Physicsl Exam Flashcards
A brown discolouration of the MMB may be seen with?
Methehemoglbinaemia.
Cherry red MMB may be seen with?
Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Venous distension can be a sign of?
Fluid overload
Right sided CHF
Increased right sided filling pressure
Expiratory wheezes suggest?
Small airway collapse
Bronchitis
Inspiratory stridor may indicate?
Laryngeal paralysis
Crackles in the thorax may indicate?
Pneumonia
Pulmonary oedema
Pulmonary haemorrhage
Aspiration pneumonia is often affects what area of the lung field?
Cranioventral
Decreased lung sounds may be heard with?
Pulmonary consolidation
Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion
Patients that are said to only be rousable by painful stimuli are said to be?
Stuperous
Colloid osmotic pressure holds fluid within the vascular space. This is normally the role of?
Plasma proteins
ALBUMIN
Oncotic pressure is usually measured using?
Serum total proteins.
Respiratory failure can be a failure of oxygenation leading to?
Hypoxemia
Respiratory failure with failure of ventilation may result in?
Hypercapnia
The term for a pulse that decreases during inspiration and becomes normal during expiration is?
Pulses paradoxus
What is the normal inspiratory to expiratory ratio?
1:2
Generally an increased expiratory time is related to?
Lung pathology
Intrathoracic problem
An increased inspiratory time may indicate?
Upper airway pathology
Extrathoracic problem
Synchronous breathing indicates that the respiratory issue is?
Inside the lungs
Asynchronous breathing indicates?
A pleural space pathology.
What is kussmaul breathing?
Slow and deep breathing pattern.
Kussmaul breathing may be seen with what conditions?
Severe metabolic acidosis
~ DKA
~ Renal Dx
When might you see respiratory stridor?
High pitched
Upper airway
Partial upper airway obstruction
When might you see respiratory stertor?
Low pitched
Lower airway
Partial airway obstruction
