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respiratory emergencies - Coggle Diagram

- - - - carbon dioxide is removed
  - - - carbon dioxide produced by body's cells return to lungs in blood that circulates
        
        circulate around alveolar air spaces
        
        carbon dioxide diffuses back into alveoli and travels back up bronchial tree through upper airways during exhalation
        
        carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen and travels in opposite direction during inhalation
  - - - as oxygen enters alveoli from inhalation it passes freely through tiny passages in alveolar wall into capillaries to process diffusion
- - - - avoid hyperventilation when using BMV during cpr
        
        common pitfall detracts overall quality of CPR and can cause serious alterations
        
        can cause increased intrathoracic pressure, impaired venous return, and hypo tension
- - - - common colds, asthma, heart failure, pulmonary embolism
        
        may be life threatening
- - - - begin oxygen therapy immediately
- - - - abnormal anatomy of airway, disease processes, and traumatic conditions can prevent proper exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
        
        cause breathing difficulty which are immediately recognizable and symptoms of inadequate breathing
        
        signs and symptoms include
        
        shortness of breath
        
        altered mental status due to shallow breathing
        
        anxious or restless patient
        
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    - - asthma, anaphylaxis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, congestive heart failure, common cold, covid-19, croup, diphtheria, emphysema, epiglottis, influenza, pneumonia, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolus, tension pneumothorax, respiratory syncytial virus, tuberculosis