Lecture 1: Respiratory Evaluation Flashcards
What are 5 signs/symptoms of atelectasis?
1) Ipsilateral tracheal deviation
2) Increased fremitus
3) Dull (increased density)
4) Abnormal bronchial sounds
5) Decreased surfactant
What are 6 signs and symptoms of emphysema?
1) barrel chest
2) paradoxical rib movement during inspiration
3) en bloc movement of the chest
4) decreased fremitus
5) hyperesonant
6) Decreased breath sounds
What are 4 signs/symptoms of a pneumothorax?
1) Contralateral tracheal deviation
2) Decreased fremitus
3) Hyperresonant
4) Absent breath sounds
What are 6 signs/symptoms of pleural effusion?
1) Bronchophony
2) Egophony
3) Contralateral breath sounds
4) Decreased fremitus
5) Dull (hyporesonant)
6) Absent breath sounds
What are secretions?
Something produced in the lung itself and is moving through the bronchioles, bronchi, and mainstem bronchi.
What is mucous?
Thick stuff that is produced in glands lining the airway.
What is consolidation of lung tissue?
Occurs when one has a particular pneumonia that causes massive migration of inflammatory cells and increases blood flow to the lung tissue.
What is pectus excavatum?
Funnel chest. May/may not cause functional problems of the lungs unless the patient has other Respiratory problems.
What is pectus carinatum?
Pigeon chest. Has a minimal affect on tidal volume and doesn’t affect function.
What is kussmal breathing?
Deep labored breathing seen in patients who are diabetic and have ketoacidosis. Also seen in renal failure patients
What is percussion?
Tapping between the ribs to determine the amount of air in the tissue under the fingers.
What is normal resting diaphragmatic breathing?
3 to 5 cm
If a bronchioles is greater than 1mm in diameter, what are the two components?
1) cartilage
2) cilia
