Resp Examination Flashcards
1
Q
What are reasons for apex beat deviation?
A
2
Q
What does dull lung percussion suggest?
A
Consollidation/Collaps
3
Q
What does stony dull percussion on lung percussion suggest?
A
Pleural effusion
4
Q
What does hyperresonant percussion of the lung suggest?
A
Pneumothorax
5
Q
Where do you ascultate in a resp examination anteriorly?
A
6
Q
What does quiet breath sounds suggest?
A
Consolidation, collapse of effusion
7
Q
What do fine crackels during resp examination suggest?
A
Pulmonary fibrosis
- often in end-inspiration
8
Q
What do coarse crackesl
A
LRTI,
9
Q
What does Wheeze in resp ausculation suggest?
How can you differentiate between them?
A
Due to Narrowing of airway
- Polyphonic
- Monophonic Wheeze
