Ch7 Breathing Conditions/Sounds

Question 1

Apnea

Answer 1

absence of breathing (normal rate is 12-20 breaths per minute)

Question 2

Bradypnea

Answer 2

slow rate of breathing (normal rate is 12-20 breaths per minute)

Question 3

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

Answer 3

“Death Rattle” periods of apnea then increasing breath rate

Question 4

Dyspnea

Answer 4

bad, difficult, painful breathing

Question 5

Eupnea

Answer 5

good, normal breathing

Question 6

Hyperpnea

Answer 6

excessive breathing… during inhalation/exhalation… rate not affected

Question 7

Hyperventilation

Answer 7

“excessive breathing” with tachypnea… often results in low CO2 levels in the blood

Question 8

Hypoventilation

Answer 8

shallow breathing, normal rate

Question 9

Orthopnea

Answer 9

position of the patient affects breathing quality

Question 10

Tachypnea

Answer 10

fast breathing… greater than 20 breaths per minute

Question 11

Rales

Answer 11

abnormal sound inside lungs

Question 12

Rhonchi

Answer 12

abnormal sound inside lungs

Question 13

Stridor

Answer 13

abnormal sound inside lungs

Question 14

Wheeze

Answer 14

abnormal sound inside lungs