Exam 2 Flashcards
Principal muscle of inspiration
Diaphragm
Most common cause of acute cough
Viral infection
Blood coughed up from lower respiratory tract
Hemoptysis
Commonly heard over hyperinflated lungs fields
Hyperresonance
The distance between your thumbs as they move apart during inspiration, at assess symmetry
Lung expansion or excursion
Massive amounts of hemoptysis
> 200cmc
Most important question to ask patient who comes in with a cough
Duration or how long have you had it?
And in conductive hearing loss sounds lateralise as to what side?
The affected or impaired side
Non-tender, benign, nodule swelling covered by normal skin deep in the ear canal
exostosis
To perform the Rinne test place the tuning fork on the?
Mastoid bone
The mobility of the eardrum, what instrument do you use
Pneumatic otoscope (pumps air into)
Which findings on exam are most suggestive of strep throat?
Exudate, erythematous uvula, anterior chain of cervical lymphadenopathy, low-grade fever
When caring for a patient with enlarged ventricles or atrium, we would anticipate palpating the following?
Lift
Which provides ventricular repolarisation
T wave (TVR)
Atrial depolarisation
T wave (PAD)
