key words Flashcards
eupnoea
normal relaxed breathing
tachypnoea
unusually rapid breathing
bradypnoea
unusually slow breathing
hypopnoea
partial blockage of the airway that reduces airflow
hypernoea
increase in breathing rate of depth
dyspnoea
difficult or laboured breathing
apnoea
the temporary stopping of breathing, usually during sleep
biots
irregular breathing pattern
cheyne stokes
a type of breathing that gets faint for a short time, then gradually deepens until full inspirations are taken for a few seconds and then gradually dies away to another quite period
kussmauls
abnormal deep, rapid, laboured breathing
stridor
high pitched sound in the airway (upper airway problem)
crepitus
bones cracking
hypo-resonance
dull
hyper-resonance
loud/ hollow
triage
allocating treatment prioritisation for casualties
