Module F Flashcards
normal breathing
Eupena
slow breathing pattern
Bradypnea
rapid, shallow breathing pattern
Tachypnea
no breathing
Apnea
labored breathing when lying flat
Orthopnea
increased rated and depth of respirations
Hyperpnea
decreased depth of respiration which leads to CO2 buildup
Hypoventilation
increased depth of respiration which leads to decreased CO2
Hyperventilation
normal breath sound, heard over the trachea
& larynx
Bronchial
heard over the
major bronchi
Bronchovesicular
heard over the
peripheral lung fields
Vesicular
abnormal breath sounds
Adventitious
caused from airway
inflammation/ obstruction, musical sound
Wheezing
Sounds like “Snap, Crackle, Pop”; sign of
Congestive Heart Failure.
o Fine Crackle
Loud, low pitched sound, may disappear with coughing but will reappear
Coarse Crackle
Rattle” sound heard primarily on expiration in upper airway from secretions
Rhonchi
rubbing together of the pleural lining; sounds like leather rubbing
Pleural Friction Rub
sign of upper airway
obstruction; high-pitched
Stridor
the level the diaphragm separates the lungs from the abdominal viscera
Excursion
alveolar or lung collapse as seen with pneumonia, effusion, tumor
Atelectasis
free air in the pleural space; decreases the negative pressure of the
lungs
Pneumothorax
popping, cracking, grating sound heard when moving cervical spine or joints;
Crepitus
palpate vibrations of the chest while the client repeats “99”
Tactile Fremitus
