cardiopulm - 10 tests and measures book Flashcards
what are adventitious breath sounds
abnormal breath sounds heard with inspiration and or expiration that can be continuous or discontinous
what are crackle lung sounds
high pitched popping sound heard more often during inspiration
what disease is crackle sounds often associated
restrictive or obstructive respiratory disorders
present w/ fluid or secretions
what is pleural friction rib lung sounds
dry crackle heard with both inspiration and expiration
where do we hear pleural friction rib lung sounds
heard or area where pt feels pleuritic pain
when do we hear pleural friction rib lung sounds
when inflammed viseral and partial pleura rub together
what do rhonchi lung sounds sound like
continous low pitched sound described as having snoring or gurgling quality
what are rhonchi lung sounds caused by
cuased by air passing through an airway which is obstructed by inflammatory secreations, bronchi spasma, or a neoplasm
what does stridor lung sounds sound like
contoniues high pitcjed wheeze heard with inspiration or expiration
what do stridor lung sounds indicate
upper airway obstruction
what does wheeze lung sound sound like
continuous musical or whistling sound made of a variety of pitches
variable area to area
what causes wheezing sound
turbulant air flow and vibrations of the walls of the small airways 2/2 narrowing by
bronchospasm
edema
collapse
secretiosn
foreign body
what do absent breath sounds indicate
collaspe
what is considered obese on the BMI scale
30
what is claudation a cardinal sym of
PAD
what is claudation
when the skeletal muscle oxy demand exeedsthe blood oxy supply
what is the claudication test
the pt walks on a flat track at max speed or treadmill at 2.0 mph at a constant grade
what is the grading scale for claudication out of
1- 4
1 being best
4 being worst
how much is the borg dyspnea scale out of
1-10
10 - worst
1 -best
what is the point of a ECG
the is a graphic rep. of the hearts electrical activity
recorded from electrodes on the body
what is a ECG used for
assess cardiac arrthy
to diagnosis the place, acuteness of MI
eval changes w/ activtiy
what ICS are the most superior ECG leads
4th ICS at the sternal
what is hoamans sign for deep vein thrombosis
a test used to detect a DVT in the lower leg
what is the procedure for hoamans sign
pass DF the ankle while keeping the knees straight
what is the interprestation of hoamans sign
positive: if the manuver produced pain in the calf of the popliteal space
mediated percussion - flat or dull sound
sounds liek you are hitting your thigh muscle
in the upper lungs this suggest a neoplasm, atelectasis or consolidation in the lung
mediated percussion - resonance
this is normal sound of a air filled lung