RESP EXAM Flashcards
hands and arms LIST ALL?
warmth of hands
peripheral cyanosis, anaemia
finger clubbing
- nail angle from side
- nailed fluctuation
- diamond
capillary refill time
tremor - coarse and fine
pulse
resp rate
arms - track marks
head LIST ALL?
anaemia by pulling down eyelid
look at face and palpate for any swelling
neck list all ?
tracheal position and
sternal distance
neck lymph nodes
back of chest ?
lean over pillow
inspection
- scarring
- spinal deformities
palpation
top middle bottom and axillary
percussion
same areas
auscultation
in and out deeply through open mouth
same areas
compare sides
99
after auscultation of lungs? comments?
added sounds - wheezes, crackles
clarity and loudness was normal/abmrnal
creating was vesicular or bronchial
vesicular - low pitched, inspiration more than expiration
bronchial - muffled, inspiration equal to expiration
front of chest list all
inspection - scars, sternum abnormalities
palpation
apex beat - 5IC - place hand and then count down
percussion
direct to clavicles
upper middle lower axillary
auscultation
same areas
99
