Rsa

Question 1

What are the 4 categories for the RSA?

Answer 1

Normal
Mild
Moderate
Severe

Question 2

What the 4 levels of appearance from normal through to severe?

Answer 2

Normal: calm quiet
Mild: calm or mildly anxious
Moderate: anxious
Severe: anxious, fighting to breathe, fatigued, catatonic

Question 3

What the 4 levels of speech from normal through to severe?

Answer 3

Normal: clear full sentences
Mild: full sentences
Moderate: short phrases
Severe: words only

Question 4

What the 4 levels of breath sounds from normal through to severe?

Answer 4

Normal: quiet no wheeze or crackles
Mild: mild expiratory wheeze or basal crackles
Moderate: expiatory and/or inspiratory wheeze mid-zone crackles
Severe: expiatory and/or inspiratory wheeze full field crackles. Inspiratory stridor.

Question 5

What the 4 levels of respiratory rate from normal through to severe?

Answer 5

Normal: 12 -16
Mild: 16-20
Moderate: >20
Severe: >20 or

Question 6

What the 4 levels of rhythm from normal through to severe?

Answer 6

Normal: Regular even cycles
Mild: slight prolonged expiratory phase
Moderate: prolonged expiratory phase
Severe: prolonged expiratory phase

Question 7

What the 4 levels of effort from normal through to severe?

Answer 7

Normal: normal chest movement
Mild: slight increase in normal chest movement
Moderate: marked use of accessory muscles
Severe: accessory muscles, intercostal retraction, tracheal tugging

Question 8

What the 4 levels of pulse rate from normal through to severe?

Answer 8

Normal: 60 to 100
Mild: 60 to 100
Moderate: 100 to 120
Severe: >120 or bradycardia

Question 9

What the 4 levels of skin appearance from normal through to severe?

Answer 9

Normal and mild: normal

Moderate and severe: pale sweaty, cyanosed

Question 10

What are the 9 components of the Rsa?

Answer 10

Appearance 
Speech 
Sounds
Rate 
Rhythm 
Effort
Pulse
Skin 
Conscious state