Lab Vocab Lungs

Question 1

Adventitious breath sounds

Answer 1

abnormal auscultated breath sounds such as crackles, rhonchi, wheezes and friction rub.

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

a temporaory halt to breathing

Question 3

atelectasis

Answer 3

incomplete expansion of the lung

Question 4

barrel chest

Answer 4

increased anteroposterior diamer of the chest, often with some degree of kyphosis; commonly seen with COPD

Question 5

Bronchophony

Answer 5

an exaggeration of vocal resonance emanating from a bronchus surrounded by consolidated lung tissue (greater clarity an increased loudness of the spoken word).

Question 6

Bronchiolitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the bronchioles

Question 7

chronic obstructive pulmonar disease (COP)

Answer 7

disease process which causes decreased ability of the lungs to perform their function of vetilation ( nonspecific diagnosis that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema)

Question 8

Dyspnea

Answer 8

difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath

Question 9

Egophony

Answer 9

the auditory quality associated with an increased intensity of the spoken voice along with a nasal (e’s become stuffy broad a’s). maybe present in tany condition that consolidates lung tissue

Question 10

Hemoptysis

Answer 10

coughing up of blood or bloodstained sputum from the respiratory tree

Question 11

Kyphosis

Answer 11

an increased convex curvature of the thoracic spine

Question 12

Normal breath sounds (Vesicular

Answer 12

Heard over most of the lung fields; low pitch, soft and short expirations

Question 13

Normal breath sounds ( TUbular)

Answer 13

heard only over trachea, high pitch; loud and long expirations, sometimes a bit longer than inspiration

Question 14

Normal breath sounds (bronchovesicular)

Answer 14

heard over main bronchus area and over upper right posterior lung field; medium pitch; expiration equals inspiration

Question 15

Orthopnea

Answer 15

shortness of breath that begins or increases when the patient lies down

Question 16

Pectoriloquy

Answer 16

a striking transmission of voice sounds through the pulmonary structures, so that they are clearyl audible through the stethoscope; commonly occurs from lung consolidation

Question 17

pectus carinatum (Pigeon chest)

Answer 17

forward protrusion of the sternum

Question 18

Pectus excavatum (funnel chest)

Answer 18

depression of the sternum

Question 19

Resonance

Answer 19

quality of the sound heard on percussion of a hollow structure such as teh chest or abdomen

Question 20

Tachypnea

Answer 20

rapid, usually shallow, breathing

Question 21

Tactile fremitus

Answer 21

a tremor or vibration in any part of the body detected on palpation

Question 22

Whispered Pectoriloquy

Answer 22

the transmission of a whisper in the same way as that of more readily audible speech, commonly, detected when the lung is consolidated by pneumonia (increase in the volume of voice sounds)