RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT

Question 1

WHEN DO YOU DO A RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT?

Answer 1

IT IS PART OF FULL PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
TRAUMA

Question 2

WHAT IS THE CONDITION ‘EUPNOEA’

Answer 2

NORMAL BREATHING RATE & PATTERN

Question 3

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘TACHYPNOEA’

Answer 3

INC RESP RATE

Question 4

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘BRADYPNOEA’

Answer 4

DEC RESP RATE

Question 5

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘APNOEA’

Answer 5

ABSENCE OF BREATHING

Question 6

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘HYPERNOEA’

Answer 6

INC DEPTH & RATE OF BREATHING

Question 7

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘CHEYNE-STOKES’

Answer 7

GRADUAL INC. & DEC. IN RESP WITH PERIODS OF APNOEA

Question 8

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘BIOTS’

Answer 8

ABNORMAL BREATHING PATTERN WITH GROUPS/CLUSTERS OF RAPID RESP OF EQUAL DEPTH

Question 9

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘KUSSMAULS’

Answer 9

TRACHYPNOEA & HYPENOEA

Question 10

WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘APNEUSTIC’

Answer 10

PROLONGED INSPIRATORY PHASE WITH A PROLONGED EXPIRATORY PHASE

Question 11

PALPATION AND PERCUSSION TO CHECK

Answer 11

PALPATION
-CHEST WALL MOVEMENT
-POSITION OF TRACHEA

PERCUSSION
-USED TO ACCESS UNDERLYING STRUCTURE OF CHEST WALL