tidal volume of 24-30 ml.

Suffocation, I would think. But I am not a doctor.

A blockage of an artery of the lung by foreign matter such as fat, tumor, tissue, or a clot originating from a vein

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