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level: Chapter 15 paramedic level 14

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
An expression for comparing the length of inspiration with that ofexpiration, orally 1:2, meaning that expiration is twice as long as inspiration (not measured in seconds)	Inspriatory/expiration (I/E) ratio
Bypassing of oxygen-poor blood past nonfunctional alveoli	Intrapulmonary shunting
A technique to open the airway by placing the fingers behind the angle of the jaw and bringing the jaw forward; used when a patient may have a cervical spine injury	Jaw thrust maneuver
A single-lumen airway that is blindly inserted into the eh esophagus; when properly placed int he esophagus, one cuff seals the esophagus, and the other seals the oropharynx	King LT airway
A respiratory pattern characteristic of diabetic keto acidosis, with masked hyper pea and tachypnea; respresents the body’s attempt to compensate for teh aciosis	Kussmaul respiration’s