Respiratory assessment Flashcards
Define adventitious sounds
Any abnormal lung sounds
Define apnea
suspension of breathing
Define bradypnea
abnormally slow breathing
Define Cheyne-Stokes
A cycle of breathing that becomes progressively deeper and sometimes faster followed by a gradual decrease that leads to apnea. Then starts over
Define crackles
discontinuous clicking or rattling sounds when breathing
Define dyspnea
shortness of breath
Define eupnea
normal breathing
Define fremitus
vibration in the lungs that can be felt by palpating
Define orthopnea
shortness of breath when lying flat
Define pneumothorax
collapsed lung
Define rales
synonymous with crackles
discontinuous clicking or rattling sounds
Define rhonchi
Low pitch, snoring rattling lung sounds
Define stertor
lung sound characterized by heavy snoring or gasping
Define stidor
harsh vibrating noise when breathing
caused by obstruction of windpipe or larynx
Define sonorous
discontinuous crackling sounds over larynx or trachea
