S1_L5_Obj - 9-10 Flashcards
DIAPHRAGMATIC EXCURSION/CHEST EXPANSION also can be
documented under:
anthropometric measurements
DIAPHRAGMATIC EXCURSION/CHEST EXPANSION. measured at the
ff levels (frownfelter):
axilla
xiphoid
DIAPHRAGMATIC EXCURSION/CHEST EXPANSION. measured at the
ff levels (hillegass):
axilla
xiphoid
subcostal
DIAPHRAGMATIC EXCURSION/CHEST EXPANSION. measured at the
ff levels (others):
Supramammary
Mammary
Inframammmary
Instructions for diaphragmatic excursion:
Maximal Inspiration to Maximal Expiration
what will we follow in diaphragmatic excursion
hillegass in CM
hillegass measurement:
2-3 inches
others measurement:
3-5 cm
frownfelter measurement:
3-5 cm
1 inches is equal to _
2.54 cm
palpation and cardiopulmo ax:
mediastinal shift
mediate percussion
vocal/tactile fremitus
IPSI mediastinal shift
atelectasis, lobectomy, pneumonectomy
CONTRA mediastinal shift
pleural effusion, abdominal organ herniation
There was an increase causing the shift in what mediastinal shift
contralateral mediastinal shift
There was a decrease causing the shift in what mediastinal shift
Ipsilateral mediastinal shift
Done on the middle phalanx or the fingernails tapping and
make sure you are listening for it
MEDIATE PERCUSSION
mediate percussion done on the _ or the _ tapping
middle phalanx, fingernails
Resonant mediate percussion:
low pitched and hollow (normal)
Hyperresonant / Tympanic mediate percussion:
too much air
Hyporesonant / Dull mediate percussion:
liquid or solid (normally heard over liver
& other dense tissues); “thud-like”