Respiratory Findings Flashcards by Hannah Mikulich

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Absence of nail bed angle or Schamroth space

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Clubbing

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Biot’s respiration (irregularly irregular rhythm)

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Damage to the medulla-CVA, trauma or tumor

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Bronchophony (loud breath sounds)

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Pneumonia, compression atelectasis

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Cheyne-Stoke breathing (regularly irregular)

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CHF or raised intracranial pressure

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Clubbing of fingers

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TB, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, lung cancer

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Crackles

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Pneumonia, CHF and bronchiectasis

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Cyanosis- central (blue lips, fingers and toes)

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Severe respiratory distress, Fallot’s tetralogy

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Cyanosis- peripheral (blue fingers and toes)

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Cold temperatures, Raynaud’s phenomenon

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Decreased tactile fremitus

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COPD, pleural effusion, asthma

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Egophony (E sounds like A)

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Pneumonia, compression atelectasis

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Flared nasal alae

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Respiratory distress

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Gibbus (localized angular kyphosis)

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Pott’s disease of the spine- TB

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Absent breath sounds

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Pleural effusion, pneumothorax

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Bronchiectasis, lung abcess

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Halitosis

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Hyper-resonant percussion

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Pneumothorax, emphysema and asthma

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Increased tactile fremitus

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Pneumonia, tuberculosis

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Intercostal space bulging

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Pleural effusion and empyema

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Intercostal space retraction

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severe asthma and upper airway obstruction

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Kussmaul’s breathing (deep rapid breathing)

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Local lag

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Obesity, pleural effusion

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Musty (ammonia) breath (fetor hepaticus)

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Liver failure

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Pectus carinatum (pigeon sternum)

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rickets or congenital abnormality

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Pectus excavatum (funnel chest)

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rickets or congenital abnormality

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Pitted nails

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Psoriasis

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Pleuritic friction rub

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Pleurisy

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Precordial friction rub

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Pericarditis

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Pursed lip breathing

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Emphysema

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Rachitic rosary (swollen costochondral joints)

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Rickets

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Red currant jelly sputum

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Klebsiella (Friedlander’s) pneumonia

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Rust colored sputum

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Pneumococcal pneumonia

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Stony dull percussion note

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Pleural effusion

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Sweating with chest pain

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MI, PE or dissecting thoracic aorta

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Tender swollen costochondral joint

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Tietze’s syndrome

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Tracheal shift

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Pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax, TB

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Tracheal tug (downward pull on the trachea)

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Aneurysm of the arch of the aorta

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Wheeze (musical breath sound)

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Asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD

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Whispered pectoriloquy (whispered 99- loud)

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Pneumonia, compression atelectasis