Management of Patients with Respiratory Dysfunctions MD0542

DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1
	THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
		1-1. GENERAL
		1-2. COMPONENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
		1-3. SUPRALARYNGEAL STRUCTURES
		1-4. LARYNX
		1-5. INFRALARYNGEAL STRUCTURES
		1-6. BREATHING AND BREATHING MECHANISMS
		1-7. COSTAL (THORACIC) BREATHING
		1-8. DIAPHRAGMATIC (ABDOMINAL) BREATHING
		1-9. NERVOUS CONTROL OF BREATHING
		1-10. MOVEMENT OF BLOOD
		1-11. TRANSPORTATION OF GASES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 2
	DEVICES USED TO AID BREATHING
		2-1. NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAYS
		2-2. PROCEDURE FOR INSERTING THE NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
		2-3. OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAYS (J-TUBES)
		2-4. PROCEDURE FOR INSERTING AN OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
		2-5. COMBI-TUBE AIRWAYS
		2-6. PROCEDURES FOR INSERTING THE COMBI-TUBE AIRWAY
		2-7. SURGICAL AIRWAYS
		2-8. SURGICAL CRICOTHYROTOMY
		2-9. BAG-VALVE-MASK SYSTEMS
		2-10. PROCEDURE FOR VENTILATING THE PATIENT USING A BAG-VALVEMASK
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 3
	ADMINISTERING OXYGEN
		3-1. GENERAL
		3-2. HYPOXEMIA AND OXYGEN THERAPY
		3-3. IDENTIFYING NEED FOR OXYGEN THERAPY
		3-4. DELIVERY DEVICES
		3-5. PROCEDURE FOR SETTING UP AN OXYGEN TANK
		3-6. PROCEDURE FOR SETTING UP A WALL OXYGEN UNIT
		3-7. PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING OXYGEN USING NASAL PRONGS OR
		3-8. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OXYGEN THERAPY
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 4
	ORAL, NASOPHARYNGEAL, AND NASOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING
		4-1. SUCTIONING
		4-2. PROCEDURES PERFORMED PRIOR TO SUCTIONING
		4-3. SUCTIONING THE PATIENT
		4-4. PROCEDURES PERFORMED AFTER SUCTIONING
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS