Medical Terminology

Question 1

Normal Respiratory Rate for Adults

Answer 1

12-20 breaths per minute

Question 2

Normal Respiratory Rate for Infants

Answer 2

30-60 breaths per minute

Question 3

Orthopnea & indications

Answer 3

difficulty breathing when lying flat ; heart failure or chronic lung disease

Question 4

Barrel Chest

Answer 4

increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest

Question 5

what is Barrel Chest common in?

Answer 5

COPD ; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 6

what are the types of cyanosis ? (2)

Answer 6

peripheral cyanosis & central cyanosis

Question 7

symptoms of peripheral cyanosis

Answer 7

bluish discoloration of the fingers, hands and feet due to poor circulation

Question 8

symptoms of central cyanosis

Answer 8

bluish discoloration of the lips and mucous membranes which indicates severe hypoxemia (spO2 will be lower)

Question 9

Symptom of Diaphoresis & signs of distress

Answer 9

sweating ; sweating while in bed & sitting is a sign of distress

Question 10

Signs of respiratory distress in Infants

Answer 10

grunting(indicates impending respiratory failure) , nasal flaring, retractions (visible sinking of the chest between the ribs)

Question 11

Pulse oximetry reading of 90%

Answer 11

indicates mil hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood) ; requires further assessment

Question 12

what is palpation?

Answer 12

feeling for abnormalities

Question 13

Pulse for adult

Answer 13

60-100 bpm

Question 14

what is the capillary refill time and what does it assess?

Answer 14

Normal : less than 2 second
Assess peripheral circulation

Question 15

what does a delayed refill of capillary indicate?

Answer 15

indicates shock or poor perfusion

Question 16

what is palpating the trachea and if a shift, what does that indicate?

Answer 16

used to assess tracheal deviation?
a shift may indicate pneumothorax, pleural effusion, or lung collapse (atelectasis)

Question 17

Decreased tactile fremitus

Answer 17

occurs when vibrations are reduced during touch ; common in pleural effusion or pneumothorax

Question 18

Increased tactile fremitus

Answer 18

occurs when vibrations are increased during touch ; common in emphysema, conditions with excess air.

Question 19

Percussion Note for Emphysema & what does is suggest?

Answer 19

Hyperresonance or tympanic (loud, low pitched sound)
Suggests air trapping, COPD, or pneumothorax

Question 20

Percussion Note for Pleural Effusion or Pneumonia & what does it suggest?

Answer 20

Dullness(soft, thudding sound)
Suggests fluid or lung consolidation

Question 21

What is Percussion?

Answer 21

tapping on the chest wall

Question 22

What is Auscultation?

Answer 22

listening to breath sounds

Question 23

normal breath sounds

Answer 23

Vesicular
Bronchial
Bronchovesicular

Question 24

what is vesicular?

Answer 24

soft, low pitched sounds hear over most of the lung fields

Question 25

what is bronchial?

Answer 25

loud, high pitched sounds heard over the trachea

Question 26

what is bronchovesicular?

Answer 26

moderate pitches sounds heard over the major bronchi

Question 27

What are abnormal lung sounds called? (4)

Answer 27

Rhonchi Coarse Crackles (rales) Stridor

Question 28

what is rhonchi?

Answer 28

muffled sound heard over lung field

Question 29

what is coarse and what does it indicate?

Answer 29

low pitched sounds, indicating mucus in airways

Question 30

what is crackles (rales)?

Answer 30

discontinuous, popping sounds, suggesting fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema or pneumonia)

Question 31

what is stridor and what does it indicate?

Answer 31

if whispered sounds are heard clearly through a stethoscope, lung consolidation (pneumonia) is suspected.

Question 32

what is the normal temperature (oral)

Answer 32

98.6-100.4 (37C)

Question 33

what is the normal heart rate (pulse)

Answer 33

60-100 beats per minute

Question 34

what is the normal blood pressure?

Answer 34

systolic 90-140/60-90 mmHg

Question 35

what is the normal respiratory rate?

Answer 35

12-20 breaths per minute

Question 36

what is the normal oxygen saturation(SpO2)

Answer 36

95-100%

Question 38

Rapid, Deep Breathing is indication of?

Answer 38

Hyperpnea(deep breathing) & tachypnea(fast breathing) indicate metabolic acidosis, fever or anxiety