A disease which causes chronic inflammation and bronchoconstriction

The single (R)-isomer of albuterol

A normal breath sound

The absence of spontaneous breathing

Pressure support level is adjusted automatically to achieve the target tidal volume.

A noninfectious chronic respiratory condition in which the alveoli have enlarged and lost their elasticity; characterized by a barrel chest

Another name for Atrovent

Patient having a difficult of breathing while in a supine position

Breathing characterized by irregular periods of apnea alternating with periods in which 4 or 5 breaths of identical depth are taken.

Measured during end-inspiration

A 16-year-old patient has been admitted and shows signs of poor body development. Upon assessment, you also noted digital clubbing, hyperresonance to percussion, and a productive cough. It has also been reported that the patient has foul-smelling stools.

Drug used as maintenance for bronchodilation and control of bronchospasm

An arteries palpated to determine a pulse in infants

The most common cause of hypoxemia

Air accidentally trapped in the lungs due to mechanical ventilation

An umbrella term for a large group of disorders that cause scarring of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult to breathe.

Drug used to treat "barking cough" and help provide relief from subglottic swelling

Bilateral, high-pitched polyphonic expiratory wheezes

Respiratory group contains mainly inspiratory neurons

The variable that a ventilator uses to end inspiration

The patient is showing signs of paralysis that started in the feet but has extended upwards throughout the remainder of the body.

Drug used to treat hypotension, episodes of syncope and a heart rate of 42 beats/min

Prolonged expiratory times, an increased AP chest diameter, use of accessory muscles, depressed hemidiaphragms and diminished breath sounds

Nerve that carries impulses from the aortic chemoreceptors to the medulla

Patient triggered, pressure limited, time cycled