NCLEX Review & Nursing School

The Respiratory System.

TIME MANAGEMENT :

Study Time: Approximately 2 hours total.

Time Management:

LARYNGOSCOPY & BRONCHOSCOPY (5 mins.)
THORACENTESIS   (5 mins.)
LUNG BIOPSY   (5 mins.)
RESPIRATORY TREATMENTS:   (5 mins.)
Chest Physiotherapy   (5 mins.)
Mechanical Ventillation:   (5 mins.)
COPD (ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS)   (5 mins.)
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME   (5 mins.)
ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE (5 mins.)
PNEUMONIA (click link)   (5 mins.)
TUBERCULOSIS (click link)   (5 mins.)
PULMONARY EMBOLISM    (5 mins.)
LARYNGEAL CANCER   (5 mins.)
RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS   (5 mins.)
CYSTIC FIBROSIS    (5 mins.)
Respiratory Medications   (5 mins.)
Chest Tubes    (5 mins.)

Re-review the Repiratory System- 45 mins.

We have learned from Nursing School that the Respiratory System is  necessary  for  our physiological survival.  As a living organism, our cells require a supply of O2 and excrete respiratory waste through CO2 expiration, which are the main goals of Respiratory System.  This system is also important in maintaining the acid-base balance in our body. It is important to understand the vaious disease that comprises the respiratory system.

– The lungs are located inside in the upper chest protected by the ribcage.
– The outside of the lungs are covered by the pleura,
– The trachea leads down to the thoracic cavity right and left “main stem” bronchi)
– The right lung is composed of three lobes: the upper lobe, the middle lobe and the lower lobe.
– The left lung is made up of only two lobes: the upper lobe and the lower lobe.
– Each segment of the lung contains a network of air tubes, air sacs and blood vessels.
– These sacs allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air.

The Organs involved in the Respiratory System:
The nose, larynx, pharynx and trachea leads to the Lungs.
Within the lungs, it is consists of the bronchi, bronchioles and the alveolars.

DIAGNOSTIC  TESTS:

• LARYNGOSCOPY & BRONCHOSCOPY
• THORACENTESIS
• LUNG BIOPSY

RESPIRATORY TREATMENTS

NCLEX 26: RESPIRATORY NOTES (click link)

COPD (ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS)

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE 

PNEUMONIA (click link)

TUBERCULOSIS

LUNG CANCER

LARYNGEAL CANCER

RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS

CYSTIC FIBROSIS  (click link)

Respiratory Medications

Chest Tubes