AEMT Respiratory Emergencies 2

Abnormal breath sounds such as wheezes, rhonchi, and rales

• Vesicular breath sounds
• Rhonchi Breath Sounds
• Adventitious breath sounds
• Wheezing Breath Sounds

A disease of the lungs in which there is extreme dilation and eventually destruction of pulmonary alveoli with poor exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

• emphysema
• CHF
• pneumonia
• croup

A feeling of shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• tachypnea
• respiratory distress
• respiratory failure
• dyspnea

Rapid or deep breathing

• hypoxic drive
• hyperventilation
• hypoventilation
• dyspnea

A disease of the lungs in which muscle spasm in the small air passageways and the production of large amounts of mucus result in airway obstruction

• asthma
• COPD
• CHF
• Pneumonia

A blood clot of other substance in the circulatory system that breaks free from its site of organ and obstructs blood flow in a distance blood vessel

• DVT
• embolus
• aneurysm
• STEMI

Occurs when new cases of a disease occur in a human population and substantially exceed what is "expected," based on recent experience

• pandemic
• outbreak
• epidemic
• COVID

A substance that causes an allergic reaction

• allergen
• histamine
• epi
• benadryl

The movement of gases from a higher concentration to a lower concentration

• osmosis
• respiration
• diffusion
• expiration

Inhalation of liquid or solid matter into the lungs through the trachea, typically as a result of an incompetent gag reflex or overaggressive resuscitation technique

• choking
• aspiration
• digestion
• eating