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System H&P Flashcards

1
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What is the major respiratory issue that is seen?

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Chronic cough

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What are the major pulmonary ssx?

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Dyspnea
Cough
Wheezing
Chest pain
Breathing disorders
Sputum production
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What is the definition of dypsnea?

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Difficult, labored, uncomfortable breathing that is qualitative, and subjective

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What is the major difference between pathologic and physiologic dyspnea?

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Pathologic is uncomfortable since it occurs when you’re not exerting yourself

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What causes dyspnea? (2). What modifies these?

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Unknown but related to a high level of ventilation perceived centrally

Length tension dissociation of respiratory muscles

Modified by attention

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How do you elicit information about how bad the dyspnea is? What is the progression of dyspnea (6)?

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How much exertion:

  • DOE
  • walking
  • Bathing/changing clothes
  • Talking
  • at rest
  • changing positions
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What are the two major characteristics of the history that should be asked with SOB?

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Onset (rapid vs gradual)
Activity level (progression)
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8
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What part of the brain is responsible for perceiving dyspnea?

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Limbic system

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9
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What is the problem with beta blockers on the respiratory system?

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Block beta 2 receptors, making asthma worse

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What is the most useful indicator for the level of severity for SOB?

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Activity level

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11
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Are rating scales to rate SOB used often clinically?

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No, mostly for studies

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12
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What heart dysfunction may present with sudden DOE (besides MI)?

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LV failure or PE

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13
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What are the three main causes of pneumothorax?

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Idiopathic
Iatrogenic
Trauma

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14
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In whom is spontaneous pneumothorax common?

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Tall, thin, smoking males

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15
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What are the physical ssx of hyperventilatio?

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Cyanosis

Tingling in the lips

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16
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SOB over 1-2 hours = ?

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LV failure

PE***

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17
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Dyspnea with hyperventilation = ?

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Acidosis
Poisoning
Hyperventilation syndrome

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18
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True or false: tachypnea = hyperventilating

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False, hyperventilation associated with decreased pCO2 on ABG

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19
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Immediate pain with SOB = ? (3)

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Pneumothorax
FB aspiration
PE

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20
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True or false: recurrent PE is usually abrupt onset

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False–usually gradual since they have many, smaller emboli

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21
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What is pneumoconiosis? Is this gradual or sudden onset?

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Inhalation of inorganic particulates

Gradual onset

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22
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What is wheezing?

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High pitched sound with inspiration or expiration

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23
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What is the cause of wheezing?

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Airway obstruction

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24
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Inspiratory wheezing is suggestive of what? Why?

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Upper airway obstruction, outside of the thoracic cavity

Lower airway tends to collapse with each breath

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25
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Expiratory wheezing is suggestive of what? Why?

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Lower airway obstruction, inside the thoracic cavity

d/t increased lower airway increase in pressure

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26
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True or false: the severity of wheezing almost always correlates with the severity of airflow obstruction

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False

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27
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What evaluating wheezing what should you assess, beside the airway sounds?

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Cyanosis

Mentation

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28
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Why is a CXR always indicated for a smoker with new onset wheezing?

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Tumors

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29
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Pleuritic chest pain is due to what?

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Inflammation of the parietal pleura

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30
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Can you sense pain with the visceral pleura? Parietal?

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Parietal yes, visceral now

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31
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What are the characteristics of parietal pleura?

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Sharp, localized, severe pain that is aggravated by breathing

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32
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How do you classify a cough?

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By its duration

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33
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What are the characteristics that you should elicit with sputum production? (4)

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  • Duration
  • Characteristics (bloody, colored, purulent etc)
  • Volume
  • Changes
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34
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Where are the irritant receptors located that cause a cough? (2)

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posterior tracheal wall and at the carina

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35
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What type of receptors are irritant receptors?

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Mechanoreceptors and chemical receptors

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36
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True or false: irritant receptors that are activated in the ears, stomach, and pericardium can cause a cough

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True

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37
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What is an acute cough? Subacute? Chronic?

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Acute = less than 3 weeks
Subacute = 3-8 weeks
Chronic = greater than 8 weeks
38
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What is the most common cause of an acute cough?

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Viral URI

Acute aspiration

39
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What are the 3 common causes of a chronic cough?

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  • Asthma
  • Upper airway cough syndromes
  • GERD
40
Q

What drug will cause a cough? Why?

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ACEIs d/t bradykinin buildup

41
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What are the four, lesser causes of a chronic cough?

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  • Eosinophilic bronchitis
  • Post viral cough
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Bronchiectasis
42
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What are the appropriate steps of the PE for a cough? (4)

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  • Inspection
  • Palpation
  • Percussion
  • Auscultation
43
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What are the 4 extra thoracic sites that should be evaluated in a lung exam?

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  • Neck
  • UEs
  • LEs
  • Abdomen
44
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What are the aspects of inspecting the chest that should be done when evaluating the lungs?

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  • Pattern of sleep
  • Evidence of respiratory tripod position
  • Accessory muscle use
45
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How can you diagnose respiratory distress? (4)

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  • Tripod position
  • Accessory muscle use
  • Cyanosis
  • Pursed lip breathing
46
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True or false: clubbing can be seen in a variety of pathological and nonpathological condition

47
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What is Kussmaul’s breathing? When is it seen?

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Deep pattern of breathing seen in DKA

48
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What is Biot’s breathing?

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Deep breathing with periods of apnea

49
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What is the cheyne-stokes breathing?

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Crescendo-decrescendo breathing pattern with periods of apnea

50
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Why is the tripod position used for breathing?

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Stabilizes the shoulder girdle to help accessory muscles

51
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What are the physical findings of COPD? (percussion and visual findings)

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  • Tympanic percussion and distant lung sounds

- Barrel chest

52
Q

How do you detect fremitus? Why is it used?

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Have pt say “99”

Can help with diagnose pneumonia or other consolidated lung if increased

53
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Hyper resonance with chest percussion suggests what?

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Increased air in the thorax either from air trapping or pneumothorax

54
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Dullness with chest percussion indicates what?

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Consolidation
Effusion
Mass

55
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What is egophony used for?

A

Detect consolidation (E to A)

56
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What are adventitious sounds?

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Crackles or rales

57
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What are the characteristics of wheezing?

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High pitched sound

58
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What are the characteristics of rhonchi? What causes this?

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Low pitched sounds (like blowing through a straw)

59
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What is a crackle? What causes them?

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Discontinuous sounds present with inhalation, but can be heard with exhalation

Caused by explosive opening of the small airways as surface tension is overcome

60
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What is a pleural friction rub? What does it sound like? How long does it last?

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Pleural inflammation causing a sound similar to wet leather rubbing of a rusty hinge

Typically biphasic and transient

61
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Rapid or slow onset: acute asthma exacerbation

62
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Rapid or slow onset: LV failure leading to pulmonary edema

63
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Rapid or slow onset: PE

64
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Rapid or slow onset: pneumothorax

65
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Rapid or slow onset: pneumonia

A

Hours to days

66
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Rapid or slow onset: acute bronchitis

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hours to days

67
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Rapid or slow onset: pneumoconiosis

68
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Rapid or slow onset: interstitial lung disease

69
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Rapid or slow onset: neuromuscular disease

70
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What does a localized area of wheezing suggest?

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Intrabronchial process

71
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True or false: chronic bronchitis is usually productive

72
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True or false: bronchiectasis is usually productive

73
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What is the advantage of pursed lip breathing?

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Prevent deflation of the chest d/t increased back pressure

74
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On history/inspection of a patient with respiratory complaints, you find: productive cough and a fever. What should you suspect?

75
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On history/inspection of a patient with respiratory complaints, you find: dyspnea, chest pain, h/o trauma and increased JVP. What should you suspect?

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Pneumothorax

76
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On history/inspection of a patient with respiratory complaints, you find: dyspnea, mild, non-productive cough, and chest pain. What should you suspect?

A

Pleural effusion

77
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On history/inspection of a patient with respiratory complaints, you find: h/o smoking, repeated chest infx, dyspnea, and a cough. What should you suspect?

78
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What happens with tactile fremitus with pneumonia? Chest wall expansion?

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Increased tactile fremitus

Decreased chest wall expansion unilaterally

79
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What happens with tactile fremitus with a pneumothorax? Chest wall expansion? Tracheal deviation?

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Decreased fremitus
Decreased chest wall expansion unilaterally
Tracheal deviation towards if not tension pneumo

80
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What happens with tactile fremitus with a pleural effusion? Tracheal deviation?

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  • Decreased tactile fremitus

- Tracheal deviation away from affected side

81
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What happens with chest wall expansion with COPD?

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Decreased expansion bilaterally

82
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What are the percussive findings with pneumonia?

83
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What are the percussive findings with a pneumothorax?

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Hyperresonant

84
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What are the percussive findings with COPD?

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Hyperresonant

85
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What are the percussive findings with pleural effusion?

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Stony dull

86
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What are the lungs sounds with pneumonia?

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Bronchial breathing with crackles and wheeze

87
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What are the breath sounds with pneumothorax

88
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What are the breath sounds with a pleural effusion

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  • Crackles at upper edge of effusion

- Decreased vesicular breath sounds

89
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What condition is associated with a pleural friction rub?

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Pleural effusion

90
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What are the breath sounds with COPD?

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Wheezes/crackles

Decreased breath sounds

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