Respiratory Assessment Flashcards
Oxygen Delivery Method
Room Air Nasal Cannula Simple Face Mask Mist Tent Trach Collar T-Piece Ambu Bag NRB Mask CPAP BiPAP Blow-by Other
Oxygen Delivery: Airway Device
ETT-endotracheal tube Nasopharyngeal Mask Laryngeal Mask Tracheostomy Nasal Trumpet Oral Airway
Oxygen Delivery: other
Has Mechanical Ventilation
Breath Sounds
RUL, RML, RLL, LUL, LLL
Clear Crackles-(rales)
Rhonchi-obstructed breathing, clears on cough
Wheeze-musical Coarse
Inspiratory Expiratory
Decreased Diminished
Stridor-high pitched, crowing
Anterior Posterior
Absent
Sputum Color
None Bloody Serous White Creamy Green Clear Yellow Purulent-producing or containing pus Blood Tinged Brown Tan Black Serosanguinous
Sputum Amount
None Thin Tenacious-sticky, adhesive, tend to hold Moderate Copious-large amount
Respirations
Regular Irregular
Labored Gasping
Grunting Retracting
Nasal Flaring
Respiratory Symptoms
None Shortness of Breath Cough Difficulty Breathing @ rest Difficulty Breathing w/Activity Hypoventilating Hyperventilating Decreased smell Deformity Epistaxis-nose bleed Use of Accessory muscles Nasal Drainage Cyanosis Other
Respiratory Health History Questions
cough? chest pain with breathing?
shortness of breath? orthopnea?
past history of respiratory infections?
tobacco use? type? pack per day/yrs
