Terms Flashcards
Pneumothorax
air in pleural space
Pleural effusion
Fluid in pleural space
Pulmonary edema
Fluid in the interstitial space
Atelctasis
collapse of lung tissue
emphysema
over distention of lung
interstitial lung fibrosis
scarring of the lung
pneumonia
infection of the lung
consolidation of lung tissue
masses amount of inflammatory cells making part of lung denser
Pectus excavatum/due to…
funnel chest-neuromuscular weakness
pectus carinatum
pigeon chest-anterior displaced sternum
Flared vs flaring of ribs
flared-fixed deformity
flaring-excessive muscle force for insp/exp
Dyspnea
uncomfortable breathing/SOB
Bradypnea
<10bpm
Tachypnea
> 20bpm
apnea
Not breathing
Eupnea
normal breathing 12-20bpm
Kussmal breathing
Deep fast breaths
Cheyne stokes breathing
normal–>deep–>stop–>normal breathing/cycles
Accessory muscle of breathing
SCM, serratus anterior, traps, scalenes
En block movement
Chest wall moves as like a fixed block