Pulmonary

Question 1

Accessary muscle use

Answer 1

Struggling for breath using extra muscles in addition to the diaphragm

Question 2

Asthma

Answer 2

Constriction of the airway due to muscular contraction of the bronchioles

Question 3

Atelectasis

Answer 3

Collapse of the alveoli in the lungs due to disease or poor inspiration

Question 4

Bradypnea

Answer 4

Decreased respiratory rate

Question 5

Bronchiolitis

Answer 5

Inflammation/infection of the bronchioles (smaller division of the bronchi)

Question 6

Bronchitis

Answer 6

Inflammation/infection of the bronchi

Question 7

COPD

Answer 7

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 8

Croup

Answer 8

Viral infection of the upper airway with a barking cough and often stridor

Question 9

Dullness on percussion

Answer 9

Fluid or mass under area being percussed

Question 10

Dyspnea

Answer 10

Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath

Question 11

Hemoptysis

Answer 11

Coughing up blood

Question 12

Hemothorax

Answer 12

Blood fluid present in the pleural cavity

Question 13

Hyperventilation

Answer 13

Breathing too fast

Question 14

Nasal flaring

Answer 14

Enlargement of nostrils with breathing (sign of respiratory distress)

Question 15

Prolonged expiration

Answer 15

Expiratory phase that is markedly longer than the inspiratory phase, heard in asthmatics

Question 16

Pulmonary embolus

Answer 16

Blockage of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches due to a translocated clot

Question 17

Pleurisy

Answer 17

General term for pain with breathing

Question 18

Pneumothorax

Answer 18

Presence of air or gas in the pleural space, collapsed lung

Question 19

Rales

Answer 19

Crackles, wet crackling heard in the lungs due to pneumonia or CHF

Question 20

Retractions

Answer 20

Visible sinking of the area between the ribs and in the neck during inhalation (respiratory distress)

Question 21

Rhonchi

Answer 21

Sound of mucus rolling around in the bronchioles/bronchi

Question 22

Splinting

Answer 22

Avoiding deep inspirations due to increased pain with breathing

Question 23

Stridor

Answer 23

Upper airway noise, common sign in croup

Question 24

Tachypnea

Answer 24

Increased respiratory rate, greater than 20 respirations per minute

Question 25

Wheezing

Answer 25

High pitched sound heard with asthmatics or lung disease