Lab 2 - Chest Ax IPPA Flashcards
What is a normal respiration rate for an adult and the difference between tachypnea and bradypnea
What are the 4 parts to the IPPA chest assessment
Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
Describe oxygen saturation and its normal range
Should you examine heart rate in your assessment
Yes
What should you look for amongst inspection
Should you tell a patient you are observing them breathing
No, it may alter their results instead just tell them you are going to be feeling around for things and count their breathing rate by feeling the chest
Will you see much movement in inspection with someone is regular breathing
No because they have diaphragmatic breathing and it will be consistent and little movement
How to use a pulse oximeter
What is a pulse oximeter
What are factors that can affect pulse oximeter readings
-Skin tone
-Nail polish
-Inflammation
-Edema
-Cold hands
What can you do to determine if the reading of a pulse oximeter is accurate?
Use an arterial blood sample
What should you assess in palpation
What is percussion
Difference between resonant, dull and hyper resonant percussion sounds and what they indicate
What locations should percussion be performed
-Do percussions in all the lung segments
-Make sure in ribs that you do between ribs not on bone (intercostal spaces)
-When posteriorly have protract to get scapula out of the way
-Once you get passed lungs it becomes more of a flat sound
What is a chest auscultation and what are 2 sounds to listen for
How to perform a chest auscultation
-MUST BREATHE IN AND OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH
-The more unwell the patient is the more you should check in on them
Where should you perform chest auscultations
What are 3 normal breath sounds, their quality and location?
What are 2 types of abnormal breath sounds and associated conditions
What are 2 main types of adventitious sounds, their term, pitch and conditions associated
