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1. List key questions to obtain a health history for the respiratory system. (8 total)
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1)cough,
2)Shortness of breath, 3)chest pain (note inspiration expiration), 4) hx: resp infection/ allergies, 5) History of smoking 6) chest surgery 7) environmental exposure 8) self care |
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What are the functions of the plurae?
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contains lubricating fluid,
neg pressure lung to chestwall active in lung expansion. |
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What two muscles are used in inspiration?
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diaphram and intercostal muscles
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Is expiration or inspiration active or passive?
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Inpiration is active
Expiration is passive |
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What 4 muscle/muscle groups are utilized in forced expiration:
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1)sternomastoid
2) Scaleni 3) trapezious 4) abd. muscles |
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What is a normal ratio AP to transverse diameter in an infant under age of 6
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AP=Transverse diameter
1:1 |
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In a normal adult aged > 6years
What is the normal ration of AP to transverse diameter |
AP<Transverse diameter
1:2 to 5:7 |
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What condition does a person have if a adult has an equal Anterio posterior diameter and transverse diameter
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"Barrel chested"
hyperinflation of lungs Chronic emphysema and Asthma |
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By what age should the AP to transverse diameter be 1:2 to 5:7
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6
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What two may limit thoracic cage excursion
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kyphosis
Scoliosis |
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What severity of deviation from normal in scoliosis mark a person at risk for impaired cardiopulmonary function
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>45 degrees
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Who has the most prevalence of scoliousis and what age
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adolescent girls
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A hump back spine is what configuration
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Kyphosis
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A S shaped spine is
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Scoliosis
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When AP=transverse
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Barrell chest
Infant under age 6 emphysema asthma hypervent |
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A Pigion breast is what spine config
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Pectus Carinantum
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A funnel breast is what spine configuration
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Pectus Ecavatom
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What is normal diaghragmatic excursion in adults
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3 to 5 cm
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What condition would extend diaghramatic excursion to 7 to 8 cm
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well condition people
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What would a high level of dullness and absence of excusion during diaghragmatic excursion indicate? what two diseases would be expected?
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fluid in space between pleura
1) plueral effusion 2) atelectasis of lower lobes |
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What lung has 3 lobes?
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the right
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What lung is slightly higher due to location of liver
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right
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The sternal angle is also known as the
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Angle of louis
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What does the angle of loui mark
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tracheal bifurcation
start counting ribs |
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What is a normal costal angel
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90 or <
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A costal angle of what would indicate chronic overinflated lungs or emphysemia
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>90
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What rib and line describe the upper horzontal fissure border of the right lung
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4th rib, mid sternal line
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What anatomical landmarks mark the distal portion of the right middle lobe
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5 th rib and mid axilary line
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the inferior border of both oblique fissures can be found at
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6th rib and the midclavicular line
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The superior boder of the Right Lower Lobe and Left Lower Lobe can be located on what anatomical structure
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T3
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What lung has 3 lobes?
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the right
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What lung is slightly higher due to location of liver
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right
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The sternal angle is also known as the
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Angle of louis
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What does the angle of loui mark
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tracheal bifurcation
start counting ribs |
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What is a normal costal angel
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90 or <
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A costal angle of what would indicate chronic overinflated lungs or emphysemia
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>90
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What rib and line describe the upper horzontal fissure border of the right lung
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4th rib, mid sternal line
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What anatomical landmarks mark the distal portion of the right middle lobe
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5 th rib and mid axilary line
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the inferior border of both oblique fissures can be found at
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6th rib and the midclavicular line
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The superior boder of the Right Lower Lobe and Left Lower Lobe can be located on what anatomical structure
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T3
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Where should you start posterior chest auscultation and where do you end
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start c7 to T10
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Which lung is shorter why
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The right lung is shorter than the left becauase of the location of the liver
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which lung is narrower why
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left location of heart
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When Aucultation what part of the chest contains the majority of upper and middle lobes
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anterior chest
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when auscultating what part of the chest contains mostly lower lobes
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Posterior
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What side of lung has no middle lobe
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Left
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What is the breathing rate of a healthy adult
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10-20 / min
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What is the normal adult depth in ml of respiration
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500 to 800ml
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What is the ratio of FEV/FVC of a normal outcome of an adult patient with a spirometer
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75% or greater
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What FEV1/FCV of a patient with mild obstruction to airflow
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60-70%
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Moderate obstruction would measure what with the use of a spirometer
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50-60%
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What type of obstruction occurs when FEV1/FCV is 50% or lower
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Sever obstruction
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What is the normal Pulse oximetry result
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95%-97% and greater
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What is the normal ration of Pules to respiration
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4 pulses to one respiration
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What normal part of respiration occurs to expand avioli
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Sigh
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continued sighing leads to what two disorders
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1)hyperventilation
2) Dizziness |
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What type of respiration is shallow rapid short breathing
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Tachypnea
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What respiratory rate indicates tachypnea
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>24/min
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What 4 pathologic conditions result in tachypnea respirations
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1) respiratory insufficiency
2) Pneumonia 3) alkalosis 4) Pluerosy and leasons in pons |
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What type of respiratory pattern is slow and regular
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Bradypnea
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What respiratory rate indicates bradypnea
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<10/ min
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What respiratory pattern is Irregular and slow
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Hypoventilation
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What respiratory pattern is due to prolonged bedrest or conscious splinting of the chest to avoid respiratory pain
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Hypoventilation
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What are the 3 causes of bradypnea
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1) drug induced resp depression of medulla
2) Increased ICP 3) diabetic coma |
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What respiratory pattern is an increase in both rate and depth
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hyperventilation
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What respirary pattern is present in diabetic ketoacidosis, hepatic coma, and lesions of the midbrain
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hyperventilation
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What respiratory pattern blows of CO2
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hyperventilation
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What may result from hyperventilation. What does hyperventilation cause (what does blowing off CO2) cause
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alkalosis
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What respiratory pattern generally wax's and weynes in a regular pattern.
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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What is the most common cause of Cheyne stokes respiration
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Severe heart failure
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Where does cheyne-stokes appear nonpathologically
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Normal infants
Elderly in sleep |
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What respiratory pattern generally wax's and waynes irregularyly
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biots
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What 5 possible conditions will manifest biots respiration
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1) head trauma
2) heat stroke 3) Spinal Meningitus 4) brain abcess 5) encephalitus |
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Kussmaul respirations are what type of respiratory pattern
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hyperventilatio associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Metabolic Acidosis will cause what breathing pattern
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Hyperventilation
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What respiratory pattern is marked by normal inspiration and prolonged expiration in all lung fields
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chronic obstructive breathing
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What is the sequence of Assessment techniques for thoracic and lung assessment
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1) inspect
2) Palpate 3) percussion 3) Auscultate |
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What 3 factors can affect the intesity of tactile fremitus
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1) relative location of bronchi to chest wall
2) Pitch and intensity 3) thickness of chest wall |
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What condition and disease would increased tactile fremitus be present in
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increased desity of lung
pneumonia |
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What 4 pathological conditions would manifest decreased tactile fremitus
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1) obstructed bronchus
2) pleural effusion 3) pneumothorax 4) emphysema |
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What percussion note is present when percussion over the scapula
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flat
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What should you hear over the pleural cavities when percussion
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resonance
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Over what 3 organs should dullness be percussed when assessing the chest and thorax
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heart
liver diaphram. |
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What quadrant of the chest should tympani be percussed. Over what organ will tympani resonate.
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LLQ Stomach
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What may imitate the adventagious lung sound like crackles
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hair on patients chest
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What will minimalize artificial rales caused by pateints hairy chest
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pressing the stethoscope harder
dampaning hair with wet cloth |
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What breath sound is high in pitch and loud in amplitude
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Bronchial
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When Auscultating breath sounds, what duration would be expected with bronchial breath sounds
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Inpiration <Experation
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What breath sound would be classified as hollow and tubular in quality
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Bronchial
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What breath sound is low in pitch and soft in amplitude
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Vesicular
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What is the duration of Inspiration compared to expiration in Vesicular breath sounds
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Inspiration > Expiration.
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What breath sound has equal inspiration and expiration
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bronchovesicular
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What type of advantageous breath sound is cracking and popping in quality (not cleared by cough)
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fine crackle
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What type of advantageous breath sound is a high pitch when inhaired air collides with deflated airway
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fine crackles
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Whan Fine crackles are heard in late inspiration what 3 diseases are possible causes
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1) pneumonia
2) Heart Failure 3) Intistitial fibrosis |
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When Fine crackles are heard in early inpsiration what 3 diseases are possible causes
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1)Chronic bronchitus
2) Chronic Asthma 3) Emphysema |
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When Fine crackles are heard in expiration what is taking place
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sudden airway closing
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What kind of adventagious sound is not cleared by coughing (hint rice crispies)
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Fine crackles
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What breath sound is caused by air colliding with secrettions in the trachea and large bronchi
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course crackles
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What crackle breath sound is low pitch and loud
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course crackle
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What 4 conditions will manifest course crackles
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1) pulmonary edema
2) Pneumonia 3) pulmonary fibrosis 4) depressed cough reflex |
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Are course crackles cleared by cough
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yes
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What crackle is high pitched but disapear after the first few breathes
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Atelectatic crackles
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What happens to avioli in atelectatic crakles are heard
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Avioli are previously partially inflated and become fully inflated.
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Under what 3 conditions will Atelectatic crackles be heard
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1) Aging adults
2) bedridden person 3) just roused from sleep |
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High pitched polyphonic is what kind of wheezing
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Sibilant
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What two conditions may lead to sibilant wheezing
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1) Asthma
2) emphysema |
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Sonorous Rhonchi are at what pitch and tune
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Low pitch
Monophonic |
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What two conditions would cause sonorous Rhonchi
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Bronchitus, Bronchal tumor
airway abstruction |
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A high pitch monophonic is what kind of wheezing
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Stridor
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What two conditions would indicate stridor
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coup and eppiglottis in children
Upper airway obstruction |
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When is stridor present on inspiration or expiration
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inspiration
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Where is pleural friction rub heard best in
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anteriolateral wall
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What causes a pleural friction rub
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Loss of lubrication of lung and chest wall
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Name 5 Strategies to promote lung health
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1) do not smoke, avoid second hand smoke
2) well ventilated enviroment no houshold chemicals 3) limit exposure to ozone 4) deep breathing exercise, regular exercise 5) Wear a mask to avoid exposure to resp illness and allergens. |