Pulmonary Flashcards
which muscles are used during quiet breathing
dia
external intercostal
forced expiration uses which muscles
internal intercostal
abdominal
name the four accessory muscles
SCM
Scalene
Pec minor
trapezius (posterior)
when a diamond shape is formed using the two nails of opp hands, this is a finding of?
NORMAL
clubbing is a sign of?
pulmonary fibrosis
cystic fibrosis
bronchogenic carcinoma
erythema nodosum
- define
- where would it be seen
anterior tibial aspect
inflammation of the skin
Panniculitis
painful red nodular areas
triad for horners syndrome
ptosis
miosis
HEMIfacial anhidrosis–>decr sweating on one side of the face
a bounding pulse or abnormally strong pulse can be an indication of ________ retention
CO2
what would the pulse of a PT with CO2 retention feel like
bounding or abnormally strong
on the R lung, the horizontal fissure sep which lobes
superior and middle
on R lung, the oblique fissure sep which lobes
Middle and inferior
the only fissure sep the lobes of the L lung is?
oblique fissure–sep superior and inferior lobes
define resonant sound
low pitch, hollow sound
what sound is normally heard on percussion
Resonant sound
what is indicative of lung pathology when percussing?
hyperresonance and/or dullness
which two lung pathologies do you think of when you hear a dullness and/or hyperrsonance during percussion
plerual effusion and pnx
name the two normal breath sounds
bronchial
vesicular
describe bronchial breath sounds
tubular and hollow
where do you hear bronchial breath sounds
large airways in anterior chest
*over manubrium
describe vesicular breath sounds
soft
low pitched
rustling
where do you hear vesicular breath sounds
over most of the lung tissue area
rales/crackles indicative of?
fluid in small airways
wheezing/rhonchi indicative of?
constriction or inflammation
pleural rubs occur when?
inflamed pleural surfaces slide agains once another during respiration
stridor indicates?
upper airway obstruction
during percussion, the fingers go where
in the intercostal spaces and NOT the ribs
how to test for bronchophony
- what is it testing for
- what is an abnormal result?
*testing for consolidation
ask PT to say 99 while auscultating the chest area
*abn=incr sound transmission
how to test for agophony
- what is it testing for
- what is an abnormal result?
*tests for lung consolidation
ask the PT to say “E” while auscultating
*when “E” sound changes to an “A” sound—>abn
how to test for whispering pectoriloquiy
what does it test for
abnomrla result
ask PT to whisper “99”
+ consolidation=sound heard better through scope as you auscultate
2nd rib is _____ the 2nd intercostal space
RIB=above
Space=BELOW
how to find 2nd rib
- place finger in suprasternal notch
- 5 cm (2 inches) down to sternal angle
- rib is adjacent to that
how many pairs of ribs attach to sternum?
first 7 ribs
which ribs are floating ribs?
11 and 12
what is the sternal angle
where manubrium joins body of the sternum
how to count the ribs on posterior side
start at 12th rib and work up
inferior tip of _____ lies at the level of the ___th rib or interspace
scapula
7th rib
if you flex you neck, which Cervical vertebra is most protruding
C7
what is anotehr term for “top” of lung
apex
during inspiration, the lungs ________
and expiration?
descend–insp
go back up into norm position–expiration