Chapter 7 Breathing Conditions/Sounds

Question 1

Apnea

Answer 1

Absence of breathing

Question 2

Bradypnea

Answer 2

Slow rate of breathing

Question 3

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

Answer 3

“Death rattle”. Periods of apnea then increasing breathing rate.Common in older people at the end of their life.

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 blood. To treat, breathe into paper bag to inhale back CO2

Question 8

Hypoventilation

Answer 8

Shallow breathing at a normal rate. Can cause weakening of muscle, namely the diaphragm which can cause inability to breath.

Question 9

Orthopnea

Answer 9

When the position of the patient affects breathing quality

Question 10

Tachypnea

Answer 10

Fast breathing…greater than 20 breathes per min

Question 11

Rales, Rhonchi, Stridor, Wheeze

Answer 11

ABN lung sounds. Auscultate 5 times- one for each lobe. Auscultate from dorsal side

Question 12

Which abn lung sound doesn’t need to be auscultated when it gets bad?

Answer 12

Wheezing