Lesson 4

Question 1

respiratory assessment significant findings

Answer 1

hygiene
clothing
eye gaze
body language/position
skin colour 
odor

Question 2

respiratory assessment scene size up

Answer 2

cleanliness
prescription medicine 
illegal drugs
weapons 
signs of alcohol use

Question 3

tripod position

Answer 3

means short of breath

Question 4

tuberculosis

Answer 4

transmitted by droplet nuclei

primary is asymptomatic

secondary is active with anorexia, fatigue and fever

Question 5

T/F tuberculosis can only be treated in hospital?

Answer 5

F! it can be treated at home

Question 6

signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB

Answer 6

fever/night sweats
fatigue/weight loss
hemoptysis/dyspnea

Question 7

TB lung sounds

Answer 7

wheezes over upper lobes

Question 8

How can TB be destroyed

Answer 8

ultra violet light

Question 9

pneumonia

Answer 9

inflammation/consolidation of lung tissue

Question 10

pneumonia affects the ____ _____ portion of the lungs

Answer 10

gas exchanging

Question 11

types of pneumonia

Answer 11

bacterial (typical)
viral
fungal

Question 12

pathophysiology of pneumonia

Answer 12

air passages fill up with cellular debris leading to hypoxemia

Question 13

pneumonia infection can travel to the blood T/F?

Answer 13

T!

Question 14

pneumonia signs

Answer 14

fever
tachycardia, tacypnea 
wheezing 
central cyanosis 
altered mental status

Question 15

pneumonia symptoms

Answer 15

SOB, difficulty breathing
malaise, headache, weakness
cough
chills
chest pain/abdominal pain

Question 16

examination techniques

Answer 16

inspection
palpation
ausculation
percussion

Question 17

auscultation what are you listening for

Answer 17

intensity
pitch
duration
quality

Question 18

percussion pattern

Answer 18

backwards S starting from the top down

Question 19

cough questions

Answer 19

describe?
how long?
onset?
smoking?
sputum? colour?
relief?
anyone else sick?

Question 20

infected sputum

Answer 20

pussy
yellow/green/red
foul odor

Question 21

uninfected sputum

Answer 21

odourless
transparent
whitish grey

Question 22

hemoptysis

Answer 22

coughing up blood

can indicate something serious

Question 23

hemoptysis causes

Answer 23

minor infections 
lung tumor
pulmonary embolism
TB
bronchitis
pneumonia

Question 24

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Answer 24

SOB while sleeping

sit up/wake up goes away

Question 25

what does SPO2 measure

Answer 25

oxygenated/deoxygenated hemoglobin

Question 26

SPO2 lights

Answer 26

infrared = oxygenated
red = desaturated

Question 27

what fucks up SPO2 reading

Answer 27

Carbon monoxide 
shock 
hypothermia
hypotension 
cardiac arrest
anemia 
nail polish 
seizures
shivering 
cardiac dysrhythmias

Question 28

chest wall abnormalities

Answer 28

barrel chest

funnel chest (pectus excavatum)

pigeon chest (pectus carinatum)

Question 29

scoliosis

thoracic kyphosis

Answer 29

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Question 30

ausculatation is best performed with ____ breathing

Answer 30

open mouth

backwards S pattern from the top down

Question 31

chronic hypoxia findings

Answer 31

finger clubbing

Question 32

hemoptysis causes

Answer 32

minor infections 
tumour in lungs
PE
TB
bronchitis
pneumonia

Question 33

pulse oximetry roll is to provide….

Answer 33

a noninvasive/continuous means of measuring O2 trends

used cautiously as a spot check device