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Anatomy & Definitions Flashcards

1
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finger clubbing is a possible sign of ____

A

pulmonary disease

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2
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A

Pectus Excavatum

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3
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Abnormal growth of costal cartilage b/w ribs and sternum

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Pectus Carinatum

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4
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“Lateral S curve”

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Kyphoscoliosis

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5
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Kyphosis

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6
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Scoliosis

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7
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Vibration of chest wall felt while pt is talking

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Tactile fremitus

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8
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Point tenderness on palpation may suggest…

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Underlying rib frx, costochondral dislocation or inflammation, or pleural inflammation

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9
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Dullness to percussion is concern for

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Effusion! Less commonly consolidation

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10
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Resonance to percussion =

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“Hollow” - normal lung

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11
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Flatness to percussion =

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“Soft, high-pitched” - large effusion

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12
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Dullness to percussion =

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“Thud like” - pneumonia, mass

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13
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Hyperresonance to percussion =

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“Booming” - air trapping (asthma, emphysema)

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14
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Tympanic to percussion (tap puffed out cheek) =

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Loud, clear, high-pitched - pneumothorax

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15
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How do you usually get intercostal pain

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Coughing

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16
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How is pleural pain described

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Sharp/stabbing

17
Q

Fluid in the connective tissue surrounding the air spaces

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Interstitial infiltrates

18
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A chronic condition in which the walls of the bronchi are thickened, widened, and often scarring from inflammation and infection. Allows bacteria and mucus to build up and pool in the lungs

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Bronchiectasis

19
Q

Alveolar infiltrates look like what on CXR?

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Patchy white areas over black, air filled bronchioles (air bronchograms)

20
Q

How can an alveolar rupture lead to a pneumothorax?

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Alveolar rupture -> bullae rupture -> blebs rupture through pleural lining -> pneumothorax

21
Q

an elevation in the arterial carbon dioxide tension

A

Hypercapnia

22
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a below-normal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in the arteries

A

Hypoxemia

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