NURS 324 E2 Oxygenation Gas Exchange contributed to the elderly leaning forward and lung expansion ANS Kyphosis Are infants chest or abdominal breathers ANS abdominal breathers Define hypoventilation ANS rate or depth of air movement into lungs Give hypoxia s definition for this block ANS Inadequate oxygen available to cells In children the eustatian tubes bronchi and bronchioles are and ANS elongated and less angular In infants bony landmarks are 1 prominent due to 2 ANS 1 Less 2 more subQ fat on chest wall In the elderly bony landmarks are 1 prominent due to 2 ANS 1 more 2 loss of subQ fat on chest wall Is an infant s breathing slow or rapid compared to an adult ANS rapid T F crackles hear at the end of deep respiration is a sign of infection in infants ANS False Crackles are normal if heard at the end d t infants just getting out of the womb T F Lungs are filled with fluid in utero ANS True They become the gas exchanging champs they are known to be once out of the uterus T F TIssues and airways become rigid as we age causing the airway and diaphragm to become weak ANS False They both become rigid causing the airway diaphragm to be less pliable making breathing much less efficient The increased AP diameter common in chronic smokers w COPD is called ANS Barrel chested What bodily physiological changes occur as we age that affect breathing ANS Bony landmarks more What can be given to an infant struggling to breathe ANS Synthetic surfactant What factors can alter cardiopulm functioning oxygenation ANS Current state of health lifestyle Developmental issues Medication SEs Pollution Certain psychological conditions When do children start having an in colds infections thus becoming little buckets of disease ANS When they start daycare or school When is the immune system fully developed and able to fend off most diseases ANS Late childhood Which vaccines should the elderly get in order to keep their pulmonary function top notch 3 ANS Influenza Pneumococcal disease COVID 19 Why is there an risk of aspiration in infants ANS Their chests are smaller with a shorter airway