Ch 7 Resp Sys - Surgical Procedures and Therapeutics

inhaled medication, suspended in a mist and delivered by a nebulizer while the patient breathes

• aerosol therapy
• antibiotic
• expectorant
• ventilator

emergency lifesaving treatment given to someone whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped

• cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• aerosol therapy
• glucocorticoid
• tracheostomy

the use of a machine that delivers mild air pressure to keep the airways open; common treatment for sleep apnea

• continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• antihistamine
• Mast Cell Stabilizers
• thoracostomy

insertion of a breathing tube through the mouth and glottis and into the trachea to open and maintain a clear airway

• endotracheal (ET) intubation
• antitussive
• mucolytic
• thoracic surgery

an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

• Heimlich maneuver
• Beta
• aerosol therapy
• thoracentesis

treatment used to drain pulmonary secretions after a patient has been placed in a position that uses gravity to promote the drainage

• postural drainage
• bronchodilator
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• supplemental oxygen therapy

additional concentration of oxygen provided by an endotracheal (ET) tube, mask, or nasal cannulae to increase blood oxygen levels

• supplemental oxygen therapy
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• postural drainage

the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity

• thoracentesis
• continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• endotracheal (ET) intubation
• mucolytic

branch of medicine dealing with operative procedures that are used to diagnose and treat conditions and diseases of the chest

• thoracic surgery
• decongestant
• Heimlich maneuver
• Mast Cell Stabilizers

the surgical creation of an opening into the chest cavity to establish drainage of empyema; chest tube

• thoracostomy
• endotracheal (ET) intubation
• tracheostomy
• Heimlich maneuver