Lesson 4 Flashcards
respiratory assessment significant findings
hygiene clothing eye gaze body language/position skin colour odor
respiratory assessment scene size up
cleanliness prescription medicine illegal drugs weapons signs of alcohol use
tripod position
means short of breath
tuberculosis
transmitted by droplet nuclei
primary is asymptomatic
secondary is active with anorexia, fatigue and fever
T/F tuberculosis can only be treated in hospital?
F! it can be treated at home
signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB
fever/night sweats
fatigue/weight loss
hemoptysis/dyspnea
TB lung sounds
wheezes over upper lobes
How can TB be destroyed
ultra violet light
pneumonia
inflammation/consolidation of lung tissue
pneumonia affects the ____ _____ portion of the lungs
gas exchanging
types of pneumonia
bacterial (typical)
viral
fungal
pathophysiology of pneumonia
air passages fill up with cellular debris leading to hypoxemia
pneumonia infection can travel to the blood T/F?
T!
pneumonia signs
fever tachycardia, tacypnea wheezing central cyanosis altered mental status
pneumonia symptoms
SOB, difficulty breathing malaise, headache, weakness cough chills chest pain/abdominal pain
examination techniques
inspection
palpation
ausculation
percussion
auscultation what are you listening for
intensity
pitch
duration
quality
percussion pattern
backwards S starting from the top down
cough questions
describe? how long? onset? smoking? sputum? colour? relief? anyone else sick?
infected sputum
pussy
yellow/green/red
foul odor
uninfected sputum
odourless
transparent
whitish grey
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
can indicate something serious
hemoptysis causes
minor infections lung tumor pulmonary embolism TB bronchitis pneumonia
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
SOB while sleeping
sit up/wake up goes away
